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F5 Alconbury

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F5 Alconbury

Post by Pune » Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:07 pm

F5 at Alconbury, not sure of the year and the scan ain't that good...worth a squint though!!
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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by C24 » Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:28 pm

01543, wasn't it one of the Aggressor unit based at RAF Alconbury?
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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by Pune » Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:44 pm

I think you are correct...C24
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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by The Phantom » Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:47 pm

Is nice :thumb:
I loved RAF Alconbury :'(

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Post by paddyboy » Sat Aug 13, 2016 3:55 pm

Phwooaarr :Wow:

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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by irishjim » Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:21 am

Is that hangar 48 just above the nose?

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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by jetnoise » Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:05 am

Wow - that takes me back. It was always nice to see the F-5s in the varied camou schemes. Thanks for posting.
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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by graham luxton » Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:03 am

irishjim wrote:Is that hangar 48 just above the nose?
If hangar 48 was one of a pair next to the B1043 you could be right. The 527th used the same parking area which was vacated by the 30thTRS on the East side of the base. I think the photo was taken looking North West from the lane which led down to the mobile radar shack - that would place one of those hangars in the background.

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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by jaybee » Sun Aug 14, 2016 6:01 pm

Pune wrote:F5 at Alconbury, not sure of the year and the scan ain't that good...worth a squint though!!
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Could be about 1984/5...just a guess..nice shot :thumb:
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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by Knife 04 » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:07 pm

Always good to see these Pune - just keep posting!

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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by slogen51 » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:13 pm

They did have some smart looking F-5E at Alconbury. Reminds me of trips up on a Saturday morning to get the BT Eagles that were often parked around the back. Can't recall what decade that was either.

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Re: F5 Alconbury

Post by Pune » Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:54 pm

Thanks for the comments folks, those cleaned up scans take a while I find, I'll see what else is in the cupboard!!
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