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F-35 UK?
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They've been flying from Marham for quite some time now..
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2 out on the airfield yesterday at Marham but no flying other than Tornado.
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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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any ideas when they will be cleared for low level or have they been already cleared states side?
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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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Hopefully see them soon above Lincolnshire.
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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?Thunder wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:05 pmLooking 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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Most low fly for the RAF F35s is done in the SIM.
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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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One was at RAF Witterring two-three weeks back
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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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jpickers56 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:11 amThe 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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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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We haven't seen any at Warton.
Would have thought one would have been up here well before now, or Salmesbury.
Ian
Would have thought one would have been up here well before now, or Salmesbury.
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None ventured to Scotland as yet
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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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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?powerslave wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:39 pmWe haven't seen any at Warton.
Would have thought one would have been up here well before now, or Salmesbury.
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