View Full Version : Eurofighter @ Manston today!
FRED WHELAN
14th Aug 2008, 20:16
Just had a close up look at a Eurofighter sitting on the ramp outside the terminal building at Manston this evening. 2 seat version piloted by F/LT Allsop & F/S ?? in the rear seat. BG on the tail I think .
Just wondered what it was doing there? And unless my eye's were deceiving me one of the 2, dressed in black flying suit, was manhandling a large box from the car park into the terminal building!
Twitcher
14th Aug 2008, 21:32
The Typhoon is based at Manston for the Eastbourne airshow. There should have been two.
Second EUFI at MSE today. ZJ911/BZ, ZJ808/BG.
Along with 10 Hawks of the Reds.
Edit:Corrected reg, silly me!
GARY MIDDLETON
16th Aug 2008, 08:59
Your Typhoon coded BZ is ZJ911
Background Noise
16th Aug 2008, 12:31
The names on the side will not be the pilot (unless by chance). The guys in black, manhandling kit, will almost certainly be groundcrew.
Kolossi
25th Aug 2008, 14:31
Must still be there - 2 of them were flying large circles just NE/ENE of Kennington (Nth Ashford) on Fri 22nd Aug 2008 @ 17:45. Kept it up for about 15 mins, then headed straight for Manston.
Twitcher
26th Aug 2008, 08:20
Typhoon activity was also reported on the Manston movements group. However, they were not from /to Manston on the Friday, they left after the previous weekend. No idea why they were in the area :eek:
function
26th Aug 2008, 10:08
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/340125-typhoons-over-ashford.html