Tornados and typhoons at Waddington, 02.09.22

[jonf45]

Hi guys,
a few pics from Thursday and Friday mornings at RAF Waddington, lovely and sunny on Thurs but typically rainy on the Friday for the Tornado flights!!!

RC-135W ZZ665 RAF Waddington 01.09.22 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+51 RAF Waddington 02.09.22 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+23 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+25 + 46+23+ 46+49 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+32 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-3 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+23 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-2 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+25 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+25 + 46+23+ 46+49 RAF Waddington 02.09.22 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+23 + 46+49 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+25 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-5 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Tornado ECR 46+32 RAF Waddington 0.09.22-7 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Eurofighter EF2000 MM7330 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-1 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Eurofighter EF2000 MM7345 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-3 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Eurofighter EF2000 MM7329 + MM7313 RAF Waddington 02.09.22 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Eurofighter EF2000 MM7330 RAF Waddington 02.09.22-4 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Eurofighter EF2000 MM7330 + MM7345 RAF Waddington 02.09.22 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, loads more in Flickr,
video is here:

https://youtu.be/79raETrmPBo

Cheers
jon

[Echo3d]

Nice shots Jon. Many thanks. Good to capture the spirit of Waddo coming back to life! (It’s been a while)

[jonf45]

Nice shots Jon. Many thanks. Good to capture the spirit of Waddo coming back to life! (It’s been a while)

Thank you
It's funny you say that as I said to my youngest that it felt like the acmi days again, really enjoyed it even the rain couldnt dampen the spirits!
Jon

[Echo3d]

Ah, ACMI…those were the days . I lived and worked in the area, and always felt lucky to have such an eclectic selection of regular visitors

[jonf45]

Ah, ACMI…those were the days . I lived and worked in the area, and always felt lucky to have such an eclectic selection of regular visitors

Yep, they were great exercises with a lovely mix of aircraft types and operators. I don't recall it being particularly difficult parking wise either, compared to when anything turns up nowadays. Maybe I'm just remembering with Rose coloured glasses?!!

[paddyboy]

Top ‘togging, Jon

Imho, the IDS version of the Tornado is still an awesome-looking machine

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Echo3d]

Ah, ACMI…those were the days . I lived and worked in the area, and always felt lucky to have such an eclectic selection of regular visitors

Yep, they were great exercises with a lovely mix of aircraft types and operators. I don't recall it being particularly difficult parking wise either, compared to when anything turns up nowadays. Maybe I'm just remembering with Rose coloured glasses?!!

You’re right about the ease of parking, and of course there was no WAVE.
I think security was slightly more relaxed back then, and the internet didn’t exist!