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First post here in a very long time! I've been lurking around here recently so I thought I'd get back into posting.

I made my final trip pre lockdown to RAF Marham on Wednesday following some advice from fellow geeks that it would be the last day of Crimson Warrior action and worth a visit. My first base visit (sad to admit that!) to Marham but I had a great day, many thanks to everyone I met down there who helped me out! Some absolutely gorgeous light this time of year which was exactly what I was hoping for!

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

F-35B, RAF Marham, 4/11/20 by Oliver Curtis, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

WOW ""AWESOME ""

Wow, what a superb set of photos, glad you had a successful visit to us in Norfolk

Absolutely amazing photos - thanks!!!

Truly stunning set!!! Outstanding

Brilliant set fella.

Excellent set ,sunset shots work well -especially the last one
Keep safe out there
All the best
Max

You have some great shots there, Oliver

Sunset pics are sublime

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Greats shots
Nice to meet you again
Chris (Brighton)

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!

Chris76 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 07, 2020 3:37 pm

Greats shots
Nice to meet you again
Chris (Brighton)

Cheers Chris, same to you - hope you got some good shots!

Some of the best I have ever seen from RAF Marham. Outstanding.

Excellent set of pictures, suitably enlarged and framed the last shot wouldn't look out of place on a wall in 211's Headquarters Building

Now that's an inspirational post; I agree with RubyRoo some of the best from Marham that I have seen.

Well done, Oliver many thanks, Mike.

Very nice set,superb sunset photos.

I thought there was a ban on posting pics from bases in england taken after 00.00 on the 4th Nov!!!

No it was the start of the 5th (Thursday) so anything taken up to and including the 4th is valid/legitimate.

That's not what it says here...

"As per the first lockdown, the following will be implemented from Thursday 00.00

In line with tonights announcement from the Government, we wish to make our position clear. Spotting, and photography of aviation, is not an essential activity and in order to discourage any such behaviour, any posts on this site that relate to photography at bases during the next 4 weeks or anything other than ‘at home spotting’ will be removed with the poster banned from the group. This is not something that is up for debate and you are free to disagree and remove yourselves from the group if you are not happy with this approach.

To be clear, feel free to post historical pics etc but images taken from this point forwards until further notified will be removed.

We must all do our part, no matter how small it may be, in keeping the wider population safe. This is unprecedented times in our generation and will be monitoring the situation accordingly. Comments are turned off on this post and any posts made which debate this will also be removed. The admin team have enough to be doing in their own lives without having to police the group 24/7.

Thanks for your co-operation,

Admin team"

Thursday 00.00, that's between 23.59 on the 3rd Nov and 00.01 on the 4th Nov. It doesn't mean 23.59 on the 4th Nov, or any time in-between. If we're having to comply with the english lockdown throughout the UK, then it has to include england. It's you're lockdown after all.

Except that Thursday was the 5th! These were taken on Wednesday. Unless I am missing something there is nothing wrong and if there were I'm sure someone else would have jumped on it - including me to be honest.

The lockdown in England took effect from 00:00 Thursday 5th November 2020 so these pictures are perfectly fine as far as i'm concerned - and good pictures they are too!

Thanks and apologies to the OP for not making comment - brilliant set and some very dramatic backdrops.