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Saw what seems to be the Falklands flypast pratice...
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 00:41
by Chris Sykes
Comming round spalding lincs, on route back home saw 3 flights of formations, first was a huge groupe of Eurofighters, the next a VC10 with a fourship of Tornados (i think) and lastly Nimrod with fourshipe of tornados again... They seemed to fly over Spalding for pratice or a waypoint, can anyone clarify etc....
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 00:55
by Kevin Farnell
What, no Harriers :shock: :shock: :shock: ?
Was disappointed there also no Harriers present at the recent Duxford 'Falklands' event.
Kevin
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 01:15
by Quixoticish
Kevin Farnell wrote:What, no Harriers :shock: :shock: :shock: ?
Was disappointed there also no Harriers present at the recent Duxford 'Falklands' event.
Kevin
I think it's a mix of operational commitments plus (for the London flypast anyway) Harriers not being allowed to take part as they have the gliding properties of a brick if there was ever an engine failure.
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 01:17
by FlyTexas
Hmm, I could have sworn Harriers flew in the Falklands. It was in all the papers.
Brian
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 01:41
by Quixoticish
FlyTexas wrote:Hmm, I could have sworn Harriers flew in the Falklands. It was in all the papers.
Brian
I wasn't saying that they didn't?
Edit : Sorry, I take it you weren't referring to my post? If so my bad.
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 05:59
by Paul K
No Vulcan either :sad:
Ah well, I can wait.
Re: Saw what seems to be the Falklands flypast pratice...
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 07:50
by AndyG
Chris Sykes wrote:Comming round spalding lincs, on route back home saw 3 flights of formations, first was a huge groupe of Eurofighters, the next a VC10 with a fourship of Tornados (i think) and lastly Nimrod with fourshipe of tornados again... They seemed to fly over Spalding for pratice or a waypoint, can anyone clarify etc....
First time around they used Wittering as a 'stand-in' for Buck House, maybe they are doing the same this time as well. I was living in Peterborough at the time, had some great views of (what looked like) the entire RAF!! :yipeee:
AndyG
Posted: 14 Jun 2007, 11:35
by DaveB
Just had 4 Harriers in box-4 fly over here matey. Queenie is down the road at Pangbourne Military College
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 16 Jun 2007, 18:33
by jab
Sure this is not for the queens flypast? which was today. :think:
James
Posted: 16 Jun 2007, 20:10
by Tweek
jab wrote:Sure this is not for the queens flypast? which was today. :think:
James
Certainly was.
