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2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

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2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by centaurus18 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:50 pm

15 shots from my year out and about in between work commitments - 2020 seems to have whizzed by .

January saw an unexpected capture of an Army Air Corps Wildcat doing Under-Slung Loading training....

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A shot of a grey Merlin under grey and wet February skies...

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...and a Puma in blue February skies!

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March saw a dash to Fairford to see my first B-2 for over 20 years....

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Nowt for April for obvious reasons, but late May brought out a Chinook operating locally....

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....and a rather nice cab at Portland.

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I went civvy in June to catch this beauty lifting out of Bournemouth after being stored there.

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Some movements caught in July, from my only visit of the year to Yeovilton

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...some hate the scheme, some like it - I am in the latter camp.

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Later that month, back to Portland for some Sea King action.

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August saw this jet detached to Boscombe Down. Some like the scheme, others don't. I am in the latter camp (but I will always tog it!)

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An A400M banks around my vantage point during September.

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A type that departed Middle Wallop earlier this month, this Apache AH.1 arrived from Wattisham for a mission in Wiltshire in October..

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This Scout cab was snaffled on the penultimate afternoon before Lockdown II commenced in November.

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A trip to Westland in early December bagged this machine...

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Ending the thread for the year is this superb Sea King, recently restored to fly by HeliOperations at Portland.

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Thanks for your time, and best wishes to all for 2021.
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Mark

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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by phantom6 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:44 pm

Very nice selection

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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by The Phantom » Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:37 pm

Nice to see a Scout :thumb:

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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by SW Sky Blue » Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:24 pm

Good stuff mark... :thumbs: :thumbs:

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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by hawgwash » Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:53 pm

Lovely set, thanks for sharing.
Regards,

Matt Ellis
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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by paddyboy » Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:32 am

Top set, Mark :thumbs:

Love those Hunters :O

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by matt e » Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:39 am

nice set,especially the Chinook and Hunter`s

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Re: 2020 for centaurus18 (inc 2 x civvy!)

Post by centaurus18 » Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:49 pm

Thank you to all that commented and took the time to have a look at the thread - much appreciated. :thumb:
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