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F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:17 pm
by ma.salmon
Had a few hours today so shot over to Marham and got to see my first Lighting II
F-35 RAF Marham by
mark salmon, on Flickr
F-35 RAF Marham Crop by
mark salmon, on Flickr
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:48 pm
by tazmin88
Thanks for posting I was away when it arrived and have domestic duties tomorrow
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:57 pm
by Blackcat1
You're not missing much lol
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:01 pm
by tazmin88
despite the remarks re it being ugly I quite like it , but perhaps in a few years time I may regret this post due to my location , but there again I am deaf in one ear so can always turn off the hearing trumpet
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:10 pm
by Blackcat1
Its like marmite Tazmin you either love it or hate it lol. Give me Tornado anyday!
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:17 pm
by tazmin88
I like both
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:02 pm
by voodoo31
Don't get too excited. Looks like the plastic mock up to me!
Matt
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:17 pm
by f106dart
tazmin88 wrote:despite the remarks re it being ugly
Did you ever see the F-32, If you think this one is ugly?
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:27 am
by deerhunter
If it's noisy, smells of aviation fuel, belongs to the military I like it
Still miss the old stuff though, lightnings, hunters, vampires etc etc
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:28 pm
by Stroudy
Having seen/heard it fly for 3 days at RIAT (one in the show and two with it on my face at Totterdown) I must say that on take off it sounds very much like a Tornado, except deeper and even more crackly. This is a very good thing as it means we wont be loosing that distinctive roar/rumble that a Typhoon (even though more powerful) doesn't have. The RAF will of course use it to its full potential so I would reckon it will nearly always fly with everything going bolted to the outside. Therefore I think it will be a grower as when tooled up it looks a lot easier on the eye.
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:15 pm
by powerslave
I love it,slightly like the A version better,would love to see the C version with the bigger wings,that looks a right beast.
ian
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 5:01 pm
by ma.salmon
Hi all thank you for you comments. Just got back for Marham today (Familys day) A good days flying but no sign of the F35, at lest not in the air.
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:51 am
by TeeJay
Hi Mark,
Wasn't on ground display either, I'm afraid the one you snapped was the plastic one unfortunately
It was on display next to the Marham 100 year tornado showing present and future of the base
See you on Tuesday
All the best
Trev
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:15 am
by ma.salmon
AL well probable best ?
No one seems to like them any way !!!
Re: F-35 at Marham
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:51 am
by Supra
Drastic Plastic?? & there was me thinking Marham FD. was the justification for the 3 examples at Fairford hanging about for another week! Not like they needed a weeks crew-rest after the 'exhausting' displays at Farnborough?
PS:-F-35 Public opinion from comments made by the Grockle Massif (Airshow freeloading families) at Farnborough was... "excited & welcoming the first chance to see it followed by, was that it??.. Doesn't fly as good as the Harrier!...Is the Harrier displaying today?...& when are the Red Arrows displaying?
