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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Amp » Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:38 pm

Cat1, if the Reds arrive on Saturday they will be a few days late!

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Mike » Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:39 pm

SpilsbyPete wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:35 pm


I recommend that we have a new tread for Thursday's QBF
Like this one? :- viewtopic.php?f=8&t=220433

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by SpilsbyPete » Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:42 pm

I have just seen reapers thread on UK Head Up

Timing is everything

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by slogen51 » Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:02 pm

The Queen at 96 has more energy than I have!

Can't be ars3d to go to London, think I will do Cranwell for the Texans and then Coningsby for hopefully a mass launch of some of Britain's finest!

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Nighthawke » Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:37 pm

I may have missed something in which case I apologise. I am still unsure which route the final formation will take. Is it via Ipswich and the A12 or North to South over Norfolk as some media sites are reporting? I don't want to have a 2-hour return journey if I can make it 10 mins. On the other hand I don't want to risk missing it.

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by mirage41 » Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:46 pm

slogen51 wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:02 pm
The Queen at 96 has more energy than I have!

Can't be ars3d to go to London, think I will do Cranwell for the Texans and then Coningsby for hopefully a mass launch of some of Britain's finest!
There is every possibility that the excitement may well be the rtb of the many Typhoon - they have a habit of doing first approach in flypast formation.
Someone may well poke their snout in, and prevent this, but it has happened previously.

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by mirage41 » Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:52 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:37 pm
I may have missed something in which case I apologise. I am still unsure which route the final formation will take. Is it via Ipswich and the A12 or North to South over Norfolk as some media sites are reporting? I don't want to have a 2-hour return journey if I can make it 10 mins. On the other hand I don't want to risk missing it.
I also still confused and waiting for full NOTAM.
Looks at present as if Red Arrows are coming in via Southwold, so Brancaster?? Swaffam Thetford may be other jets only.

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by cat1 » Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:14 pm

Amp wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:38 pm
Cat1, if the Reds arrive on Saturday they will be a few days late!
mate, read the previous post before making a comment

the post after mine was referencing clogging the thread

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by EAGLE » Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:50 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:37 pm
I may have missed something in which case I apologise. I am still unsure which route the final formation will take. Is it via Ipswich and the A12 or North to South over Norfolk as some media sites are reporting? I don't want to have a 2-hour return journey if I can make it 10 mins. On the other hand I don't want to risk missing it.
Remember that the route that the Red Arrow's NOTAM shows still follows all of the areas, So there is a chance that the whole foemation will fly a similar route. The "Thetford Swaffham" thing that media sites are reporting is from before the red's published their NOTAM. It could be anywhere within the areas, though i'd suspect they would follow a similar route to the reds.

Im in the same dilema as you - The reds just scrape past my house, but im not sure if I should take the risk staying here, or head out somewhere further afield which is on the red's route and hope that the full formation passes there.
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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by jules50 » Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:01 pm

Buck Palace,Heathrow,Windsor and then split up for the whole flypast.Its not difficult.lol

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Nighthawke » Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:05 pm

Sorry missing the humour! That's the wrong end of the flypast - I am talking about the run in and looking for helpful answers.

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Vulcanone » Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:38 pm

The Typhoons never returned to Coningsby as the 100 . Just in several flights the launched as.

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Hornchurch » Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:10 pm

FGR2 wrote:
Tue May 31, 2022 10:15 pm
Philly1971 wrote:
Tue May 31, 2022 9:48 pm

Thanks for the map. Looking at number 10 when the map is expanded,

It shows another place for those of us in Essex is Fairlop Waters.

The route looks like it’s going over the playing fields opposite FW, .

I think Fairlop Station and the lakes have been a waypoint for many flypasts in past years

Hainault Country Park is another
, although I haven’t been there in years.

Used to live in Romford a long time ago.


Chadwell Heath here (born/raised) & life centered around Romford - (1960's - 2000)


The 1990 Flypast ("50th Anniv' Battle of Britain Flypast"), involving 168 a/c (IIRC), took place overhead Hainault.


By that, I meant where you mentioned, "Hainault Country Park" (which I knew as "Hog Hill")


Took my expensive (then, £1,200+ in 1990), Super-VHS to "Hog Hill" & they flew / passed directly over & above me/us.


My Police Officer F-i-L said (& uttered 'on film'), "Not Bad ***** (me), You're Only About Six Yards Out" :P :thumb: :P


With such a large formation headed in precisely THE exact same direction/objective, I'd be surprised "if" it went elsewhere

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by leroythewlis » Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:34 am

Dont know if this is the right thread for this question but what runway will brize be likely to be using today?

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by FGR2 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:44 am

Hornchurch wrote:
Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:10 pm
FGR2 wrote:
Tue May 31, 2022 10:15 pm
Philly1971 wrote:
Tue May 31, 2022 9:48 pm

Thanks for the map. Looking at number 10 when the map is expanded,

It shows another place for those of us in Essex is Fairlop Waters.

The route looks like it’s going over the playing fields opposite FW, .

I think Fairlop Station and the lakes have been a waypoint for many flypasts in past years

Hainault Country Park is another
, although I haven’t been there in years.

Used to live in Romford a long time ago.


Chadwell Heath here (born/raised) & life centered around Romford - (1960's - 2000)


The 1990 Flypast ("50th Anniv' Battle of Britain Flypast"), involving 168 a/c (IIRC), took place overhead Hainault.


By that, I meant where you mentioned, "Hainault Country Park" (which I knew as "Hog Hill")


Took my expensive (then, £1,200+ in 1990), Super-VHS to "Hog Hill" & they flew / passed directly over & above me/us.


My Police Officer F-i-L said (& uttered 'on film'), "Not Bad ***** (me), You're Only About Six Yards Out" :P :thumb: :P


With such a large formation headed in precisely THE exact same direction/objective, I'd be surprised "if" it went elsewhere

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I used to go in the 90’s and they used to mainly go down the centre of the park.

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by reaper493 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:55 am

Someone on the wave page has hinted that the RJ may have special markings on the tail - not sure if they are trustworthy or accurate, but something to look out for?

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Supra » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:10 am

Maybe they've put a Crown on the Duck? Turkey's have them at Christmas by all accounts! :whistle:

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by rebel14 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:20 am

Supra wrote:
Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:10 am
Maybe they've put a Crown on the Duck? Turkey's have them at Christmas by all accounts! :whistle:
It's a goose not a duck :P

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by Snoop 95 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:53 am

The OC of the Reads was on BBC this morning and gave their route as Swaffham, Thetford, Ipswich, London. I guess he should know!

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Re: Queens birthday Flypast

Post by reaper493 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:21 am

reaper493 wrote:
Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:55 am
Someone on the wave page has hinted that the RJ may have special markings on the tail - not sure if they are trustworthy or accurate, but something to look out for?

What ever it is (if there even is anything!) It's either very small or only on the port side - nothing visable from the A15.

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