For me it was the Lightning, I’ve seen harriers in the past but my son was amazed to see a jet hovering describing it as “space aged” and of course the South Koreans

Those were the days, as a small child in the 70's I can still remember running in the house with hands over my ears terrified as they flew over (2-3 yrs old) couple that with grandparents that lived at coleby near waddington and seeing vulcans take off and land! How lucky I was!

Didn't realise until yesterday they fly over Cranwell using the college building as the palace

What happened after the vintage pair crash, did they abandon the show?

Sorry for double post...Lincolnshire show attendance over the two days 60000, the last waddington air show 130000. I would hope they use the same travel plans for the air show as they do for the Lincolnshire show? If so my plan will be train to Lincoln and use the shuttle bus service,which for the L...

This will be a nightmare to get to as mentioned in a previous post. Not sure how the visitor numbers compare with the Lincolnshire show but the traffic for that is really bad!

Which jets are coming?

What do they do with all that stuff? Spares,mothballed or just waiting to be scrapped?

What time was the globemaster? Saw something over my house in the distance but thought it was a 146!

The guard are reservists as opposed to the regulars, part time service men if you will .
All the best
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Thanks for that!

Please forgive me but what is the difference between the national guard and airforce/army?

Airfix 1/72 tsr2 for me...undercarriage was a complete pain. Its a shame I can't do it justice.

Did anyone see the typhoon pictures of it landing at waddo in the mail today ......just wondered if anyone was unlucky/lucky (delete as applicable) to witness this??

Think its a case of catering for the masses and placating the minority Tronk....a sign of the times....can you recall seeing a funfair at an air fete or a coningsby open day. My memory may be clouded but an airshow used to be just that but now you can buy a kitchen...sponsor a dog..and order garden ...

Enjoyed the day but I think money and current conflicts haven't helped with the content. Personally I've seen more fast jets at coningsby on a Tuesday afternoon (typhoon,hawk,tonka and a couple of eagles) and for free! Still all in a good cause and to see my five year old jumping up an down with del...

Quick heads up...accident at tattershall bridge,not sure if the roads closed!

Rich H wrote:Interesting photos. Last couple look like K-1496?

Armstrong Whitworth Atlas, see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Atlas

thanks!

these are of my late grandads time in the RAF, He served at RAF Cranwell and told me he knew Douglas Bader and that Lawerence of Arabia bought a grammaphone for his billet....well i believe him! http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o647/quib73/003_zpsc4121408.jpg http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o...

quite fancy it as me and my mate can never understand why they go to the trouble of flying a phantom over from europe just to park it up all show weekend and not do a flying display!! Because the Germans don't do flying displays. Even the Phantom event later in the year at Wittmund is not a "displa...

thanks Mike