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Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by Macc » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:19 pm

After a few last minute arrangements, me and my Dad came down for the Fairford weekend ahead of Indradhanush at Coningsby. Somehow the weather, despite forecasts changing between aircraft maneuvers, managed to come up trumps over the weekend. Looking at BBC weather on the drive down and seeing rain for all of sunday and instead managed to be sunburnt was a nice change. With tickets already sold out, we headed to Rhymes Farm and it spent two great days there with also great company.

It was one of the best RIAT flying displays I've enjoyed, up there with 2012 and 2007 which were both fantastic also.

1. Patrulla Aguila opened both days like in 2011, although this time they managed to fly..
ImagePatrulla Aguila by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImagePatrulla Águila by Chris Milne, on Flickr

3. The Apache demo was also excellent, nice with two aircraft!
ImageAHDT by Chris Milne, on Flickr

4.
ImageAHDT by Chris Milne, on Flickr

5.
ImageAHDT by Chris Milne, on Flickr

6. The Kawasaki P1 was definitely the highlight for many, great albeit short demo. It sure has performance!
ImageJapanese P-1 of VX-1 displaying at Air Tattoo 2015. by Chris Milne, on Flickr

7.
ImageKawasaki P-1 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

8.
ImageRamex by Chris Milne, on Flickr

9. The Osprey was a superb little demonstration, the fast pass in the beginning caught me out!
ImageDSC_5375 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

10.
ImageSwiss Formation by Chris Milne, on Flickr

11.
ImageUntitled by Chris Milne, on Flickr

12.
ImageUntitled by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageUntitled by Chris Milne, on Flickr

14. The Vulcan on Saturday was unbelievable.
ImageVulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageVulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageVulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageVulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageVulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

19. Great to see a Hind back in the flying too, especially after missing its demo in Switzerland.
ImageMil Mi-35 'Hind' by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageMil Mi-35 'Hind' by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageMil Mi-35 'Hind' by Chris Milne, on Flickr

22. Red Arrows flypast with the Vulcan was a nice touch.
ImageRed Arrows with Vulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

The weather on Saturday then deteriorated and we left shortly after the synchro pair, we returned on sunday and the clag rolled in shortly after the flying. After checking BBC weather multiple times and the closer it got to twelve still disbelieving that it would break by then - and suddenly it did and it was a glorious day. Especially compared to how it had been forecast!

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ImagePatrulla Aguila by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageDSC_6129 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageA400M by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageA400M by Chris Milne, on Flickr

27. Shame about the birdstrike but carrying on with one aircraft was much better than cancelling the whole demo, so kudos!
ImageDeux Mille by Chris Milne, on Flickr

28. Swiss team were polished, both the aircraft and their routine!
ImageSwiss Pilatus team by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageSwiss Pilatus team by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageSwiss Pilatus team by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageSwiss Pilatus team by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageSwiss Pilatus team by Chris Milne, on Flickr

33. If only the sun favoured the naughty field.. :ninja:
ImageKawasaki P-1 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

34. Not as vigorous as Saturday but another great take off!
ImageVulcan XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

35.
ImageHind! by Chris Milne, on Flickr

36. Yeah..
ImageDSC_6546 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

37. Yeahhh!
ImageMil Mi-35 'Hind' by Chris Milne, on Flickr

38.
ImageRed Arrows with XH558 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

39. Red Arrows against a dark blue sky was fantastic!
ImageRed Arrows by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageRed Arrows by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageRed Arrows by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageRed Arrows by Chris Milne, on Flickr

43.
ImageBelgian F-16 Solo by Chris Milne, on Flickr

44.
ImageFulcrum by Chris Milne, on Flickr

45.
ImageAHDT by Chris Milne, on Flickr

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ImageAHDT by Chris Milne, on Flickr

47.
ImageUntitled by Chris Milne, on Flickr

48. Finnish F-18C was one of the best fast jet displays I've seen in a long time.
ImageFinnish F/A-18C by Chris Milne, on Flickr

49. Spotted this Britannia at Kemble on the way back to the hotel.
ImageBritannia at Kemble by Chris Milne, on Flickr

50. This probably won't happen again for a while..
ImageDSC_7111 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

51.
ImageDSC_7167 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

52.
ImageRed Arrows by Chris Milne, on Flickr

53.
ImageScorpion by Chris Milne, on Flickr

54.
ImageSee. Sense. Sting. by Chris Milne, on Flickr

55.
ImageSF-5BM by Chris Milne, on Flickr

56.
ImageDSC_7505-2 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

57.
ImageSpinners by Chris Milne, on Flickr

58.
ImageGerman Navy P-3C by Chris Milne, on Flickr

59.
ImageBreitling Dakota by Chris Milne, on Flickr

60.
ImageKawasaki P-1 by Chris Milne, on Flickr

And that was that, another year done. Had a belter - hopefully back next year!

Chris
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by garyscott » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:44 am

Quite a few stonking great images fella, absolute belters. Mi-24, P-1, and AH-64 in particular shine for me, but whole post is a cracker! :clap: :thumb:
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by Skywatcher » Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:57 am

Hi ,
What a post,thanks very much for sharing !:) was a fantastic week!!my highlights were ,Hind,Mig-29,Vulcan and Reds,RAF Typhoon and Spit in the Synchro ,The Patrouille De France,to name a few!:) :D
The ones that do it for me are the F18 pic ,the Reds with the Vulcan catching the sun and the Hind pics :) :thumbs: :thumb:
Was a cracking three days flying :) :) defiantly up there with the best RIATs ever :) :thumbs:
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by CHESTER_DRAWERS » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:31 am

garyscott wrote:Quite a few stonking great images fella, absolute belters. Mi-24, P-1, and AH-64 in particular shine for me, but whole post is a cracker! :clap: :thumb:

Couldnt agree more ... fantastic shots ... is #50 onwards departures day by any chance ? The wx looks to have changed dramatically ...
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by Arthur Tee » Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:27 am

I don't usually feel compelled to comment on airshow photos - but there are some real belters in there!
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Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by DeanW » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:48 pm

Some cracker in there mate, like the Hind and Ramex shots. Can't decide if I prefer #10 or #11 though :lol:
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by Flyingmonster » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:58 pm

Nice mate! Some of your best!
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by POL » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:59 pm

Nice work Chris, great composition and using your equipment well!
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Re: Sun 'n' fun at Fairford

Post by Macc » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:04 pm

Thanks guys :)
CHESTER_DRAWERS wrote:
garyscott wrote:Quite a few stonking great images fella, absolute belters. Mi-24, P-1, and AH-64 in particular shine for me, but whole post is a cracker! :clap: :thumb:

Couldnt agree more ... fantastic shots ... is #50 onwards departures day by any chance ? The wx looks to have changed dramatically ...
Yeah, those were from Monday.
DeanW wrote:Some cracker in there mate, like the Hind and Ramex shots. Can't decide if I prefer #10 or #11 though :lol:
Hahah, yeah, was supposed to be the Blenheim photo but it won't let me edit it for some reason. Maybe I'll just put a photo of Daisy.
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