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99 Change Hands
13th Jun 2018, 07:42
Watching the flypast at the weekend led me to yearn for a picture of my participation in 1983. An extensive Google search has yielded nothing. Is there a source for old flypasts, do the MOD have such things or should I try approaching a newspaper?
air pig
13th Jun 2018, 10:33
Watching the flypast at the weekend led me to yearn for a picture of my participation in 1983. An extensive Google search has yielded nothing. Is there a source for old flypasts, do the MOD have such things or should I try approaching a newspaper?
You tube is your friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25DBkyOgvohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25DBkyOgvo
Thats 1987, not 1983, and the Diamond Jubilee, not the QBFP.....
Background Noise
13th Jun 2018, 12:29
2012 I think - 87 aircraft, rather than 1987.
fantom
13th Jun 2018, 12:56
And 208, methinks. The tail of the 'R' is an excellent touch.
Geezers of Nazareth
15th Jun 2018, 21:04
'99CH,
the 1983 QBF comprised 4 x 617 Tornado GR1, 3 x 208 Sqdn Buccaneer, 4 x 11 Sqdn Lightning (operating from Wattisham) ... which one were you in?
99 Change Hands
16th Jun 2018, 06:43
I was deputy lead Nav in the GR1s, best job in the world because the deputy lead got to do the route in a Seaking as a recce. Thanks for the list; it was really grobbly on the day as we routed around East Anglia picking up formations and I knew one lot had not got on board. We were supposed to pick up 4 Jags from Coltishall but they weren't in by Foulsham Airfield so they had to go home following much pleading on the radio.
Geezers of Nazareth
16th Jun 2018, 11:47
99CH,
I don't suppose you have a note of which aircraft you flew in? For the 1983 flypast, the only thing I know is what was involved, but not which aircraft.
99 Change Hands
16th Jun 2018, 22:52
ZA612 according to my logbook.
Vulbuctor
17th Jun 2018, 08:45
And the lead GR1 was ZA 605 according to mine!
Geezers of Nazareth
17th Jun 2018, 09:50
Much obliged Gents. Another piece fits into place in a very large jigsaw puzzle. Two down, several hundred more to go!
99 Change Hands
17th Jun 2018, 12:09
Trying to give an idea of the vis as we departed Marham
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1024x683/chiv4_65e128a396421d7d3b67c46bb794ea3481737003.jpg
And one from Duxford during the return from the Seaking recce. Anyone recognise the haircut on the left?
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1024x689/chiv3_61c28089eeb82a769947a71c08d571143b7bcac1.jpg