It's that time of year where I like to look back over my year's images and share some of the highlights. It's been a pretty busy year, so rather than one all singing and dancing thread, I've decided to split the military side of things from the airshows and events.
My year began earlier than usual, with a trip to SPTA in January to catch the visiting Norwegians on exercise.
Bell 412SP 163 Royal Norwegian Air Force SPTA 22/01/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Bell 412SP 163 Royal Norwegian Air Force SPTA 22/01/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Bell 412SP 145 Royal Norwegian Air Force SPTA 22/01/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrIn April, I ventured up to Keevil to catch a mass exodus of helicopters during Joint Warrior. The Atlas was a pleasant bonus.
Boeing Chinook HC4 ZH775 Royal Air Force Keevil 02/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Puma HC2 ZJ954 Royal Air Force Keevil 02/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Airbus A400M Atlas C1 ZM412 Royal Air Force Keevil 02/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Puma HC2 XW214 Royal Air Force Keevil 02/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing Chinook HC4 ZA677 Royal Air Force Keevil 02/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrLater that month, a few local catches during a couple of evenings after work.
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C4 ZH865 Royal Air Force Mid Devon 10/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C4 ZH865 Royal Air Force Mid Devon 10/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C4 ZH865 Royal Air Force Mid Devon 10/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy Dartmoor 19/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy Dartmoor 19/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy Dartmoor 19/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy Dartmoor 19/04/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrA busy June involved a couple of trips to Fairford for the BALTOPS bomber deployment, as well as a bonus Italian at Brize.
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0084/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 09/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0002/LA US Air Force RAF Fairford 09/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0084/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 09/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0084/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 11/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0021/LA US Air Force RAF Fairford 11/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0084/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 11/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0084/EL US Air Force RAF Fairford 11/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 60-0021/LA US Air Force RAF Fairford 11/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Panavia Tornado IDS CSX 7041 Italian Air Force RAF Brize Norton 09/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrThe following week, my first foreign trip for Tiger Meet. A bit low key perhaps compared to previous events, but I absolutely loved it!
Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale C 143/30-GV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale M 36 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 15/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing F/A-18C Hornet J-5011 Swiss Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale B 324/30-HV Armee de L'Air BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Aerospatiale AS-342M Gazelle 4145/GBY Armee de Terre BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-94 Belgian Air Component BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale M 11 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Saab 105OE 1125/RE-25 Austrian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale M 10 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2 Aeronavale BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Eurofighter Typhoon S MM7310/36-32 Italian Air Force BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Aerospatiale Sa-330B Puma 1244/DDO Armee de Terre BAN Landivisiau 14/06/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrIn July, I managed to squeeze another trip to SPTA in between Yeovilton and RIAT, a productive afternoon including my first Puma up there.
Bell 412EP Griffin HAR2 ZJ705 Royal Air Force SPTA 10/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Puma HC2 XW235 Royal Air Force SPTA 10/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing Chinook HC5 ZH903 Royal Air Force SPTA 10/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Bell 412EP Griffin HAR2 ZJ705 Royal Air Force SPTA 10/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing Chinook HC5 ZH903 Royal Air Force SPTA 10/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Puma HC2 XW235 Royal Air Force SPTA 10/07/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrA few missed opportunites during the Autumn meant my final trips of the year came at the end of November, a frustrating couple of days at SPTA and Brize.
Westland Lynx AH9A ZE380 Army Air Corps SPTA 29/11/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing Chinook HC5 ZH901 Royal Air Force SPTA 29/11/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing Chinook HC5 ZH901 Royal Air Force SPTA 29/11/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III ZZ172 Royal Air Force RAF Brize Norton 30/11/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C4 ZH867 Royal Air Force RAF Brize Norton 30/11/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
British Aerospace Hawk T1A XX157 Royal Navy RAF Brize Norton 30/11/17 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrThanks for looking, hope they were of interest. The airshow and events thread will follow in due course.
Comments welcomed as ever,
Shaun
, a pleasure to look through! All the best for 2018 
