Pete in Lincs Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Grand Daughter No 2 is 3 years old and mad about Aeroplanes. Sturgate airfield is about three miles away (and just a few miles East of Gainsborough) so we all met up there. The cafe was open for fry ups and tea etc, and lots of civvy types (single and twin engined) dropped in for a snack, chat and some lunch. Of note was resident Piper Cub 'Olive' (subject of a recent TV restoration programme), and an Auster AOP in White with RAF markings. I got all excited when I thought I saw a Mustang on the runway. Turned out to be a 3/4 scale replica. Convincing at a distance though! The seating area is next to the pan and the smell of burning Avgas mingles with the tang of bacon butties! Lovely stuff on a Sunny day and Grand Daughter was delighted. A future F-35 pilot methinks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 First, let me say that I live in the middle of NOWHERE ! ( I'm right on the border of Arizona and Mexico. Only 5 miles from Mexico.) Second, my camera SUCK'S ! These aircraft were only at about 1000 feet. Third, I was too fumbly with the camera, and just could'nt get it to focus in on the re-fueling booms. But , believe it or not, Both Helicopter's were being re-fueled ! I actually took around 20 pictures,.... but they ALL are just too out of focus. Sorry, It isn't everyday we see Stuff like this here in "you-know-where" Egypt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) On 8/9/2020 at 1:34 AM, Pete in Lincs said: Grand Daughter was delighted. A future F-35 pilot methinks! F-35? Fighters, pshaw - surely she'd prefer to do some real flying! Edited August 13, 2020 by Blimpyboy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Those last three photo’s are impressive shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Two French Armee de l'Air Mirage 2000s have just gone over our city centre apartment twice at 500'. I suspect it may be in connection with Estonia's re-independence day which is commemorated today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) On 8/14/2020 at 3:03 AM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Those last three photo’s are impressive shots. Yeah, bugger that for a lark. Despite being helo drivers, I concede they earn every penny of their pay and hardship allowances! Edited August 20, 2020 by Blimpyboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 (edited) E3 Sentry on the approach to Balice ( Krakow) airport (today about noon) Please note interesting insignia under left wing and on fin - this is a Luxembourg roundel (sic!) of course that under right is NATO logo. Regards J-W Edited August 21, 2020 by JWM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 The Red Arrows, commemorating the 75th anniversary of VJ Day - postponed from last week due to bad weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 How many B52's flying over today?! One long steady stream of them. Rick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I forgot to mention that on Monday afternoon there was a nice, gentle display by two Chipmunks and a Magister, which were flying in various formations up and down the village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 A Philippine coastguard helicopter oddly just flew over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijs302 Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Three b52,s just went over guessing there in at Fairford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Today on high altitude An-124 Ruslan Regards J-W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Been a busy few days here, the FAA have been flying almost every helicopter they have it seems! Wildcat HMA1 Wildcat HMA2 (the Wildcats doing the usual patrol/scanning circuits) Merlin Mk 2 Merlin Mk 3 Merlin Mk 4 (3 in formation) Also had a visitor from Leonardo, the Merlin Crowsnest test aircraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Willy Wessex practicing approaches to Leonardos (Westland Helicopters) . P.s wellsprop....thinks you mean Wildcat AH1😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Blimey an Alouette now ...British Army colours must be the Army hysterical flight😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, junglierating said: Blimey an Alouette now ...British Army colours must be the Army hysterical flight😄 Ex-Hysterical Flight, they sold the Alouette a couple of years back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Harvard G-GBOR just flew over at 1400ft, no picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Scottish Ambulance Service Beech B200C Super King Air G-SASC just flew north following the coast en-route from Edinburgh to Aberdeen at 1,975 feet which is unusually low for it , maybe a patient for the hyperbaric chamber at ARI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Spitfire TR.9 and Chipmunk today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Around 1300 today had three F-15E heading westwards inland over Montrose at low level on parallel tracks a couple of seconds apart with each closer than the first so that the third was almost directly overhead and the noise just rolled on and on well after they had passed out of sight although as they were flying straight and level there was no distinctive howl. Rather nostalgic watching and hearing low flying jets on the day that in previous years would have seen me down at the former RAF Leuchars for arrivals day on their Airshow Enthusiasts Package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 On Wednesday, I drove out of Lincoln on the way to the Dambusters pub to do a delivery there. As I got close the Reds took off form Scampton and flew directly over head in vics of three at about 150 ft. Today I was delivering in Horncastle. Early in the afternoon a Spitfire was stooging around, in and out of the clouds. Lovely sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Heard but didn’t see ( in the house at he time ) an Alpha Jet on Friday afternoon, first one for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Sat on Filey cliff top on Thursday afternoon and heard a racket. Few seconds later an RAF Chinook came thundering along following the shoreline at just about cliff top height. Rear door was open and a chappy was waving to whoever waved at him! It then turned inland and flew off towards Flamborough way. Should have taken my phone out to get a few pics but was too distracted by the sight of it! Regards, Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Had a great day here in Rhode Island spotting yesterday. Gorgous day, mid- 70's, not a cloud in the sky and only light breeze. Perfect flying day. So, around 7:30/8 am we were just thinking about waking up, and we hear a couple of nice big radial engines going over. We live under the pattern for Quonsett Point National Gaurd AFB, so are used to the Chinooks, Hercules, Blackhawks, etc but this was nothing like those. All the local summer airshows have been cancelled, hhmmmmm.......what's going on. Anyhoo, it quiets down, then later on we hear them again. We rush out, and not 500' above our heads comes a flight of TWO T6's, a Lodestar, and a TBM Avenger! Two mins later, a second flight of T6's and a small twin I didn't recognize. Great day! Regards, Pete in RI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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