I wonder who owns the land. Wittering wouldn't close as its owened by the Burleigh estate, and the land would have to be returned cleaned normal fields which would cost a lot (and lots£££££££££££). Maybe its not the usaf that would foot the bill, but the mod might.

Hi Dave,
Thanks for the Puma ID, that was one machine that needed a wash.
Regards,
Tony

Just a brief stop this afternoon had the following.
Juno
ZM502
ZM507
ZM508
ZM509
ZM510
ZM512
ZM513
ZM514
ZM516
ZM517
ZM528
ZM529

Also a Puma Vortex 243 but was so filthy I couldn't get anything off it, plus a Typhoon was towed from one hangar to another ZJ925/DXI from 11 Sqn.
Hope this helps.
Tony

Theres a good few of them that aren't used as the were changed earlier this year.

I remember a visit to the 100th and a pilot told me about the wing clearances of 18 inches. The KC-135 take off with only a maximum of 80% capacity at best, they say a gust of wind or bumpy runway is way too risky, especially with the wings bouncing at take off. I don't need to say grounding an engi...

People go on about the length of runway the RC's use for taking off due to fuel they carry, which is probably true. I think theres another factor too. The new larger engines lave a lower ground clearance ( I've heard as low as 18 inches!), so none of the 135s ever launch fully loaded, tanker or inte...

I may have missed a couple of 41 sqn markings, but i can assure you the ones marked with 12 (366) and 41 sqn (378) on my list WERE confirmed.

Here's what was around today. Most had n/m except for.the ones indicated. ZK300 ZK301 ZK316 ZK318 ZK319 ZK323 ZK329 ZK340 ZK346 (QRA launch) ZK348 ZK354 ZK358 ZK358 ZK359 ZK361-12 sqn ZK362-12 sqn ZK366-12 sqn ZK369-12 sqn ZK372 ZK376 ZK378-41 sqn ZK379-41 sqn ZK380 ZK382 ZK427 ZK428 ZK434 ZK436 ZK4...

I remember sitting up at the car park during mallet blow and elder joust exercises, then the FACS in the carpark with gazelles on the grass in cront of you! Massive disappointment to see them do that, fingers crossed they don't. I always thought it was a public road with some houses at the end.

Thats a nice authentic 1980s patch, sometimes worn on the pressure suits. Now, it should get you around the £10- £20 mark, it depends on who is after it. You don't see them that often and its in good condition. Nice piece of Raf Alconbury/Beale AFB history.

Thanks.

Not sure if I should ask, but did anyone note the CV-22's on the ramp today, plus the KC-10, RS C-130 and what looked like an Alabama KC-135.
Many thanks.

Are people parking by the forest entrance too?

Hello Everyone,
I found a link to a company in the US that has a few interesting items that you may like.
https://www.lazerladies.com/collections/toml

Probably postponed until 2021

I was just thinking is it just open for maintenance diverts, if so it will be very quiet.

I have just been given permission to use a photo of the cookie monster! :clap: So this is the full story of a patch that eluded me for years and its story took me a year to figure out too. Its not often you come across a story like this with a patch. http://jollygg.blogspot.com/2019/04/38th-arrs-osa...

Happy New Year. I struggle to post pics so the easiest way is to do it like this. I picked up some new pieces over the Christmas period. 56th Rescue Squadron http://jollygg.blogspot.com/2019/12/new-56th-rqs-aviano-ab-hh-60g-jolly.html?m=1 Sikorsky tech rep in Vietnam http://jollygg.blogspot.com/202...

Looks like cottesmore was very active tonight with a C-17.

Thanks guys thats the one.