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F-35 UK?

Post by Vulcan74 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:53 pm

Anyone seen any F-35 activity in the Uk recently?

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by MRTT » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm

They've been flying from Marham for quite some time now..

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Campbell89 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:03 pm

2 out on the airfield yesterday at Marham but no flying other than Tornado.

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Blackcat1 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:05 pm

But they can't get below cloud (SPTA last week) so if you don't go to Marham youre not going to see them 😊 (just kidding before someone takes offence)
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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by herc15 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:15 pm

any ideas when they will be cleared for low level or have they been already cleared states side?

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Thunder » Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:05 pm

Looking at all the pictures coming back from the USA ie: Rainbow Canyon, it all appears to be Dutch, USMC and USAF F35’s going low level. With the UK being based on the East coast at Beaufort MCAS, I wouldn’t expect to see them in the “Canyon” and the East coast low level areas don’t get covered as much, so who knows?

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Vulcan74 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:26 pm

Hopefully see them soon above Lincolnshire.

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by KevinJ » Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:17 pm

Thunder wrote:
Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:05 pm
Looking at all the pictures coming back from the USA ie: Rainbow Canyon, it all appears to be Dutch, USMC and USAF F35’s going low level. With the UK being based on the East coast at Beaufort MCAS, I wouldn’t expect to see them in the “Canyon” and the East coast low level areas don’t get covered as much, so who knows?
17 Sqn have three F-35Bs at Edwards AFB and one finally went through Star Wars Canyon a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure they were designed to go low level, relying more on the jets stealth characteristics to avoid detection?

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Post by Blackcat1 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:27 pm

Most low fly for the RAF F35s is done in the SIM.
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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Vulcanone » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:24 pm

They have been flying back and forth around various part of the UK, including Lincolnshire since last few months of 2018

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Post by C24 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:08 am

One was at RAF Witterring two-three weeks back
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Post by jpickers56 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:11 am

The F35 is very shy around the north Norfolk coast, not seen one yet in this neck of the woods, plenty of Typhoon, F15 and Tornado action around Cromer but so far no F35. Perhaps soon they will take over the FAC /CAP activities over Muckleborough.

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Post by Parrafin budgie » Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:23 pm

jpickers56 wrote:
Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:11 am
The F35 is very shy around the north Norfolk coast, not seen one yet in this neck of the woods, plenty of Typhoon, F15 and Tornado action around Cromer but so far no F35. Perhaps soon they will take over the FAC /CAP activities over Muckleborough.

Already have taken over at Muckleburgh with the JTACS first reported on 7/2/2019

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by XR221 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 6:25 pm

2 flew from Marham on 20/2 and returned after 100 minutes or so late afternoon - see here - https://youtu.be/R1AtiwiwijM

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by powerslave » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:39 pm

We haven't seen any at Warton.
Would have thought one would have been up here well before now, or Salmesbury.

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Post by Bluetail » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:14 am

None ventured to Scotland as yet
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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by T_J » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:59 pm

Vulcan74 wrote:
Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:26 pm
Hopefully see them soon above Lincolnshire.
Seen at Coningsby during January.

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by lmgaylard » Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:00 pm

Some have been through Yeovilton as well.
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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Vulcanone » Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:55 pm

And even as far as Culdrose. Give it a few years and hey presto they will be everywhere just like F-16s were in the good old days after the F-104s

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Re: F-35 UK?

Post by Agent K » Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:18 am

powerslave wrote:
Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:39 pm
We haven't seen any at Warton.
Would have thought one would have been up here well before now, or Salmesbury.

Ian
Why? too early for any mods etc.surely? or did/do regular (i.e. non BAE/RAF test and development) Tornadoes and Typhoons pass through there a lot?

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