View Full Version : Tornados over Southend!!
rolling20
24th Aug 2003, 05:33
There has been a lot of activity by Tornados(i think)over Southend in the past few weeks!
Southend airshow was on the May Bank hol!!!
Are they in for maintenance,or something more akin to 9/11.....being only 30-40 miles or so from London and a decent length of runway!
Any clues?!
AlanM
24th Aug 2003, 06:04
They were off to displays in the area.
Also loads of hawks/tucanos/jags at Biggin recently. Oh - and a Nimrod at Gatwick
Nothing sinister (unless the CinC is using his CAP budget at airshows!!)
The Nimrod at Gatwick was there because thats where they get painted!
whowhenwhy
24th Aug 2003, 16:19
That would explain why I had to work a Nimrod into Gatwick. Pity the nice aircrew thought that they could fly OAT to Gatwick and that we all had to do all that extra work to file him a civil plan! :ok:
rolling20
24th Aug 2003, 16:35
thanks chaps!did seem odd,as the activity there is very unusual this time of year!
AllTrimDoubt
24th Aug 2003, 20:52
25 Sqn are affiliated to Folkestone I believe, hence their participation in the Shepway Airshow. Nothing unusual, they perform there each year if poss.
Jordan D
27th Aug 2003, 16:40
Can someone explain why the Nimrod was being painted at LGW? Don't they have any facilities up at Kinloss?
Jordan