11 Sqn Flypast
 

I heard that the 11 Sqn Stand up flypast was a bit of a mare! Does anyone know what happened?

I also heard a vicious rumour that the formation was temporarily 'navigationally challenged' and managed to narrowly miss the airfield and waiting parade. I'm told that some of the local farmers got a fantastic flypast though. Wonder how the debrief on that one went? :}

A country Mile Away
 

Having witnessed the Fly-past (well it was near enough to hear), the formation was almost at Coningsby.

Sounds familiar. Remember waiting outside sqn at Colt in early 90s for the Phantom Phinal Phling - they missed by miles :) Also remember very impressive BofB cocktail party flypast at Wyton by Canberras and Nimrod - I was the only one who saw it as I skulked at the end of the Mess waiting for the free beer to begin.

They were quite a distance away!!Pic at thread below:

http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/foru...ic.php?t=24531

Must Be something about Coningsby........ who could forget the 'famous' 29 Sqn AOC's flypast. Tattershall WI thought it was for their fete :hmm: The 'B' word thought it was personal! Well, could have been really!

Advo

They were quite a distance away!!Pic at thread below:
http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/foru...ic.php?t=24531
Today 16:05

As much as I'd love to see AD mates pork it, I somehow just can't bring myself to register on a fighter control forum.
:E

What cabs were they flying?

Any old rickety dog that they could punt into the air, my how things stay the same.......

Premier Air Defense sqn and all that guff:E

Does Leeming still have that stupid air power mission statement on the drive in?

Christ, where have you been? Stupid mission statements are met with derision everywhere nowadays.

Flyround!
 

Having witnessed both the 11 Sqn and the 29 Sqn 'flypasts!!!' its hard to determine who was actually furthest from the target. Thankfully the Hurricane with his Hi-Tech map and compass managed to hit it right on the head on the Thursday night, Good to see:D

Sounds like Typhoon needs a navigator :)

In the immortal words of MDMITI:
'A BVR aircraft should be capable of a BVR flypast'

Poor air defender. Still, as they all say, mud moving (i.e. finding and overflying a pin point target on time) is easy....

Underpowered
 

It wouldn't have happened in your day would it! Baah.
BV:ok:

The Evil One
 

You ever seen me miss a flypast?

The dark one!
 

Can't say I have. I'd expect no less.
I have seen you in a baby-gro though!
A scary sight it was too!
I still have nightmares to this day!
BV:yuk:

Bob
 

You liked it, didn't you. Have you seen my black mini-dress?

All said and done, I think even you would have found the target.

I guess the GPS was having an off-day! What happened to the TACAN?

That'll just about cover the fly-bys!
 

Well, it is what we do after all. Mud moving's easy though isn't it?
As for the dress. Think I'll skip it!
You liked Freddie though didn't you!
BV:ok: