Latinbear Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 I haven't been out and about for a while and so with the Israeli Eagles at Waddington I decided to do the three plus hour drive and join the throng last Wednesday. The marvellous weather combined with the rumour of the Eagles departing on the Thursday meant that by the time I got to the WAVE at around 8.10am there must have been only ten car parking spaces left and the hedge on the Waddington side of the A15 was packed with ladders. By mid-morning the overflow car park had well over 100 vehicles in it. The rumour of a Thursday departure seemed well founded with the arrival of a second tanker mid-afternoon. Apparently two Hercules had landed at Brize Norton as well prior to flying to Waddington. In addition to seeing the Eagles and the 707 it was a treat for me to see a Sentinel taking off and a Sentry doing a touch and go at the conclusion of its mission by which time I had moved down to the southern end of the runway. A big thank you to Gary1701 and Andy (Red Dot) for so freely sharing information on the best spots for photography. A well done is also due to the volunteers at the WAVE, the RAF and Lincolnshire Police for anticipating the crowds and ensuring that chaos didn't reign! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21. 22. 23. 24, 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. That's it, thanks for looking. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Some lovely shots Latinbear and particularly like the IDF 707s. Waddington will seem so quiet again now the Ex is over but wasn't it great while it lasted? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Some lovely images of very rare machines. My favourite though, is the head-on Sentry. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Great shots, I particularly like the Eagle breaking away from formation. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 Thank you gentlemen for the kind words. It was a good day out and I'm glad I made the effort to get up at 4.30am! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 04.30!!!!! Does it even exist? Cracking shots, my favourite being the 4-ship of F-15s with one turning away. Very artistic, Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 04.30 definitely exists! I don't think I'm alone in sleeping badly if I have to get up early to catch a plane or a train despite multiple alarms being set. The odd thing is that there was no deadline as such but I still had a terrible night's sleep. It was worth it though and I was a bit taken aback to see the size of the crowd that had got there earlier. Thank you for the nice words, much appreciated. Along with the rest of the crowd I was thrilled to see the four F15s return together and even more pleased when they did the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1701 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Hi, Nice and glad to see that you found the end of runway 02. I never got to see the 707's but I heard that they're departures were interesting. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Lovely shots, really like those F-15's and the smokey 707 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/6/2019 at 11:11 AM, gary1701 said: Hi, Nice and glad to see that you found the end of runway 02. I never got to see the 707's but I heard that they're departures were interesting. Gary Thanks Gary, your info about 02 was very helpful; it's a great location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/7/2019 at 2:53 PM, F-32 said: Lovely shots, really like those F-15's and the smokey 707 Thank you very much! It was a real treat to see the 707s not to mention the F15s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now