RAF Cosford Airshow- Sunday 11th June 2017

[Rory76]

What's a B-53?
Here's hoping you mean B-52 as there's 3 in Fairford at the moment

No, it's a B-53...... One of those new, secret ones.....

[MRTT]

Irish Air Corps EC-135 confirmed for static.

[youth]

B-1b flypast confirmed! oh dear RIAT will get some flack now ha ha

[MRTT]

Why would that be?

[luke28]

To be fair it probably will because small minded people will see this an an opportunity to attack RIAT for 'only' having them on static (which in itself is a majour coup) instead of giving praise to the Cosford team for seeing the opportunity and getting in dilect with the USAF about the possibility of the flypasts when the bombers are RTB to Fairford. Stunning work by the Cosford team

[MRTT]

Fair point.

RAF C-130 cancelled.

[Ddave]

The flypasts and what seems like reasonable weather have made my mind up.

[MRTT]

Fair amount of arrivals today.

Information added to this post is courtesy of Threshold.aero.

PC-7 Team, Swiss Beech 1900 (Since departed), RAF A400, OV-10B Bronco, 2x RAF Tucano, JP 'XW324', Met Ce.421C, RAF A109 & 2x Auster AOP6/9. An-2 is due in later this evening.

16.10LT: AAC Apache x2 & Bird Dog inbound.
16.30LT: RAF King Air arrived
17.09LT: Irish EC-135 has arrived, Italian C-27 inbound
17.21LT: Italian C-27J arrived, Whirlwind inbound
17.49LT: Whirlwind, An-2 & Ce.337 Skymaster have arrived

[TS010]

RN Wildcat circling Oswestry at 15.00, possibly Cosford bound?

[MRTT]

Updates from today, credit to Threshold.aero for the information.

11.13LT: AeroSPARX G.109B has arrived
11.56LT: RN Wildcat & Merlin have arrived
12.16LT: Bulldog T1 has arrived
13.07LT: RAF Chinook has arrived, will commence a practice display shortly
14.02LT RAF Chinook finishing practising display
14.17LT: Italian Tornado not long finished practice
14.29LT: Whirlwind practice complete, PC-7 Team due up shortly
14.46LT: AAC Apache complete, PC-7 Team running in
16.52LT: Provost T1 'XF690' & P-51D 'Tall in the Saddle' have arrived
16.59LT: Pitts Special has arrived

[rva65]

Is there any info as to timings for the Buff and Bone flybys on Sunday? just wondering as I can't go due to working nights but going to get out of bed in time to see them heading back south to Fairford over Worcester!

[scottspencer]

Never released until Program on the day

[luke28]

They've been out early all week and RTB Fairford around 2.30-3.00 so if they do the flypast on route back to Fairford then they will maybe do the Cosford flypast around 2.00-2.30..

That could be completely off though as its merely guess work

[bizfreeq]

As you can see below, your timings are a bit off:

Monday 5th June

BUFF01 (B52) 60-0002 Dep 06.30 ,Landed 16.00

Tuesday 6th June

BUFF01 (B52) 60-0021 Dep 04.20, Landed 12.26

BUFF02 (B52) 61-0020 Dep 06.30, Landed 13.45

Wednesday 7th June

BUFF01 (B52) 60-0021 Dep 7.00am,Landed 16.15

MYTEE11 (B1) 85-0083 Arrived 09.23

MYTEE12 (B1) 85-0084 Arrived 09.25

Thursday 8th June

BONE21 (B1) 85-0083 Dep 07.15 Landed 16.30

BUFF01 (B52) 60-0021 Dep 9.15 Landed 18.30

MYTEE13 (B1) 86-0139 Arrived 09.30

Friday 9th June

BUFF01 (B52) 60-0002 Dep 06.10 Landed 17.15
BUFF02 (B52) ???????? Ground Abort,Fuel Leak

BONE01 (B1) 85-0084 Dep 06.25 Landed 14.05
BONE02 (B1) 86-139 Dep 06.26 Landed 14.17( Done a Low Approach at Spangdahlem.)

MYTEE21 (B2) 82-1068 'Spirit Of Newyork' Arrived 11.30 ( Via Holbeach Range,Dropped 6 Inert Bombs)
MYTEE22 (B2) 88-0329 'Spirit Of Missouri) Arrived 11.32 ( Via Holbeach Range,Dropped 6 Inert Bombs)

Staturday 10th June

BUFF01 (B52) 60-0021 Dep 06.05,Landed 14.55. 

BONE21 (B1) 85-0083 Dep 06.05 ,Landed 15.20

So the Cosford timings could be anything from 2 until the end of the show.

[MRTT]

Huey and Loach have arrived.

[POL]

B-1 between 2 and 3 local. Not sure on the B-52.

[BOLLO]

BUFF 02 heading over that way until his slot time .

[zero_gravity]

If BUFF 2 is on 6402 then he is in the Aberystwith area.
Rather hoped he would route IoM WAL SHAW , but he went straight down the Irish sea.

[zero_gravity]

Are there two due? I also have a target on 6401...Buff 01 ?

[MRTT]

BUFF02 & BONE01 are due.