Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 (edited) Being forced to stand around on an airfield, waiting for the test aircraft to appear, I kept myself busy with my camera Then a pretty Mk7 turned up to do some load lifting: Then a Mk3, who spotted some FOD and landed to pick it up! Now anybody care to name the airfield. If I were to name the people NOT allowed to guess, that would give the game away - but they know who they are ! cheers Grant Edited June 5, 2008 by Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Is it Wattisham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Right, finally typed the image names in correctly Nope, not Wattisham Daz. Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I got a choice of 3 based on where youre from: Chivenor Boscombe Yeovilton But then again knowing me Im bound to be way off Bexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Oh Bexy...so close, but no cigar! Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Could be Yeovilton like Bex says. Or Middle Wallop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Could be Yeovilton like Bex says.Or Middle Wallop. Getting colder Daz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Now where is there an airshow this weekend? Not Biggin is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Too many trees for Culdrose, how about St Mawgan? Bexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 mmmmm Merryfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Now where is there an airshow this weekend? Not Biggin is it? Even colder Daz. Go west, go west... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't know I give up. I'm not good at airfield recce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 mmmmm Merryfield Your were one of the ones not allowed to answer !!!! Too easy for you. But yes, spot on Windy. It is Merryfield. cheers Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ooops Sorry did not read that bit. Were you there with a silver Daulphin today by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Your were one of the ones not allowed to answer !!!! Too easy for you. But yes, spot on Windy.It is Merryfield. cheers Grant Whres that then? Bex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 Nope. I was there hanging around for a gurt big EH101 to turn up. Didn't see the silver machine. Bex - Merryfield is a satellite airfield for Yeovilton, about 10 miles west of Yeovilton near a village called Ilton, just north of the A303. Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Bex - Merryfield is a satellite airfield for Yeovilton, about 10 miles west of Yeovilton near a village called Ilton, just north of the A303.Grant flamin muppet, i know where it is now........... Thanks Grant Bex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Nice Commando pic's - almost a full walkround without any walking!!! The head-on shot is cool, that machine just looks like it means "mean". Brill pic's Grant, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHREAK Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Lovely HC4 shots, my favourite chopper. Got any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Lovely HC4 shots, my favourite chopper. Got any more? I've got a couple i took of a very unusual HC.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Lovely HC4 shots, my favourite chopper. Got any more? Not with this camera, but I will be in the field at the end of Yeovilton for the airshow Friday practice/arrivals day, so I expect to get loads of junglie shots then! I couldn't believe the full 360 he did right in front of me. The coolest 'walkaround' I've ever done! Great shots Greg. Got me stumped - who, what, where, when???? cheers Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Not with this camera, but I will be in the field at the end of Yeovilton for the airshow Friday practice/arrivals day, so I expect to get loads of junglie shots then!I couldn't believe the full 360 he did right in front of me. The coolest 'walkaround' I've ever done! Great shots Greg. Got me stumped - who, what, where, when???? cheers Grant Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) Air wing. Cockerill Bks in Freetown. 2004. Taken by yours truly as I was serving in their Army for 18 months. The A/C was donated to them by Qatar and is the only VIP fit junglie. I've got a full exterior and interior walkaround of it including details of the engines, rotor heads etc. The pilot was a South African Neil Ellis who is quite famous in Aviation circles as having the most shoulder launched SAMS fired at an individual aircraft in one engagement and getting away with it! Quite an interesting bloke to talk to funnily enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Well you live and learn. I would have guessed Middle East from the paint scheme and the number of windows suggestion some sort of VIP fit, but I would never have come up with RSLAF! Thanks Greg. cheers Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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