HH60s, Chinooks, Merlin and wildcat at RAF Spadeadam taken from Hadrian's wall

[DylMeredydd]

Had a pleasant surprise whilst walking Hadrians Wall Today.
Saw a Pair o Chinooks carrying a Slung load to RAF Spadeadam with a Merlin following also with a load.

Then saw 2x A400s, one was Low level on their way to Carlisle Airport. Blein01 and Blein02 i think they were. They were followed by an USAF MC-130.

Afterwards saw a wildcat, 2x Chinooks, Merlin and 2x Pavehawks leaving RAF Spadeadam.

Made up a bit for cancelling our visit to Lakenheath this week. The photos are a mix from phone and Camera after i ran back to get it from the car. Just a shame they were just a little bit too far away for a decent photo.
Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Hadrians Wall Low level flying by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

IMG_20220915_123903 by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Really bad quality on the phone unfortunately

DSC_0247 by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

DSC_0220 by Dylan Jones, on Flickr

Too far away

[Ferrari]

Well caught!
Thanks for posting.
Regards,
Ferrari

[Pune]

Right place right time, great images all things considered, thanks for posting..
Pune

[matt e]

Nice set especially #1

[Lex]

Lucky you!

[slogen51]

Must be the first shots from Hadrian's wall on here?

Never been myself but it looks good

[XWP29]

We visited Hadrians Wall in June. Could hardly move forward against the wind well caught and the unexpected is great fun. Thanks for posting.

[Rick81]

Great set of images!
I believe there was a Cobra Warrior exercise at Carlisle Airport. It's great seeing the Pave Hawks out and about at the moment.
There is some footage of the exercise on YouTube https://youtu.be/GVbRgW-QAc8