Pleasant afternoon watching the Army Wildcats working the range, also the bonus of a brief visit from a pair of US HH60 Pave Hawks - with 97-26774 close enough for a pic. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53190400239_af22deaf44_o.jpg 1-ZZ388HOUSE2 by , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535...

Dutch Air-force Cougar 'S-453' at low level evading the Spadeadam SAM's 17th May.

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Currently operating out of Carlisle, Cougar 'S-453' (one half of "Wildcat flight") captured at low level over Spadeadam yesterday evening (Wed 17th May). https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52906281186_0973d8ab06_o.jpg 1.s-453 by , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52906326476_db548360b8...

Snapped Chinook 'ZA710' out to the west of the Newcastle zone this afternoon (Thurs 23/3).

"Vortex 396" down at chimney pot level evading SAM'S on the Spadeadam range.

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Caught this one on a low approach and go around at Newcastle on 10th Oct......

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Caught G-ZAHS up here at Newcastle a few days ago (Wednesday 21st) - presumably a training flight. I had read somewhere that they will be flying with a mixture of RAF and Centreline Aviation crew before becoming fully 32 Squadron operated with the aircraft known as the "Envoy IV". https://live.stati...

Starting to feel old when I recall that last afterburner departure I watched from Leeming was a based Tornado F.3 :'( With the 493rd's F15's in town for most of the week (9 F15C'S & 1 F15D I believe) had a drive down to N.Yorkshire yesterday (Tues 24/8) in the hope of a shot or two ... https://live....

roughcutter ..... sadly the last one held at Luqa was in 2015, since then displays when they went ahead have taken place over the sea at Smart City (not far south east of the Grand Harbour entrance). I had heard that this years was to be over the more touristy St Paul's area but don't know if that's...

Yesterday (Mon 28/6) saw a nice mix of military movements outnumber the regular traffic at Newcastle. In order of appearance we had ...... Shadow R.1 ZZ504 "Vulcan 54" with practice approaches https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51277318372_806c5169cb_b.jpg 1 by k , on Flickr Wolf 31 Flight - Typhoo...

Poseidon ZP802 is becoming a regular sight in the Newcastle skies, she was back yesterday (Friday 17/4) as "Stingray 01" for a series of touch and goes on runway 25. A couple of snaps from the 'GO' end of things ..... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51119945762_40dd2642c7_h.jpg 1 by , on Flickr ...

Very brief visit (as in just a low approach & go around) this afternoon from "BAF674" in the form of A400M CT-03. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51113276429_7a5bae8cc9_b.jpg HC9A2100 by , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51113436528_be56bafca8_b.jpg HC9A2115 by , on Flickr

Shame but to be expected I guess.

Was becoming difficult to get there anyway from my part of the world , Jet2 had already dropped their Malta flights from Newcastle for 2020 - and now it seems easyjet are not flying the route until the end of October.

Spotted a post yesterday from the Malta Aviation Society - the 2020 Airshow IS going ahead - sadly flying display will not be at the airfield but at what I am guessing will be the St Paul's area. Still pretty positive news all things considered :thumb: No news on participants or static display yet. ...

Very nice shot ..... do the QRA tanker flights use a different call sign or squawk that identifies them as such ?

I see a good few Voyagers high over my part of the world (mainly on screen) but wouldn't know if they are regular flights or QRA related.

Cheers

ZP801 paid us a visit today for some touch and go's - just the one pic as it was after all, a grey skies/grey aircraft experience

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Probably seen it, but here is the statement from the Malta Aviation Society - shame, I used to enjoy that show :( The Malta Aviation Society (MAS) announces that having worked hard, together with the Ministry for Tourism, to organise the Malta International Airshow 2020, it has now ceased all prepar...

Although I probably live closer to Sunderland (and the display there on the same day), a combination of the Vietnam veteran Huey & Loach plus the much more pleasant East Fortune airfield make this show the one for me. Sadly a good few older aircraft cancelled due to cross winds at Newcastle :( - per...

Hunter49 wrote:MALTA Airshow 2017 , any news if show is on airfield or over the sea? any info appreciated so i can select holiday. thanks ROB

Now confirmed that the show is going ahead - but sadly like last year the flying is not at the airfield.

A fine selection of interesting and well photographed shots

Coming to Malta ( with wife? ) and would like to know where it is best to see arrivals on Friday, or is it the case that most stuff is there already. Thanks Always in Malta at time of the air show but only ever turned up once for arrivals at The Spotters Wall. Was a good few years ago (2009) when a...