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Trip to Marham today, via an hour or two at Lakenheath to catch some departures on 06. Didn't really get any great topsides and several of them climbed out pretty steeply, but 250mm is about enough to fill the frame so that's a trip for another day.

Marham turned out pretty well though - runway 01 is good for approach shots and the taxiway is a great spot all day long. Four flights (RAF100 jet flew twice), and the last pair returned in perfect light. An F-35 was up too, but no pics of that as it was too far away.


McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0174 - 493rd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 98-0133 - 492nd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA554/046 "FANG 02" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA607/EB-X "FANG 01" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA607/EB-X "FANG 01" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA554/046 "PRIMUS 01" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA554/046 "PRIMUS 01" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 "PRIMUS 02" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 "PRIMUS 02" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


"PRIMUS" flight of two Panavia Tornado GR4s ZA554/046 & ZD716/084 - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


"PRIMUS" flight of two Panavia Tornado GR4s ZA554/046 & ZD716/084 - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 "PRIMUS 02" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 "PRIMUS 02" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA554/046 "PRIMUS 01" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA554/046 "PRIMUS 01" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD716/084 "PRIMUS 02" - Royal Air Force - RAF Marham, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr

Cracking shots! Whereabouts at Lakenheath were you positioned for those shots, every time I've been there they've been on 24 so I've never really known where the good spots are for when 06 is in use!

3051Howe wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:20 pm

Cracking shots! Whereabouts at Lakenheath were you positioned for those shots, every time I've been there they've been on 24 so I've never really known where the good spots are for when 06 is in use!

Same place as you would be for 24 landings, the forest entry on the A1065.

LN Strike Eagle wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:24 pm

3051Howe wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:20 pm

Cracking shots! Whereabouts at Lakenheath were you positioned for those shots, every time I've been there they've been on 24 so I've never really known where the good spots are for when 06 is in use!

Same place as you would be for 24 landings, the forest entry on the A1065.

Awesome ta!

Nice set - weather was lovely

I did get the F-35 from White road but the light was right down the runway.

I drove past the field entrance but it was already full to capacity with cars so didn't stop.

( Last year at Marham you would be unlucky to see more than 4 cars at the 24 approach end)

Absolutely love shots mate!

You must have literally just been to the left of me at the fence getting those taxiing shots, I was more over to the right getting some head ons - And was running around in all sorts of locations so apologies I didn't bump into you!

We did have some corking light all day yesterday, so definitely look forward to seeing mine late

Nice one,
James.

Awesome set of photos , especially the Tornado's

Great photos, thanks for posting. Where were the taxiing Tornado shots taken from, please? Was it to the west of the pig farm (and east of the 01 centreline)?

MTIA

Alisdair

Mawgan4 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:29 pm

Great photos, thanks for posting. Where were the taxiing Tornado shots taken from, please? Was it to the west of the pig farm (and east of the 01 centreline)?

MTIA

Alisdair

Yes. I posted the details of a few locations at Marham in the relevant section of the forum. It's towards the bottom of the page at this link: viewtopic.php?f=51&t=168007

James, I did wonder if you were about. I didn't see your car at Lakenheath in the morning. I hope the info I gave checked out and you had a good day.

Yeah I went straight to White Road and left it there for the day

It certainly did mate, absolutely fantastic spot and the pictures on the back of the camera looked brilliant

Excellent stuff. Did you get the first two taxiing out at 11:30? Missed them by 10 minutes - without the pit-stop to Tesco in Brandon we'd have been OK.

Yes mate, just got them That's a buggar.

Will look through mine tonight hopefully.

Great set, some real crackers.
Cheers.

Superb Tonka shots, bud

As for No. 1

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Lovely set of images Fella.

Thanks for all the comments.

A few more shots from Lakenheath in the morning. Didn't have too many keepers as I'd not got my eye in so would like to go back for a bit more of this.


McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0174 - 493rd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0174 - 493rd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0174 - 493rd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 84-0019 - 493rd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, September 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 98-0133 - 492nd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 98-0133 - 492nd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle - 492nd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr


McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle - 492nd Fighter Squadron, USAFE - RAF Lakenheath, October 2018 by DanB, on Flickr

Got so many to process from the last few weeks, and then I'd like to try to tie them all up with their callsigns for Flickr.

Hi Dan

Nos 1-4

The rest ain't bad either

Thanks for posting again

Paddyboy