Queen's Birthday Flypast 11th June 2016

[mirage41]

Excellent information ramjet, thanks for taking the time to promulgate.

[TankBuster]

No Lanc?

TankBuster

[MRTT]

No Lanc?

TankBuster

She won't be airborne for a while, first show of the year is planned to be RIAT.

[Snoop 95]

That's very informative and interesting and thanks very much for posting it. Never seen it displayed like that before; great. It does show how important transport is in the modern RAF though.

[Reach1985]

You'd have thought for the 90th birthday we'd have been able together a few more! Would have been good to see a a few echelons of GR4s and Typhoons. And why isn't the Tutor wing represented!?

[CHINOOKER]

You never know,if She reaches a 100,we may get an F35 in the line up as well....may have one in service by then!!!!

[big john]

You'd have thought for the 90th birthday we'd have been able together a few more! Would have been good to see a a few echelons of GR4s and Typhoons. And why isn't the Tutor wing represented!?

Tutors are only leased. Perhaps there are so few just to show her how feeble her Air Force is.

[paddyboy]

B-I-G thanks, Roger

Best graphics for a flypast I have ever seen

Cheers

Paddyboy

[Prometheusuk]

Good views from RAF Northolt ☺
All aircraft other than helos, BBMF and Reds seen.

[CHINOOKER]

Strange routing by the transport element however,as the formations of Herk/King Airs,A400 and 146/C17 routed down the approach on 27R at Heathrow before turning back towards Northolt....usually everything follows the A40 until ott Northolt.....also both Tornados and Typhoons seemed to split from thier respective formations just after passing Northolt,rather than continuing on....weather did look bad out to the west,so poss reason for this? Reds didn't come as there is no Northolt families day today.

[Undertaker]

All except Tornados & Typhoons OTT Aylesbury and of course no Red Arrows

TT

[Undertaker]

Whoops nearly forgot, no helos or BoBMF either !

TT

[dazgeo]

Afternoon All, Just checking some information also, Can advise all of the following for the flypast so far. Again apologies for any duplications but very near Heathrow !. Also apologies for posting in 2 sections.

These were quite a way North of the below after splitting up.

GZ100 A109

ZH777/(HE) Chinook (Special Colours)
ZJ237/T Griffin
XW232 Puma

These also split from Group

TE311 Spitfire
PZ865 Hurricane

These Flew North of the M4 Corridor Over Northolt

ZJ690 Sentinel
ZZ664 RC135
ZA553/045 Tornado 31 Sqn
ZA548Tornado (Special Colours) 31 Sqn

ZZ337 A332
2 x Typhoons - Uncoded !

Turned Left Then Right & Then Flew Over Eastern end of Heathrow - Quite an amazing sight !

ZH880 C130J (Special Tail Colours)
ZK456/P Be200 King Air
ZK451/K Be200 King Air

ZM407 A400M
ZH888 C130J

ZZ177 C17
ZE700 146 (Special Tail Colours)

Cheers
Darren W

[reheat module]

Just saying
More Royals on display on the balcony than aircraft in the air (without the Reds)
Absolute shame from days of old...
Just saying...

[Arthur Tee]

Afternoon All, Just checking some information also, Can advise all of the following for the flypast so far. Again apologies for any duplications but very near Heathrow !. Also apologies for posting in 2 sections.

These were quite a way North of the below after splitting up.

GZ100 A109

ZH777/(HE) Chinook (Special Colours)
ZJ237/T Griffin
XW232 Puma

These also split from Group

TE311 Spitfire
PZ865 Hurricane

These Flew North of the M4 Corridor Over Northolt

ZJ690 Sentinel
ZZ664 RC135
ZA553/045 Tornado 31 Sqn
ZA548Tornado (Special Colours) 31 Sqn

ZZ337 A332
2 x Typhoons - Uncoded !

Turned Left Then Right & Then Flew Over Eastern end of Heathrow - Quite an amazing sight !

ZH880 C130J (Special Tail Colours)
ZK456/P Be200 King Air
ZK451/K Be200 King Air

ZM407 A400M
ZH888 C130J

ZZ177 C17
ZE700 146 (Special Tail Colours)

Cheers
Darren W

Starboard Typhoons was ZJ949 according to a post on the FC Facebook page...

[POL]

XT949 was allocated to a Northrop Shelduck D.1. It was unbuilt, and the allocated not taken up.

Perhaps the poster means ZJ949?

[Arthur Tee]

darn predictive text!!!!!!

[POL]

What on earth have you been logging that starts XT?!

[Reach1985]

Thanks for the numbers. Just a note that i have never seen Waterloo Bridge so busy for the flypast - i go down every year to the same spot and there are usually one or two people who get out their cameras or binoculars but this year it was rammed! Perhaps the hobby is taking off...(sorry)

[paulh]

The 3 Typhoons that departed Coningsby yesterday morning were
ZK313
ZK307
ZJ949 all unmarked.
Which was the spare I don't know I'm afraid.

Cheers Paul.