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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by colt99 » Sun May 04, 2025 4:08 pm

Flypast has been posted on the armed forces day page
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Lancaster

Voyager/Atlas

C-17

Posiden/ 2x Typhoons

RC135 / 2X F35

Reds

4xTyphoons

I've left gaps for each formation, and the Reds are showing separate from the Typhoons, but seen posts saying they are together
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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by plmc135 » Sun May 04, 2025 4:39 pm

Correction, the Armed Forces page shows the final formation as 4 Typhoons not Lightnings.

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by colt99 » Sun May 04, 2025 4:53 pm

plmc135 wrote:
Sun May 04, 2025 4:39 pm
Correction, the Armed Forces page shows the final formation as 4 Typhoons not Lightnings.
It does plmc👍 updated.

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Sw » Mon May 05, 2025 6:50 am

The X page of the RAF is now showing the cgi of the flypast 4 Typhoons with the Red's

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by slogen51 » Mon May 05, 2025 7:27 am

Marham is open today although not until 1:30pm which seems late

Are there already a pair of F-35B at Coningsby?

Is there a link to today's routing specifically for the Easter Anglia area?

Ta

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by TeeJay » Mon May 05, 2025 7:51 am

slogen51 wrote:
Mon May 05, 2025 7:27 am
Marham is open today although not until 1:30pm which seems late

Are there already a pair of F-35B at Coningsby?

Is there a link to today's routing specifically for the Easter Anglia area?

Ta
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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Gary » Mon May 05, 2025 11:25 am

I'm going to be on Westminster bridge. If anyone wants to meet up. Wearing a Peterborough top 😂

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Supra » Mon May 05, 2025 1:24 pm

Nobody showed the BBC Flypast presenter the new formations picture & listing in time? :roll:
'Final formation comprising 4 Lightnings & nine Hawks of the Red Arrows'....Ummmm :blush:

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Vulcanone » Mon May 05, 2025 1:57 pm

Supra wrote:
Mon May 05, 2025 1:24 pm
Nobody showed the BBC Flypast presenter the new formations picture & listing in time? :roll:
'Final formation comprising 4 Lightnings & nine Hawks of the Red Arrows'....Ummmm :blush:
Did you expect any better from the BBC....

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by binbrook32 » Mon May 05, 2025 2:05 pm

And in the short spells I was watching, Dakota was mentioned twice with Lancaster.

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Unknown74 » Mon May 05, 2025 4:10 pm

Just watched back the Flypast and I notice Big Jets TV Jerry made the same error with the Red Arrows - Typhoon Section, he had Red Arrows and F-35B Lightning in his caption...

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Nighthawke » Mon May 05, 2025 4:15 pm

In this day and age there is really no excuse for inaccurate or poor reporting. There is so much info available online and plenty of people to ask to get it right. Although we may not expect the BBC to get it right, we really should - they are supposed to be professionals and a world-class channel.

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Nighthawke » Mon May 05, 2025 4:16 pm

Unknown74 wrote:
Mon May 05, 2025 4:10 pm
Just watched back the Flypast and I notice Big Jets TV Jerry made the same error with the Red Arrows - Typhoon Section, he had Red Arrows and F-35B Lightning in his caption...
Please don't tell me you are surprised - @rse and elbow come to mind.

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Unknown74 » Mon May 05, 2025 4:39 pm

No not at all,Nighthawk same with the BBC.....

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by foxfire » Mon May 05, 2025 5:24 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Mon May 05, 2025 4:15 pm
In this day and age there is really no excuse for inaccurate or poor reporting. There is so much info available online and plenty of people to ask to get it right. Although we may not expect the BBC to get it right, we really should - they are supposed to be professionals and a world-class channel.
A low point was one of the BBC presenters in front of Buckingham Palace asking an A400 pilot how the display navigate to the Palace and wondered if they follow the Thames to find it. :roll:

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Nighthawke » Mon May 05, 2025 5:26 pm

As I inferred, technology is not their thing otherwise they would know it's Google Maps :lol:

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by foxfire » Mon May 05, 2025 7:30 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Mon May 05, 2025 5:26 pm
As I inferred, technology is not their thing otherwise they would know it's Google Maps :lol:
:thumbs:

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by raptor1970 » Mon May 05, 2025 7:37 pm

Nighthawke wrote:
Mon May 05, 2025 5:26 pm
As I inferred, technology is not their thing otherwise they would know it's Google Maps :lol:
What is 'Google Maps'?
I thought RAF Bods went out and laid big white arrows on the ground so Pilots could see where they were going!

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Boneyard1 » Mon May 05, 2025 8:24 pm

Forces News reporter made the same mistake! Hopeless!

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Re: VE Day 80th

Post by Unknown74 » Mon May 05, 2025 8:48 pm

Doesn't say much for the MoD does it? It's not BBCs, Big Jets TV, Forces TV or any of the other TV Channels fault, it's the information they're given.....

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