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IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

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IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by BossHogg » Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:57 pm

Quick one from me before work, IRON 01 arrives into a Sunny Mildenhall. Hope you enjoy :clap:

ImageE-6B 164386, VQ-3 / VQ-4 / SCW-1 by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by James Cutting » Wed Jun 26, 2024 2:50 pm

Very nice mate, well caught! :thumb:
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by david14 » Wed Jun 26, 2024 3:45 pm

Good stuff, not a common visitor to these shores
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by Amp » Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:57 pm

That looks great!
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by Seacat192 » Wed Jun 26, 2024 5:08 pm

Excellent catch.
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by Richard E » Wed Jun 26, 2024 8:18 pm

Well that's a good start to the working day - an excellent catch, thanks for sharing.
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by Herkchaser » Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:14 pm

Lovely machine well captured.
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by paddyboy » Thu Jun 27, 2024 3:51 am

Yet another cracking shot, Jay :clap:

Eyeballed it as it droned over Long Stratton on the way in :)
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by reheat module » Thu Jun 27, 2024 4:45 am

Lovely capture, three thumbs-up from Norfolk...🤣
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Post by Pune » Thu Jun 27, 2024 9:38 am

Excellent image, thanks for sharing :thumb:
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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by Marham1564 » Thu Jun 27, 2024 4:21 pm

Nice photo mate great to catch up yesterday

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Re: IRON 01 E-6B Mercury @ RAF Mildenhall

Post by Stratocruiser » Fri Jun 28, 2024 1:23 pm

Now that is a wonderful capture!
I managed to see it trailing over the West Country on it's return home; it was very distant from my location so thanks for sharing your super pic of this somewhat rare old bird 👍
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