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Morning all,

My fortnight of binging on airshows got underway a few days early with this year with a flying visit to Yeovilton last night to catch the arrival of the Canadian CF-188s. Two great looking jets in lovely light, it's a fine start to what promises to be an incredible show. I'll update this thread regularly, but for now, here's those lovely Hornets...

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188783 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188783 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 02/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Roll on Thursday!

Cheers,

Shaun

Absolutely stunning shots Shaun! Like the angle on the third one

My first Yeovilton Air Day on Saturday, and looking forward to it!

Lovely shots.

Shot 3 is a belter - the early evening light on that paintscheme is fantastic.

Great photos. Looking forward to a live view on Saturday

Lovely pics - can't wait until Saturday :-)

Interesting that the inside of the RH jet pipes on both jets are much lighter than the LH - trick of the light maybe? THey almost look ceramic!

#3 is an absolute cracker which shows the scheme to the max.

Thanks chaps, much appreciated

I had planned to update this thread daily but didn't find the time, so here's a small selection from each of the last four days from in and around the base. Comfortably the best Yeovilton I've attended in recent memory, a truly fantastic show in just about every regard

A couple of tasty bonus visitors on Thursday....

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM145 Royal Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon 520 Hellenic Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM148 Royal Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Bristol 171 Sycamore XG545/OE SXY Flying Bulls RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 34 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

NHI NH90 NFH Caiman 18 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon FA-101 Belgian Air Component RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Boeing P-8A Poseidon 169764 US Navy RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon 520 Hellenic Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Aero L-39C Albatross 16 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon E-607 Royal Danish Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 34 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Westland Sea King ASaC7 ZA126 Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

PZL-Mielec SBLim-2 (MiG-15 UTI) RED 18/N104CJ Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas CF-188A Hornet 188776 Royal Canadian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Aero L-39C Albatross 16 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon E-607 Royal Danish Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Alenia C-27J Spartan 07 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 08/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Will maybe add some more once I've had a chance to edit them, but sleep has to take priority before RIAT! Hope they were of interest

Cheers,

Shaun

All great - but love the second from last Rafale shot

Nice set

The Merlin with the dark sky is something to behold - nice one and good recollection of the day

Darren

Lovely crisp clean shots.

Thanks very much chaps

Thought I'd round this thread up with one last handful before I get stuck into my RIAT shots.

AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 ZZ380 Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Westland Sea King HU5 XV666 Heli Operations RNAS Yeovilton 05/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Westland Lynx HAS4 276 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Mil Mi-8T Hip 23 Lithuanian Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Saab JAS-39C Gripen 39239 Czech Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III 1817 Belgian Air Component RNAS Yeovilton 06/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

AgustaWestland Merlin HC3i ZJ118/B Royal Navy RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M 19 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon E-607 Royal Danish Air Force RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Falcon 50M 5 Aeronavale RNAS Yeovilton 07/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, there are more on my Flickr for those interested

Cheers,

Shaun