RAF Cottesmore Families Day

[KarlADrage]

Evening all,

I spent a very pleasant day outside COT today. The light could've been better, but the flying was good and it was great to see the Harrier four-ship and the Vulcan inparticular.

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Cheers,
Karl

[LookingNorth]

Now that's good snappery :ok: Vulcan looked great from where I was sat, quieter than I remembered tho

[Union Jack]

Karl

VMT for the excellent pictures - every single one!

However, having been caught up with 801 NAS twice in past years, I was particularly taken with the photo of the RNHF's WV908 - a very pretty sight.

Jack

[Eezyboy]

Cracking photos, especially as it wasn't a perfect day for photos. What camera eqpt are you using?

[VARIABLE_KNIFE]

So anybody got more info on the near-mishap at Odiham's families day then involving Typhoon? 15ft above the trees after messed up :eek:departure and some very burnt grass?

[Navy_Adversary]

Nice images Karl, especially the final one of 558.

I thought that I read a thread on Odiham, guess it must have been pulled to stop the journos getting invloved.

[KarlADrage]

Thanks all.

Eezyboy - these were all taken on a Canon EOS-40D with a Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 lens, teamed up with a Canon 2x converter.

[minigundiplomat]

So anybody got more info on the near-mishap at Odiham's families day then involving Typhoon? 15ft above the trees after messed up :eek:departure and some very burnt grass?


I think everyone was too busy ducking for cover before, and surveying the carnage after.

[Al R]

Great shots Karl. What's the team in that first shot?

Incidentally, and this is huge thread drift, does anyone have any idea what the 4 biplanes were, or where they were going.. heading south down the A1 (over Biggleswade), 1715 Friday? Not sure if they were heading home from the show..?

[TEEEJ]

Well done, Karl. I particularly like the last shot of XH558.

Al, the team is The Blades. They recently had a change of colour scheme.

TJ

[Al R]

Ah, thanks. Didn't travel too then far I see.

The Blades (http://www.2excelaviation.com/pages/the_pilots.php)

[FantomZorbin]

Al R

The Bi-planes you saw were probably 4 Stearman PT17s led by an ex OC 1 Sqn - if so one of them is owned by "Judge Deed".

[Al R]

Cheers - they looked and sounded sweet. I had just fuelled up and was watching a load of American heavy metal that was cruising to a show when they pottered along overhead. A nice way to end the day.

[206Fan]

Cracking photos karl :ok: