Hi Peter,

I have it in my log as being marked as 4X-ACE '001', previously IDF serial 986 and before that USAF 78-0111.

Kind regards,
LH01.

The Spitfire would have been BBMF PS915. At the time it was painted in camouflage with a yellow P in a circle to replicate the prototype markings carried by RAF aircraft during WWIi, which gave the appearance of it being coded P. I think it was painted to represent one of the prototype Griffon-engin...

Viewed from The Straight Mile Road along the north side of the airfield.

Regards,
LH01.

Jupiter HC2 G-CMXD (ZZ148) was noted outside the Airbus hangar engine-running late-morning today.

LH01.

Noted early afternoon 6 June were;

Jupiter HT1
ZM501

Juno HT1
ZM505, ZM507, ZM508, ZM510, ZM512, ZM513, ZM514, ZM515, ZM520, ZM522, ZM523, ZM524, ZM528, ZM529, ZM530, ZM531 and ZM532.

LH01

Don't think any of the jets have yet returned to Marham. However, according to the CAA ACN for Cobra Warrior in September, 617 Sqn are due to participate in Cobra Warrior so it may be that they will return to Marham from P of W before the end of CSG25

LH01

The following were noted late-morning/early-afternoon yesterday; Hawk T2 4 FTS 4 Sqn ZK011/B, ZK013/D, ZK016/G, ZK018/I, ZK019/J and ZK023/N. Hawk T2 4 FTS 25 Sqn ZK027/FC and ZK035/FK. Texan T1 4 FTS 72 Sqn ZM324, ZM325, ZM327, ZM328, ZM330 and ZM340. Jupiter HT1 202 Sqn ZM497 and ZM502. regards, L...

The following were noted yesterday at around 0845;

Jupiter HT1
ZM501

Juno HT1
ZM505, ZM506, ZM507, ZM508, ZM509, ZM510, ZM511, ZM514, ZM515, ZM518, ZM521, ZM523, ZM525, ZM527, ZM528, ZM529 and ZM530.

regards,
LH01

I make it 23 (Lanc, five "heavies", eight fighters and nine Hawks)? BFBS Forces News has the same types and quantities as the Express article, likely from the same RAF press release. That said, I wonder if the four F-35s at the end with the Red Arrows is correct. That would give a total of six F-35s...

Feeling even older I'm afraid - first logged on the production line at Warton in April 1983.

The BBMF have painted the name Gp Capt John Hemingway DFC under the cockpit of Hurricane LF363.

A fitting tribute to the last of The Few on the type he flew in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain.

"Never...was so much owed by so many to so few."

LH01

We left about 1530 yesterday, at which time the Turkish F-16s were still outside, parked up some distance from the hangar. They were all wrapped with covers on the engine nozzles etc and no sign of activity around them. They looked set to stay outside but I can't confirm if that remained the case. R...

The original purpose of the black wing and engines was, as described above, to reduce glare on the mission optical sensors. Apparently with the newer digital optics now fitted the black anti-glare feature is no longer required and in fact the current optical sensors can be used for collection on eit...

B-2A 82-1068 was originally reported as the aircraft involved in the landing accident at Whiteman on 10 Dec 2022 and subsequently decided to be too difficult/expensive to repair. However, as reported here and elsewhere, it participated in Red Flag 25/1 at Nellis in January. Does anyone know if 82-10...

The following were noted today; 29 Sqn ZK311 29 Sqn mks ZK314 - ZK319 29 Sqn mks ZK325 29 Sqn mks ZK329 29 Sqn mks ZK344 29 Sqn mks ZK374 29 Sqn mks ZK382 29 Sqn mks ZK427 29 Sqn mks ZK431 29 Sqn mks 12 Sqn ZK358 12 Sqn mks ZK368 - ZK376 12 Sqn mks ZK383 12 Sqn mks ZK432 - 3 Sqn ZK300 2 Sqn mks ZK33...

Just to support other people's comments above. Superb photos of one of the most elegant and charismatic fighters ever.

Thank you for posting them.

LH01.

Hi Slogen51,

I agree with your assessment that the F-16 at Palmdale is largely 78-0105, with only the nose being from 84-1228. I have therefore logged it as F-16B 78-0105. I know that Nighthawk237 is also of the same opinion and has done the same.

Kind regards,
LH01

G-ACSS is of course now part of the Shuttleworth collection at Old Warden and returned to Mildenhall for the flying display of at least one Air Fete back in the 1980s.

The November issue of Air Forces Monthly contains a summary of the AFSOC Accident Investigation Board report.into this incident. The AIB report identifies the aircraft involved as "19-0054". "19-0054" is incorrect but seems likely to be a typo for 10-0054, indicating the aircraft lost was not former...

Wonderful selection of photos and types.

I would have to agree with others that the 56 sqn Lightning is my favourite but the four-ship of MFG-2 Stars pushes it close. And then there is the JBG-33 TF-104G as well.

Thanks for posting.