The rain came in sheets and then........ out of the west came the menacing form of the Vulcan. It was truely impressive, big sweeping arcs in the sky, rarely going outside the limits of the airfield it seemed. It's been a few years since i last saw one flying, amazing
It didn't stay on station too long , perhaps due to fuel constraints, but most likely due to the low rain clouds that hung around whilst it flew. Kudos to the crew for what must have been a 'challenging' sortie what with transit traffic in the London TMA and the visibility at Farnborough. A last blast of the Olympus donks and it scooted back off to the west.
The weather soon cleared
and then bit by bit those who remained were treated to various breathtaking displays by variously F16s, F18,s and then later in the afternoon 2 smudges on the western horizon that weren't Chinooks going into Odiham, but......F22s!!!! One peeled off, the other came over the airfield and for seemingly 10mins gave a display of such power and dexterity that it was a joy to behold. EVERY car alarm in the area where i stood was set off
It then met up with it's buddy and they headed off northwards (RIAT ?).
The Eurofighter turned up later in the afternoon and gave a good repost to the Raptor, amazing what a few microchips and a g-suit can acheive
Also of note were the display of the C-27 transport plane and the Bell Agusta BA609 Tiltrotor.
Regards
SHJ