The mad Mackems 2016
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:50 am
2016 has been be a brilliant year for me with movements at different bases and some first time visits to bases as well. most of my spotting on bases outside the north east wouldn't of been made possible by 2 of my friends who, put up with me on road trips long and short. i would also like to say thank you to everyone i have spoken to at the various bases.
March
the first bit of military action for me of the year was to visit RAF Linton on Ouse for the Red Arrows foreign base training sortie, with a little visit to leeming en-route home
1)
Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr
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Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr
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Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr
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Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr
5)
ZJ275 by james fairweather, on Flickr
6)
ZF171 by james fairweather, on Flickr
7)
ZF244 by james fairweather, on Flickr
8)
ZZ419 by james fairweather, on Flickr
9)
ZA713 by james fairweather, on Flickr
April
this month being one of the busiest and the most traveled month with joint warrior happening, but before that a weeks worth of Pave Hawks at leeming, before they go north to Lossiemouth aand a couple of the Locals
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69-26208 by james fairweather, on Flickr
11)
69-26208 by james fairweather, on Flickr
12)
69-26205 by james fairweather, on Flickr
13)
69-26212 by james fairweather, on Flickr
14)
XX332, XX329 & XX230 by james fairweather, on Flickr
Then Leeming got Loud a Lot Louder, with the arrival of the Armee De L'Air (French Air Force), Dassault Rafaels and Royal Air Force Typhoons.
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Ready For Launch by james fairweather, on Flickr
16)
ZJ932 by james fairweather, on Flickr
17)
136 30-GO & 105 4-HE by james fairweather, on Flickr
18)
ZJ919 & ZJ939 by james fairweather, on Flickr
19)
113 30-IR by james fairweather, on Flickr
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ZJ939 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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113 30-IR by james fairweather, on Flickr
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ZJ919 by james fairweather, on Flickr
And then the Long Trip north happend up to Lossiemouth for a couple of days, which was nearly spoiled by the great British weather 40+ mph winds
first up a old Local which is still worth a photo whilst up there
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XV244 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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ZK300 by james fairweather, on Flickr
25)
07-1020 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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07-1025 by james fairweather, on Flickr
27)
3296 by james fairweather, on Flickr
28)
168763 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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Mantr Flight line up for departure by james fairweather, on Flickr
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mantr flight return to RAF Lossiemouth by james fairweather, on Flickr
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ZG792 (137) by james fairweather, on Flickr
May
may brought what i see is the south's best movement of the year with the F22 Raptors, being based at Lakenheath
32) Milldenhall, when setting the tent up
84-0126 by james fairweather, on Flickr
33)
13-5778 by james fairweather, on Flickr
Now Lakenheath
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04-4081, 05-4089, 05-4091 and 05-4094 by james fairweather, on Flickr
35)
05-4084 by james fairweather, on Flickr
36)
86-0171 by james fairweather, on Flickr
37)
86-0171 by james fairweather, on Flickr
38)
05-4089 by james fairweather, on Flickr
39)
05-4094 by james fairweather, on Flickr
40)
91-0314 by james fairweather, on Flickr
41)
2X F15s swinging in for a Run and Break by james fairweather, on Flickr
42)
05-4084 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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05-4084 by james fairweather, on Flickr
Back to Milldenhall for the night and the morning
44)
60-0332 by james fairweather, on Flickr
45)
11-0061 by james fairweather, on Flickr
46)
07-7182 by james fairweather, on Flickr
47)
86-0017 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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86-0017 by james fairweather, on Flickr
Next up the a Visit to Carlisle Airport for the Dutch Visitors
49)
D-892 by james fairweather, on Flickr
50)
D-102 by james fairweather, on Flickr
51)
Q-30 by james fairweather, on Flickr
52)
S-458 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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D-102 by james fairweather, on Flickr
Then it was back to Yorkshire for the best visitors for the North, with the USAF A10s, and again some of the locals and a couple of visitors
54)
79-0090 & 79-0152 by james fairweather, on Flickr
55)
ZA710 by james fairweather, on Flickr
56)
ZZ504 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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ZZ504 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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DSC_1062 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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79-0091 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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98-0135 by james fairweather, on Flickr
63)
XX332 by james fairweather, on Flickr
64)
79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr
65)
05-5145 by james fairweather, on Flickr
66)
99-6143 by james fairweather, on Flickr
67)
80-0281 by james fairweather, on Flickr
68)
79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr
69)
10-0214 by james fairweather, on Flickr
September
The great north run takes place, with the Red Arrows displaying
70)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr
71)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr
Last but not least back to leeming for the influx of the Swedish Air Force
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84005 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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84005 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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84005 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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01 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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264 by james fairweather, on Flickr
81)
269 by james fairweather, on Flickr
82)
257 & 283 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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264 & 247 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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01 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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264 by james fairweather, on Flickr
86)
212 by james fairweather, on Flickr
87)
257 by james fairweather, on Flickr
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829 by james fairweather, on Flickr
well WOW this year has defiantly been a blast, if you have made it this far well done to you haha sorry about the very large post but i just couldnt wittle it down to a small amount of images.
all the best to everyone and happy new year, hope to see more of yous off here next year
March
the first bit of military action for me of the year was to visit RAF Linton on Ouse for the Red Arrows foreign base training sortie, with a little visit to leeming en-route home
1)
Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr2)
Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr3)
Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr4)
Red Arrows by james fairweather, on Flickr5)
ZJ275 by james fairweather, on Flickr6)
ZF171 by james fairweather, on Flickr7)
ZF244 by james fairweather, on Flickr8)
ZZ419 by james fairweather, on Flickr9)
ZA713 by james fairweather, on FlickrApril
this month being one of the busiest and the most traveled month with joint warrior happening, but before that a weeks worth of Pave Hawks at leeming, before they go north to Lossiemouth aand a couple of the Locals
10)
69-26208 by james fairweather, on Flickr11)
69-26208 by james fairweather, on Flickr12)
69-26205 by james fairweather, on Flickr13)
69-26212 by james fairweather, on Flickr14)
XX332, XX329 & XX230 by james fairweather, on FlickrThen Leeming got Loud a Lot Louder, with the arrival of the Armee De L'Air (French Air Force), Dassault Rafaels and Royal Air Force Typhoons.
15)
Ready For Launch by james fairweather, on Flickr16)
ZJ932 by james fairweather, on Flickr17)
136 30-GO & 105 4-HE by james fairweather, on Flickr18)
ZJ919 & ZJ939 by james fairweather, on Flickr19)
113 30-IR by james fairweather, on Flickr20)
ZJ939 by james fairweather, on Flickr21)
113 30-IR by james fairweather, on Flickr22)
ZJ919 by james fairweather, on FlickrAnd then the Long Trip north happend up to Lossiemouth for a couple of days, which was nearly spoiled by the great British weather 40+ mph winds
first up a old Local which is still worth a photo whilst up there
23)
XV244 by james fairweather, on Flickr24)
ZK300 by james fairweather, on Flickr25)
07-1020 by james fairweather, on Flickr26)
07-1025 by james fairweather, on Flickr27)
3296 by james fairweather, on Flickr28)
168763 by james fairweather, on Flickr29)
Mantr Flight line up for departure by james fairweather, on Flickr30)
mantr flight return to RAF Lossiemouth by james fairweather, on Flickr31)
ZG792 (137) by james fairweather, on FlickrMay
may brought what i see is the south's best movement of the year with the F22 Raptors, being based at Lakenheath
32) Milldenhall, when setting the tent up
84-0126 by james fairweather, on Flickr33)
13-5778 by james fairweather, on FlickrNow Lakenheath
34)
04-4081, 05-4089, 05-4091 and 05-4094 by james fairweather, on Flickr35)
05-4084 by james fairweather, on Flickr36)
86-0171 by james fairweather, on Flickr37)
86-0171 by james fairweather, on Flickr38)
05-4089 by james fairweather, on Flickr39)
05-4094 by james fairweather, on Flickr40)
91-0314 by james fairweather, on Flickr41)
2X F15s swinging in for a Run and Break by james fairweather, on Flickr42)
05-4084 by james fairweather, on Flickr43)
05-4084 by james fairweather, on FlickrBack to Milldenhall for the night and the morning
44)
60-0332 by james fairweather, on Flickr45)
11-0061 by james fairweather, on Flickr46)
07-7182 by james fairweather, on Flickr47)
86-0017 by james fairweather, on Flickr48)
86-0017 by james fairweather, on FlickrNext up the a Visit to Carlisle Airport for the Dutch Visitors
49)
D-892 by james fairweather, on Flickr50)
D-102 by james fairweather, on Flickr51)
Q-30 by james fairweather, on Flickr52)
S-458 by james fairweather, on Flickr53)
D-102 by james fairweather, on FlickrThen it was back to Yorkshire for the best visitors for the North, with the USAF A10s, and again some of the locals and a couple of visitors
54)
79-0090 & 79-0152 by james fairweather, on Flickr55)
ZA710 by james fairweather, on Flickr56)
ZZ504 by james fairweather, on Flickr57)
ZZ504 by james fairweather, on Flickr58)
79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr59)
DSC_1062 by james fairweather, on Flickr60)
79-0091 by james fairweather, on Flickr61)
79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr62)
98-0135 by james fairweather, on Flickr63)
XX332 by james fairweather, on Flickr64)
79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr65)
05-5145 by james fairweather, on Flickr66)
99-6143 by james fairweather, on Flickr67)
80-0281 by james fairweather, on Flickr68)
79-0090 by james fairweather, on Flickr69)
10-0214 by james fairweather, on FlickrSeptember
The great north run takes place, with the Red Arrows displaying
70)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr71)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr72)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr73)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr74)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on Flickr75)
RAF Red Arrows GNR 11/09/16 by james fairweather, on FlickrLast but not least back to leeming for the influx of the Swedish Air Force
76)
84005 by james fairweather, on Flickr77)
84005 by james fairweather, on Flickr78)
84005 by james fairweather, on Flickr79)
01 by james fairweather, on Flickr80)
264 by james fairweather, on Flickr81)
269 by james fairweather, on Flickr82)
257 & 283 by james fairweather, on Flickr83)
264 & 247 by james fairweather, on Flickr84)
01 by james fairweather, on Flickr85)
264 by james fairweather, on Flickr86)
212 by james fairweather, on Flickr87)
257 by james fairweather, on Flickr88)
829 by james fairweather, on Flickrwell WOW this year has defiantly been a blast, if you have made it this far well done to you haha sorry about the very large post but i just couldnt wittle it down to a small amount of images.
all the best to everyone and happy new year, hope to see more of yous off here next year