Ladies, Gentlemen,

Thank you for the pass down East Midlands Runway this morning, please find enclosed some photos, small to view and larger versions of the images linked for you to print off if involved in the flyby or simply wish to have them as a reminder.

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You've got it - also 125. Trying to work out which one you are. Check your PMs. Btw eyesight let me down - it's 713 on my pic!

TTN

Spot on time at 12:41 over Wyton, very nice.

Piccies bring back fond memories of my last two years in uniform. A comfortable seat, 950 hours including some pleasant European excursions, and exemptions from the CAA towards a licence - bargain!
Good value aircraft for nearly 49 years(?)
R

Revised NOTAM for today

H0098/11: Formation flying will take place
Q) EGTT/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/050/5314N00026W028
FORMATION TRANSIT BY 6 MIL JET ACFT. THE FORMATION WILL FORM UP INVCY OF 5302N 00029W (CRANWELL AD) AND THEN ROUTE:
5302N 00029W (CRANWELL AD)1059 HR
5249N 00008W (SPALDING)1107 HR
5254N 00047W (BELVOIR CASTLE)1114 HR
5338N 00043W (VCY LUDDINGTON)1127 HR
5310N 00006E (VCY SPILSPY)1140 HR
5306N 00010W (CONINGSBY AD)1143 HR
5328N 00011W (BINBROOK)1149 HR
5323N 00032W (VCY CAENBY CORNER, LINCOLNSHIRE)1153 HR
5302N 00029W (CRANWELL AD)1200 HR
21 JAN IS RESERVE DAY. HGT AND ROUTE ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TOWX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
11-01-0069/AS1LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 5,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 20 Jan 2011 10:50 GMT TO: 21 Jan 2011 12:10 GMT
SCHEDULE: 1050-1210

TJ

My late father flew Dominies at the RAF College of Air Warfare,the aircraft being based at Strubby. He first flew them in March 1966 and RAFCAW had XS 710,732,733,734,735 and 736 on strength initially. Sad to see it go but what an incredible service to the RAF these machines have given.

Sad to see the Dominie has now gone. I will miss watching them circuit bashing at Waddington when I'm up that part of the country.

Although they only bought 20 aircraft, it must be one of only a few training aircraft to have served for such a long period without ever suffering a single loss during its career.

Hopefully, the survivors will find new homes and not end up in the smelter.

V1

Concur with you red 5, cracking formation over wyton yesterday.

Bye Bye Dominie
 

Cracking flypast today at Cranwell - right on time over the massed TV and specialist press.

Compliments to all on D Flt for a display of formation flying the Reds would have been proud of.

Thanks too to the Serco guys for getting all the jets servicable (especially the one we broke last week at Waddo)

CS:ok:

NB. Should be on Look North and Calendar tonight.

Just watched the Calendar VT, think the room got very dusty suddenly. :{

Well done to all involved, very evocative.

And an even better VT on Look North, glad I've got Sky and could watch these pieces.

BBC video

'Farewell flight for RAF's Dominie aircraft'

BBC News - Farewell flight for RAF's Dominie aircraft

TJ

Thanks TEEEJ - nice report, that.

. . . "powerful Vipers" ????!!!

I felt the tears dribbling down my leg with those cockpit views . . .

Ah De Havilland
 

" The Hawker Siddley Dominie" Surely it was bought as the DH125?

Don't what they were "bought" as, before my time, but the I/D plate shown at 01:19 on TEEEJ's link clearly reads, "HAWKER SIDDELEY AVIATION LTD HATFIELD ENGLAND". :(

TV reports
 

ITV version here:

Yorkshire Regional News | Calendar - ITV Local

BFBS TV item here:

RAF's oldest aircraft, the Dominie retires | British Forces News

CS

"The Hawker Siddeley Dominie. Surely it was bought as the DH125?"

Hawker Siddeley acquired De Havilland Aircraft in 1960, the year before the 125 project was started. However the old legacy name and the 'DH' designation was used during the development phase of the project. After the aircraft went into full production (the first customer airframe was delivered in September 1964, the first Dominie XS709 'M' being delivered on 30 Dec 1964), the name was changed to 'HS 125'.



Sad to see them go, I really enjoyed my 1000+ hours on type.

Nice job by the BBC, although it's not often you hear the expression "high-powered Viper jet engines".

No problem, ZeBedie.

TJ

Well, that's the black painted ones gone. Good job they've still got the white ones in a secret airbase near London.