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F22

Post by Mfp » Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:15 pm

Please anyone know serials of the 12 parked , can not find them anywhere cheers

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Re: F22

Post by Nighthawke » Mon Jun 30, 2025 3:23 pm


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Re: F22

Post by NJM » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:39 pm

This is probably a stupid question as someone else must have asked by now or the answer may be in Heads Up, to which I don't have permissions, but does anyone know when the Raptors are departing?

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Re: F22

Post by raameagle » Tue Jul 01, 2025 2:39 am

Many, many people have asked the same question and the answer remains the same. 'Nobody knows' when they are leaving.
NJM wrote:
Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:39 pm
This is probably a stupid question as someone else must have asked by now or the answer may be in Heads Up, to which I don't have permissions, but does anyone know when the Raptors are departing?

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Re: F22

Post by Tiger 1 » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:29 am

Still sat in the same place this morning...all still have tanks fitted...no movement around them.

T1

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Re: F22

Post by H.A.Bucken » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:41 am

(try again).
Howdo, NJM.
Someone in Heads Up, only one, has seen summat on MSF, whatever that is, they could be here until the 15th July.
From all the postings and there's pages of them it's a case of wait and see- keep ya ear to the ground. For me I'd love to see some of these a/c, but my distance travelling days are over.
Roger in a humid S. Lakes.

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Re: F22

Post by Nighthawke » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:43 am

MSF is Mil Spotters Forum - an email group. Been around for years - once Yahoo IIRC now groups.io

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Re: F22

Post by H.A.Bucken » Tue Jul 01, 2025 3:15 pm

TQ, NH.
Roj

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Re: F22

Post by nashwa » Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:51 am

Whilst no one can say a day for sure, surely there would be some kind of warning before they left right? Whether that be someone spotting activity around them or tankers into Mildenhall? Or could it literally be a total surprise? Basically in our current situation is it safe to assume they probably won’t go in the next 1 to 2 days? I’m free to come down Thursday or Friday but given there’s been such little activity around them I don’t see a possibility of them going anywhere that soon but I could be wrong.

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Re: F22

Post by James Cutting » Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:48 am

Keep watching the forum for comments and I’m sure things will eventually become clear.
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Re: F22

Post by Philwinward » Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:56 am

It would wouldn’t surprise me if they moved them out this weekend undercover of the long July 4th Independence Day holiday shutdown.

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Re: F22

Post by reaper493 » Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:18 am

Looks like local sortie(s) today at least - viewtopic.php?f=8&p=1680283#p1680283

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Re: F22

Post by Bilvo » Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:14 pm

Philwinward wrote:
Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:56 am
It would wouldn’t surprise me if they moved them out this weekend undercover of the long July 4th Independence Day holiday shutdown.
No surprise for you then!
NJM wrote:
Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:39 pm
This is probably a stupid question as someone else must have asked by now or the answer may be in Heads Up, to which I don't have permissions, but does anyone know when the Raptors are departing?
Flying local sorties this afternoon if you can't access the other areas of the forum yet.
Survival of the Fittest.

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Re: F22

Post by roughcutter » Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:02 pm

H.A.Bucken wrote:
Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:41 am
(try again).
Howdo, NJM.
Someone in Heads Up, only one, has seen summat on MSF, whatever that is, they could be here until the 15th July.
Bummer! I was quietly hoping that a couple would stick around for RIAT :(
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.

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Re: F22

Post by James Cutting » Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:07 pm

It’s still all just rumours. As some have said end of July, some August, some said they’d be gone…so who knows!!
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Re: F22

Post by BOLLO » Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:58 am

Three out and about this morning the 3rd as TOPHAT 01,1 canx take off and taxied back in.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: F22

Post by James Cutting » Thu Jul 03, 2025 9:47 am

But did they still have their tanks on??? :whistle: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: F22

Post by mad dan eccles » Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:58 am

Tanks were still on the three that flew...

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Re: F22

Post by James Cutting » Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:09 pm

I know, tongue in cheek as everyone keeps asking :lol:
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Re: F22

Post by Madmannz375 » Thu Jul 03, 2025 2:45 pm

How do I become authorised to view the other forum that people are posting? Thanks, Adam.

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