Free Air combat Show

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All,

Our flying site is not far from R.A.F Waddington (6-8miles maybe)were sat in the valley lower than the base.

Yesterday we had 2 Tornado's come around and fly low well within 200ft over the site and even one wagged his wings at us. Been a lot of air activity going on all week and man was it good to watch. They've been attacking the airbase by the looks of it and defending it.

4 tornado's and 2 Hawks one a-wax and one chinoock helicopter might of been more about but thats all we saw.

Actually it was lucky none of us were in the air they were well within our flying height !

[Randall]

Might be somthing to do with the farnborough air show. I live in farnborough and its about this time of year i wont be allowed to think due to the jets overhead etc. they fly about 300-400 feet high with afterburners on etc does look good i must say

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[quote=Randall;134071]Might be somthing to do with the farnborough air show. I live in farnborough and its about this time of year i wont be allowed to think due to the jets overhead etc. they fly about 300-400 feet high with afterburners on etc does look good i must say[/quote]

I think you'll find if you watch them there doing air combat or ground attack runs. Before the airshows they often have the other airforces in to practice with quite often. But before the shows and just after the airbases seem to be a lot more active doing jet training.

[jiberjaber]

I used to do a lot of work at Moreton-in-Marsh (the fire service collage for those who might know it) which is based around an old Canadian WW2 bomber base.

We were regulary 'bombed' by tornadoes and harriers and chinnoks used to fly in and out very often. Trying to have a phone conversation with a chinnok at 50ft above you is impossible! All very impressive.

[moyesboy]

[quote]sat in the valley lower than the base[/quote]
...I always thought Lincolnshire was completely flat!

[mattydred]

me too - flat and full of cabbages

[Tim Procter]

[quote=mattydred;134110]me too - flat and full of cabbages[/quote]


Cheeky sod..:smilielol5:




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These guy's will be warming up for the forthcoming airshows hopefully and I will be there again for the spectacular show at Waddington again this year.

Last year was cancelled before 8am in the morning when I arrived due to bad weather..:(

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I saw it do the low level display on the saturday.

Hoping to be there both days again :)

[jboweruk]

I was lucky up in Norfolk like that once, a Hawk and an F15 dogfighting, the Hawk won, makes ya proud to be a Brit don't it.

[funfreex]

If any of you are taking photographs at the airshow i would love to see the result as i know a few of you are quite handy with a camera!:cheers2:

[cambs flyer]

Funny you should say that as we've had more than the usual F-15 traffic, plus a few dog fights which I haven't seen for a while since the USAFE had to cut there budget by $200 million a few years back.

Dog fighting over my house used to be a regular thing once, great to watch through the binos.

Plus the KC-135 tankers have been quite plentiful.

[Boggy]

my youngest is waitering at yeovilton tomorrow in the officers mess. for a load of visiting yanks.!! whats going on???:confused::patriot:

[fatmantom]

applying for a job at farnborough air show this year :)


farnborough is always an amazing air show and i would recomend it to any one that is nearby..

the planes come rightover to my house in fleet and i always get the red arrows flying there and then flying home which is coool!

[jboweruk]

Yeah, managed to get to Farnborough 06, what a phenomenal show, between the A380 and the Mig 37 OVT it was well worth going. Coaches aren't going this year :(