F-35B (Batch 2) Arrive at Marham

[Magpie]

Great set of picture, I really enjoy them

[HawkeyeUK]

Excellent shots under the circumstances, well done!

Mine are nowhere near as artistic but can be found here:-

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/a ... 9804898375

I have added a video which gives a good idea of the light, or lack of, at the time!!

Cheers

Alan

[Richard E]

why bother !!!!

Why bother you being on this forum if you think like that.
Thanks to the poster he’s got off his backside and gone down to see them land on a Friday evening.
For people like myself who live hundreds of miles away it’s great seeing what went on down there.

Hear, hear!

Well said !

Thanks for taking the time to post your pictures and thanks to everyone who contributed to the trans-Atlantic tracking thread.

[B58Hustler]

Just to add my two Penneth worth I’m on the fence here.
Personally i’m a photographer rather than a spotter and I already got the first four in nice light,so even if these had arrived in the golden hour I would have photos just like before albeit with different serials.
Hence knowing what the ETA was I didn’t bother.
And saying ‘great shots considering the conditions’ is a bit like saying your car is really fast ‘for a diesel’
I’ll get me coat........

[Evergreen 44]

Great application of hope, patience and ability
Well done - proves the value of making the effort.
If in doubt - get out there and get amongst it
Thanks for posting,
Best regards,
Paul

[slogen51]

I hope this doesn't sound too sycophantic but to be fair to Arch he does seem to get out and about as much if not more than most spotters.

I guess when we all arrived at Marham we hoped they would be in by 20:30 and didn't intentionally go to take pictures in the dark but once you are there it would be daft to leave just because the sun didn't play ball.

This site is nice because unlike many sites your photos don't have to be pristine to post , they are just a record of what people see out and about warts and all

[Pune]

Excellent images in trying light conditions, well done indeed and thanks for posting.
I know how difficult getting images in such conditions can be, so hats off to you.
Don't let negative comments bother you.
Cheers
Pune

[F3]

Impressive sky in nos. 3 + 4.

[arch]

To be fair I wasn,t commenting on rabs photo skills and I didn't realise there were so many DAVE fans out there.
I was also there In the dark to see arrival (mainly because I don't want to sit at marham for hours and see nothing.)
too the person who commented about marham I served there for 17 years, longer than most and never ever metioned anything about the base or aircraft.
and as slogan said I do get out and about quite a lot.
hope this is all taken the right way as did not mean to upset anyone just my opinion on DAVES.

[Supra]

Frist Point Thank you for posting the pictures in the different conditions. I was not there my self as Me and my daughter was at my Mum and dads who live to the west and on both time we have had them circle around us.
Second Point Why Bother is a altitude I cant not stand....Edited

This made me smile with the reference to the 'high & mighty' attitude of the question "why bother"?
As with all posts, tweets, texts etc, they are devoid of other clues as to the OP's meaning & often read in a contextual way according to the readers state of well-being. Clearly now explained in my parlance as perhaps 'why shoot Dave in the dark as we're stuck with it for years to come & will no doubt see them in better conditions? ' Counter-argument was that it was another historic moment & good to try if you're there anyway. Well done with your efforts RabAusten

[daggerfan]

Frist Point Thank you for posting the pictures in the different conditions. I was not there my self as Me and my daughter was at my Mum and dads who live to the west and on both time we have had them circle around us.
Second Point Why Bother is a altitude I cant not stand....Edited

This made me smile with the reference to the 'high & mighty' attitude of the question "why bother"?
As with all posts, tweets, texts etc, they are devoid of other clues as to the OP's meaning & often read in a contextual way according to the readers state of well-being. Clearly now explained in my parlance as perhaps 'why shoot Dave in the dark as we're stuck with it for years to come & will no doubt see them in better conditions? ' Counter-argument was that it was another historic moment & good to try if you're there anyway. Well done with your efforts RabAusten

I think the term "historic moment" is a tad over-used these days. In my opinion the arrival of the first batch of F-35s in June would have been a historic moment. This latest batch was just another delivery flight.

[paul1978]

Sorry if I have put my foot in it. Being Dyslexic does not help sometimes.
It just get my back up with people who move to this area and all they do is moan about the noise . Don't know what they would of done on Thursday when I was park up in town when two F-15 was dog fighting and they set of all the car alarms off it may be Smile .

[Blue Diamond]

No.3 gets my vote. Reddening sky and the navigation lights. A good effort.

[donegalone]

Good. Photos. Considering. the. Light

[Sparts99]

While shots looking into the cockpit of a fast jet going theough the loop are very clever, I really like seeing the aircraft in the context of its surroundings, its personal choice. I really like these, or was the negative comment aimed at the aircraft itself?

[Nighthawke]

Reading Arch's last comment above it was aimed at the aircraft not the photographer.

[Cyberfox]

I especially like the fourth shot, with the oak trees. Lovely how it shows the F-35 as part of the Norfolk landscape.

[PR9]

why bother !!!!

Because they are interesting pics, immortalise a historic occasion and are different to a usual set.