Thanks for the flypast - excellent!

[BEagle]

Thank you to the A400M 'Atlas', C-17 and Voyager team for a nice flypast over Cogges this evening at 19:00Z!

A400M flew directly over BEagle Towers, C-17 a little tighter and Voyager rather looser.

What was the occasion? But glad that such fun is still permitted!

[JAVELINBOY]

Nice seeing a C17 over Javelin towers in South Wales around teatime, West to East over Newport at about 4 thousand feet or less.

[jez_s]

Saw the two A400Ms orbiting along with the Voyager and a C130 all at various altitudes...just needed a C-17 for the full house!

Made me smile with a tinge of pride creeping in there as well.

[orgASMic]

The occasion was the annual buttering up of local land-owners at the Officers' Mess.

[thegypsy]

I think I can do better than all of you as over past few days have had two US Stealth bombers and a B52 and another US bomber B2? directly overhead my daughter's weekend cottage a few miles south of Brize and clearly on centre line of Fairford.



As for C130 and A400m ten a penny

[dead_pan]

Originally Posted by BEagle

Thank you to the A400M 'Atlas', C-17 and Voyager team for a nice flypast over Cogges this evening at 19:00Z!

A400M flew directly over BEagle Towers, C-17 a little tighter and Voyager rather looser.

What was the occasion? But glad that such fun is still permitted!

Saw it too. Not often you get a Brize Royal Flush (four major types in quick succession). Guessing it wasn't just a coincidence.

Also v much appreciated the two Tiffies orbiting at low level the week before last, presumably before heading off towards Shrivenham??

[dead_pan]

Originally Posted by thegypsy

I think I can do better than all of you as over past few days have had two US Stealth bombers and a B52 and another US bomber B2? directly overhead my daughter's weekend cottage a few miles south of Brize and clearly on centre line of Fairford.



As for C130 and A400m ten a penny

Not forgetting the B1s. Have seen both them and the Buffs stooging around

[ACW342]

LFA 15

As I rarely get to see anything remotely interesting, and that includes the odd Fat Albert into Aldergrove, I reckon that I'll have to ensure that the DUP demand that LFA 15 be re-opened to all. Then I might see something really interesting. As for operation Royal Blue, the last time I watched the stream was when 4 frightenings launched to join it overhead Wattisham in, IIRC, 1970.

[esa-aardvark]

Stayed at Perpignan a couple of days ago.
Saw lots of what I took to be Guppy type
aircraft, I suppose moving large parts around.
Toulouse is just up the road a bit.

[unmanned_droid]

Yes, they would be the Airbus Beluga.

[Party Animal]

Plans will shortly be spooling up for the grand RAF 100 flypast in roughly 12 months time. There is talk of 100 aircraft flying down the Mall, which I guess would be 95 from Training Command and all we've got available from the front-line??

[BEagle]

...which I guess would be 95 from Training Command...

Apart from the fact that the Arse-scent mercenaries, who fly most of the few aeroplanes Learning Command can afford to rent these days, would need to negotiate non-contract payment terms, the worriers of Mah-mah would no doubt realise that flying SE aeroplanes over London (except for RAFAT, it seems) is a no-no....