Seamus Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Morning all, Another selection of images from last week that I hope will be of interest. With no flying at Fairford on the Tuesday, we moved over to SPTA and enjoyed probably the busiest day I've ever seen there- my first Merlin in the dustbowl was a particular highlight Bell 212 AH1 | ZH814 | Army Air Corps | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Bell 212 AH1 | ZH814 | Army Air Corps | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ122/F | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 | ZZ375 | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 | ZZ375 | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 | ZZ375 | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Puma HC2 | XW218 | Royal Air Force | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Westland Puma HC2 | XW218 | Royal Air Force | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ122/F | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ122/F | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ122/F | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ122/F | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ122/F | Royal Navy | SPTA | 12/10/21 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr On Thursday, we hung around for the arrival of the U-2. Sadly the light died a little just before it touched down, but always great to catch these mission birds, especially when in an unusual fit like this one Lockheed U-2S | 80-1083 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/10/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed U-2S | 80-1083 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/10/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Lockheed U-2S | 80-1083 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 14/10/20 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr Thanks for looking, comments welcomed Shaun 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Great shots, I love the U-2 nose art! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Simply stunning. Every one's a winner! Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Good phots ....Still amazed puma is still about 50 years later....thats like the equivalent of 1920s to 1970 when they first entered service...mind blowing and they arent alone...A10 ...1972... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Great photos, Thank you for posting Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Thanks chaps, glad they were of interest On 10/18/2021 at 2:17 PM, junglierating said: Good phots ....Still amazed puma is still about 50 years later....thats like the equivalent of 1920s to 1970 when they first entered service...mind blowing and they arent alone...A10 ...1972... It's always a treat to see a Puma, a type that generally eludes me. Need to try and make the most of them before their retirement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Great shots, and firmly in the Puma appreciation society. But I do like that U2 too SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 2:17 PM, junglierating said: Good phots ....Still amazed puma is still about 50 years later....thats like the equivalent of 1920s to 1970 when they first entered service...mind blowing and they arent alone...A10 ...1972... I love the Puma, it looks right and it gets the job done. Excellent aircraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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