Seamus

Thanks all, much appreciated 😊

Morning all, After a very busy year away from the bench, my output for 2025 amounts to just three builds, with the Dauntless only making it over the line yesterday... I had great plans to rattle through multiple US Navy builds this year, but in the end these are all that successfully made it into the display cabinet. As ever, all in 1/72. Eduard F6F-5 Hellcat Eduard 1/72 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eduard 1/72 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Wolfpack T-2C Buckeye Wolfpack 1/72 Rockwell T-2C Buckeye by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Wolfpack 1/72 Rockwell T-2C Buckeye by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Flyhawk SBD-3 Dauntless Flyhawk 1/72 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Flyhawk 1/72 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr 2026 promises to be an even busier year, but hopefully a few more can make it off the bench... Happy new year all, Shaun

Thanks very much all, glad they were of interest I find Duxford to be a tricky venue, with the sun never really getting round far enough until the very end of the show, which isn't helped these days with the flying starting earlier than it used to. Can be pretty hard work in clear skies, which to be fair rarely happens!

Morning all, I thought I's share some images from a couple of recent shows to end my airshow season. At the end of August, I returned to Cosby in Leicestershire for the Victory Show. Always an enjoyable day out, the main aim for this year's show was to catch the stunning Invader that undertook a mini UK airshow tour. Rain threatened to scupper this, but it turned out rather well in the end, so good to see an Invader back displaying in UK skies after so many years. Douglas A-26C Invader 'Sweet Eloise II' | 44-34313/N3413 | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Douglas A-26C Invader 'Sweet Eloise II' | 44-34313/N3413 | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Commonwealth CA-18 Mustang 'Jersey Jerk' | 44/15152/G-JERK | Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Douglas A-26C Invader 'Sweet Eloise II' | 44-34313/N3413 | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr The supporting cast wasn't too shabby either Hawker Fury II | SR661/G-CBEL | Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Hawker Hurricane I | P2902/G-ROBT | Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Douglas Dakota IV | KP221/G-ANAF | Aero Legends | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Hawker Hurricane I | V7497/G-HRLI | Aircraft Restoration Company | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermaine Spitfire Vc | EE602/G-IBSY | Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Hawker Hurricane I | P2902/G-ROBT | Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd | Cosby | 31/08/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr The following weekend I headed to Duxford for the Battle of Britain Airshow. A strong line up packed full of warbirds, it was a decent day of flying, with the eight-ship Hurricane formation a clear highlight. Blustery winds and indifferent light made it a trickier day for photography, but still and enjoyable show to round off my season. Hawker Hurricane Formation | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Big Wing Formation | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr NHI NH90 NFH | RN-03 | Belgian Air Component | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Hawker Hurricane IIa | P3143/OO-MKT | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk 6 (F-86E) | 01675/F-AYSB | Mistral Warbirds | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Curtiss P-40F Warhawk | G-CGZP | The Fighter Collection | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Commonwealth Aircraft Company CA-13 Boomerang | A46-139/NX32CS | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire Ia | N3200/G-CFGJ | Imperial War Museum | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Hawker Fury II | SR661/G-CBEL | Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire Ia | N3200/G-CFGJ | Imperial War Museum | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Cavalier F-51D Mustang | 44-10753/LN-BMU | Bitelma Nordic Services | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Douglas A-26C Invader 'Sweet Eloise II' | 44-34313/N3413 | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Big Wing Formation | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire LF XVIe | RW386/LN-BSP | Bitelma Nordic Services | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk 6 (F-86E) | 01675/F-AYSB | Mistral Warbirds | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire Ia | P3708/G-AIST | Comanche Fighters | Duxford | 06/09/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, I hope they were of interest Shaun

Thanks all, I'm glad they were of interest

Afternoon all, A little late, but I thought I'd share a selection of images from my six days at RIAT last month Wednesday was a superb day with the majority of the highlight aircraft arriving, and plenty of trade for those of us up West. Just a shame the light died during the afternoon for the Mirages, Merlin and Gina in particular... Lockheed C-130E Hercules | 4479 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy | 86-0012 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr SAAB JAS-39C Gripen | 9234 | Czech Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter C-16 Tifon | C.16-73 | Spanish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr PAC JF-17C Thunder | 23-323 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr PAC JF-17C Thunder | 23-319 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Iluyshin Il-78 Midas | R11-003 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr PZL W-3 Sokół | 0714 | Czech Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing 757-2K2| NZ7572 | Royal New Zealand Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr SAAB JAS-39E Gripen | 396002 | SAAB | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Antonov An-74T Coaler | SU-BPN | Egyptian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian | QA124 | Qatar Emiri Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia Tornado IDS | 45+20 | German Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Leonardo AW101 Merlin Mk514 | 19606 | Portuguese Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian | 22-03466 | US Army | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG | 555 | Hellenic Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr ATR 42MP Surveyor | MM62270 | Italian Coastguard | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Let L-410FG Turbolet | 1525 | Czech Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Fiat G.91R | MM6305/I-AMIC | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sikorsky HKP16 Blackhawk | 161230 | Swedish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 16/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thursday was a much quieter day in comparison, but still featured plenty of good stuff making its way down West Breguet Atlantique 2 | 5 | Aeronavale | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Leonardo AW101 Merlin Mk514 | 19606 | Portuguese Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Aero L-159 ALCA | 6059 | Czech Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle | 91-0312/LN | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Pilatus PC-9M | L9-61 | Slovenian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Bell UH-iH Iroquois | SP-HSH | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ527 | Army Air Corps | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland AW139 | 279 | Irish Air Corps | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal | 74 | Hungarian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 | ZH831 | Royal Navy | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurocopter AS365M Dauphin II | 42 | Lithuanian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker | 59-1475/D | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Fiat G.91R | MM6305/I-AMIC | RAF Fairford | 17/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr My time on Friday was spent between P&V West and the main showground Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint | 64-14844/OF | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr SAAB JAS-39E Gripen | 396002 | SAAB | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ511 | Army Air Corps | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing AH-64E Apache AH2 | ZM713 | Army Air Corps | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint | ZZ665 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 | ZK324 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F/A-18C Hornet | HN-417 | Finnish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 4061 | PolishAir Force| RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sikorsky HKP16 Blackhawk | 161226 | Swedish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Leonardo AW101 Merlin Mk514 | 19606 | Portuguese Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing E-3F Sentry | 210/36-CA | Armee de L'Air | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon | FB-24 | Belgian Air Component | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Lynx Mk 88 | 83+10 | German Navy | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Sea King HAR3 | XZ588/G-SEAK | Historic Helicopters | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian | Q-44 | Royal Netherlands Air Force | RAF Fairford | 18/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr The weekend showdays were enjoyed mostly from crowd centre, although I moved around a bit for certain shots I wanted. Overall, I thought the display was one of the best balanced flying programmes in recent years, full of variety with plenty of highlights. NHI NH90 TTH | 79+37 | German Army | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing Chinook HC6 | ZK553 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/23 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Leonardo AW101 Merlin Mk514 | 19606 | Portuguese Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing Poseidon MRA1 | ZP803 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Breguet Atlantique 2 | 5 | Aeronavale | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 4056 | Polish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter C-16 Tifon | C.16-62 | Spanish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing Wedgetail AEW1 | WT001 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing Wedgetail AEW1 | WT001 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed U-2S | 80-1094 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 | ZK344 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing C-17A Globemaster III | ZZ177 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Airbus A400M Atlas | 54+16 | German Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/27/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr PZL W-3 Sokół | 0713 | Czech Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F/A-18C Hornet | HN-417 | Finnish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Aermacchi MB 339PAN | 'Il Frecce Tricolori' | Italian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter Typhoon S | MM7319/4-51 | Italian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Breguet Atlantique 2 | 5 | Aeronavale | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Breguet Atlantique 2 | 5 | Aeronavale | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | E-006 | Royal Danish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | E-006 | Royal Danish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr | HH-4 | Finnish Army | RAF Fairford | 20/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr I found Monday's departures to be fairly low key, with very few topsides or wing waggles for the FRIAT stand compared to previous years. All in all a little bit sterile, but as always good to catch one last glimpse of the show highlights. Boeing E-3F Sentry | 210/36-CA | Armee de L'Air | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 4047 | Polish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal | 74 | Hungarian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Eurofighter C-16 Tifon | C.16-73 | Spanish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian | Q-44 | Royal Netherlands Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Leonardo AW101 Merlin Mk514 | 19606 | Portuguese Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Fiat G.91R | MM6305/I-AMIC | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG | 555 | Hellenic Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5BG | 507 | Hellenic Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | E-006 | Royal Danish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sikorsky S-76C | HO.24-06 | Spanish Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr ATR 42MP Surveyor | MM62270 | Italian Coastguard | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed CP-140 Aurora | 140117 | Royal Canadian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II | ZM142/008 | Royal Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr PAC JF-17C Thunder | 23-323 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr PAC JF-17C Thunder | 23-319 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Iluyshin Il-78 Midas | R11-003 | Pakistan Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Antonov An-74T Coaler | SU-BPN | Egyptian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules | 59+44 | German Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing 757-2K2| NZ7572 | Royal New Zealand Air Force | RAF Fairford | 21/07/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lots of images I know, but hopefully they were of interest. Thanks for looking, Shaun

Thanks for the kind feedback, I'm glad it was of interest

Thanks all. much appreciated

Morning all, Continuing my recent modelling resurgence is another completion of an old favourite of mine, Eduard's superb 1/72 Hellcat. Somewhere along the line, the decals from this Profipack edition were cannibalised for other projects, so I picked up an Xtradecal sheet for something slightly different. Otherwise it was built from the box. Finished as usual using Mr Color for the most part, with a bit of Tamiya here and Hataka Orange Line there. Thanks for looking, comments welcomed as ever Shaun

Evening all, It's been a long time since I've been able to share a completed model on here due to a house move, so it's pleasing to finally have something new off the bench. This is the tidy little T-2C courtesy of Wolfpack. Built straight from the box using the Top Gun edition for something a little different, finished in mostly Mr Color paints. A few errors along the way but a nice kit to ease back into the swing of things with. Thanks for looking, comments welcomed Shaun

Thanks all, glad they were of interest 😊

Afternoon all, I thought I'd share some images from what has been a productive May for aviation photography, Kicking off with a handful of images from one of my favourite weekends of the year, shooting the Commando Merlins supporting the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor. As a very welcome bonus, I also caught the Lynx and Wessex of Historic Helicopters attending a small event in a nearby village. AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ137/W | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 09/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4A | ZK001/AF | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 09/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ119/C | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 09/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ137/W | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 10/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4A | ZK001/AF | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 10/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ119/C | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 09/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ137/W | Royal Navy | Dartmoor | 10/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Wessex HU5 | XT761/G-WSEX | Historic Helicopters | Devon | 10/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Lynx AH7 | XZ616/G-LNKX | Historic Helicopters | Devon | 10/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Wessex HU5 | XT761/G-WSEX | Historic Helicopters | Devon | 10/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Rounding off that weekend was my first visit of the year to Old Warden for the Season Premiere show Supermarine Spitfire IX | LZ842/G-CGZU | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Douglas R4D 'Ready for Duty' | 50783/N151ZE | Commemorative Air Force | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr North American P-51D Mustang 'Marinell' | 413521/G-MRLL | Northwind Aviation | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed 12A Electra Junior | G-AFTL | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire LF Vc | AR501/G-AWII | Shuttleworth Collection | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Douglas R4D 'Ready for Duty' | 50783/N151ZE | Commemorative Air Force | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire IX | LZ842/G-CGZU | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr North American P-51D Mustang 'Marinell' | 413521/G-MRLL | Northwind Aviation | Old Warden | 11/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Rounding off the month was a return to Old Warden for the excellent military airshow. The Fighter Collection stole the show with their pair of Hawks, the P-40F in particular displayed in a sensational manner. Curtiss P-36C Hawk | NX80FR | The Fighter Collection | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Curtiss P-36C Hawk | NX80FR | The Fighter Collection | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Curtiss P-40F Warhawk | G-CGZP | The Fighter Collection | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Curtiss P-40F Warhawk | G-CGZP | The Fighter Collection | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Hawker Hurricane I | P2902/G-ROBT | Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Albatros D.Va1 | D.2263/G-WAHT | WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust | Duxford | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A | F-904/G-EBIA | Shuttleworth Collection | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Fairey Swordfish I | W5856/G-BMGC | Navy Wings | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Supermarine Spitfire Ia | N3200/G-CFGJ | Aircraft Restoration Company | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Bristol F.2B Fighter | B1162/G-AEPH | Shuttleworth Collection | Old Warden | 31/05/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, hopefully they were of interest Shaun

Thanks for the additional comments, much appreciated I understand the local F-16 Squadrons based at Araxos use the low fly area on a fairly regular basis, but other than that I'm not sure. I aimagine it isn't used as frequently as the Mach Loop. If you really want to catch stuff through there it seems the shakedown week ahead of Iniochos is your best bet.

Many thanks for the kind feedback chaps, much appreciated

Afternoon all, Thought I'd share a selection of images from a pretty decent week in Greece for this year's Exercise Iniochos. Tried my luck at some low level during the week prior to the spottersday, which wasn't hugely productive, with only three Italian Tornado passes yielded any worthwhile images Panavia A-200A Tornado | MM7086/6-60 | Italian Air Force | Greece | 02/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia A-200A Tornado | MM7013/6-75 | Italian Air Force | Greece | 04/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia A-200A Tornado | MM7086/6-60 | Italian Air Force | Greece | 04/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr During some downtime over the weekend, a group of us went on the hunt for some wrecks and relics, as well as visiting the HAF museum at Tatoi Dassault Mirage F1CG | 115 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 05/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Republic RF-84F Thunderflash | 53-7575 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 05/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Republic F-84F Thunderstreak | 52-6914 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 05/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed F-104G Starfighter | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 06/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger | 0-54035 | Hellenic Air Force | Tatoi | 06/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter | 10541 | Hellenic Air Force | Tatoi | 06/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II | 7487 | Hellenic Air Force | Tatoi | 06/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr LTV A-7H Corsair II | 159664 | Hellenic Air Force | Tatoi | 06/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr The spottersday itself wasn't without it's frustrations, the morning being backlit and many of the star participants not flying either when the light was good or at all almost made for a disappointing day. But then the Greeks saved the day during a superb final hour or so Boeing F-15QA Ababil | QA516 | Qatar Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Boeing F-15QA Ababil | QA525 | Qatar Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-30MKi-3 Flanker | SB 319 | Indian Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Sukhoi Su-30MKi-3 Flanker | SB 140 | Indian Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed C-130H Hercules | 747 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 055 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 88-0404/FM | US Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 86-0334/FM | US Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia A-200A Tornado | MM7052/6-64 | Italian Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Panavia A-200AM7004/6-55 | Italian Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 Tornado | M by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 40546 Eskadra Lotnicza | 31 Baza Lotnictwa Taktycznego | Poznań-Krzesiny AB | Polish Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 4056 | Polish Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01503 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01520 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG | 555 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5BG | 507 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/24/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Beechcraft B200T Zufit 4 | 735 | Israeli Defence Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 71760 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 71760 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 71745 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG | 549 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG | 555 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-5EG | 552 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01520 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EG | 456 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Rafale EG | 456 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Dassault Mirage 2000-9 | 759 | UAE Air Force | Andravida AB | 07/04/25 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Overall, a pretty productive week despite the frustrations Thanks for looking, there are more images on my Flickr for those interested Shaun