Hi Guys.... Well my name is Jon Harrowing and I have the 'claim to infamy' as being the the original creator of Fighter Control back in 2000 and then turning it in to a Message Board in 2003! A lot of water has gone under the bridge since then... and during one of my 'Low Periods' I started modellin...

Do you still hear from any of the old gang? MarkF15 and Boff spring to mind…….. I still have both on Facebook and follow their adventures... MarkF15 moved north in the vicinity of Bishop Auckland, and Andy (Boff), apart from being a WASPS rugby union fan, is doing very well with recently having ano...

captain scarlet wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:32 am

Jon Harrowing wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:25 pm

It's all my fault... I started FIGHTER CONTROL back in 2000, then it was just a Military Aircraft News website... before adding the forum!

And to think, i never realised I was stood with FC royalty at waddington last year!!

Arise Captain!

If I remember the address wasn't 'fightercontrol.co.uk' I believe we used a different Domain and it wasn't until 17-Mar-2003 when I finally registered the ".co.uk" domain as it is today. It was still known as FIGHTER CONTROL in 2000.

Thanks for the forum goes to Jon..... the man, the myth, the legend, from North East Lincolnshire The site expanded somewhat to include the East Anglian bases and had an excellent contributor in the name of Milairman , The late Neville Vickerstaff who had his own site for all things Lakenheath. Eve...

cat1 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:54 pm

Hi all,

Having only been aware of this until a few years ago, I was wondering if anybody could fill me In as to who started it, where the idea came from and any anecdotes regarding the forum.

Just out of Curiosity

GUILTY as CHARGED... It was me ;-)

blakey wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:28 pm

Jon Harrowing wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2025 6:25 pm

It's all my fault... I started FIGHTER CONTROL back in 2000, then it was just a Military Aircraft News website... before adding the forum!

25 yrs and it's still the best aviation forum on the net

The CREW running the SHOW have done a great job.

I for one am so glad this forum started.Ihad a big cancer operation five years ago and have always been interested in military aircraft.Fighter Control helped in my recovery and i am so glad finding out whats going on because i have no transport to get to bases.Thanks to everybody who runs this gre...

It's all my fault... I started FIGHTER CONTROL back in 2000, then it was just a Military Aircraft News website... before adding the forum! Ay up Jon, hope alls well mate long time no see!! Haha, look what you created!! :lol: :thumbs: It’s all come along way since the news site and a few titles on t...

It's all my fault... I started FIGHTER CONTROL back in 2000, then it was just a Military Aircraft News website... before adding the forum!

Between 9am - 1pm

ZJ928 BX (Wash Pan)
ZJ947 EI
ZJ946 EH
ZJ914 AF
ZJ808 DW
ZJ814 QO-Z
ZJ809 BH
ZJ804 BM
ZJ941 QO-J
ZJ915 BY
ZJ932 DB

Corrections welcome....

Not a problem... I try to cobble together a report later. I've not done this sort of thing for ages. I've been out of the hobby for a good while... I think I am turning back!!! lol

Coningsby WAS flying today... it was a bit cold and wet but I sat there from 9am - 1pm with a few bits happening!

The domain http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk should be working now....