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Nighthawke
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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Nighthawke » Mon May 05, 2025 9:01 pm

Not if you see Typhoons instead of F-35Bs. A little knowledge goes a long way - just assign the right person. No excuse for BJTV being a supposed enthusiast!

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Snoop 95 » Tue May 06, 2025 7:10 am

I guess this change happened because they could not muster four F35's and/or four pilots because they are all at sea!
Just read the RAF Marham post of this morning which estimates that there should be 13 operational F35's at the base.

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Vulcanone » Tue May 06, 2025 9:33 am

Yes Snoop 95

Minus the one that went to the USA, a couple of days after they deployed to HMS PoW. its now 9 F-35s as per Slogen51s list when they deployed, + the four deliveries on Sunday

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by jasonT1981 » Wed May 07, 2025 7:08 pm

I managed to get a spot at the barrier on Trafalgar Square where they turn onto the Mall for the parade with only 2 people in front of me. I arrived 25 minutes before parade started. A few minutes later I looked behind me to see the crowd was 100 deep if not more, so I got very lucky. Enjoyed the parade.

After I took the short walk to Waterloo bridge, I did enjoy the flypast but it wasn't the best one I've been to.

Not a knock on the Reds actual display, but I actually prefer seeing them in unique formations with other aircraft like the VE Day flypast with 4 Typhoons.

Over-all a good trip, I got to see a lot of London. Had a runway view from my Heathrow hotel, so all in all a good trip and a good flypast, just not up there with the Jubilee and RAF100.
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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by C24 » Thu May 08, 2025 5:58 am

I don’t really remember much of the day except that there was a choice of fish paste or potted meat sandwiches with jelly or blancmange with condensed milk.
My father left the RAF about twelve months later to find that his old job was not available so he had to start a new career.

Seven people sharing a three roomed terrace house for the following six years. Happy days :)
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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by jasonT1981 » Thu May 08, 2025 1:28 pm

Well this is something.

Sky News live from National Memorial Arboretum saying that they will have a flypast from a Hurricane and Tornado aircraft

How the heck do they constantly manage to screw up aircraft types lol
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