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Erikk
Yes. Someone does indeed know the TOT over Windsor.
Sorry I couldn't resist. BV:E |
And anyone near a certain base with royal connections watch out for the practice formation tuesday
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Want to watch this from Windsor Great Park. Anyone know what direction they will be travelling, ie heading from / to?
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South to North - http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/64/Queens%...0RA%28T%29.pdf
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a certain base with royal connections |
Anyone have a definitive list of participating aircraft?
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It may not be there, but the Vulcan first flew in '52. That would be the most appropriate bird to fly.
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DH
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Windsor Flypast
Think the timimgs are around 1125-1130 TOT
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I can find next to nothing on MoD websites about the Jubilee flypast. Such a major effort by the RAF on such a momentous occasion surely merits some publicity in advance. Am I missing something?
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From way back in February's MOD News
In honour of Her Majesty The Queen's 60-year reign Armed Forces personnel will parade through Windsor and muster at the castle on Saturday 19 May 2012. Nearly 2,500 troops from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force will parade through Windsor in the presence of Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh. They will then muster in the castle grounds for a unique event before an audience of more than 3,000 Armed Forces personnel, their families, and veterans. An impressive, tri-Service flypast of current and historic aircraft will conclude the celebrations. ... |
That's it? We really don't do publicity very well in the UK forces, do we!
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One more at the 1953 Odiham review
IIRC just before the main fly past, R.A.F. Odiham witnessed a young Pilot Officer Quentin Oswell pass by in his Tiger Moth on a qualifying Cross country.
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Flypast Practice - Fri 16 May 12
Full flypast practice at Valley, on BBC website, click <HERE>
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Serial 48
Neville Duke, 1953, the year he was awarded the OBE, and the flypast would have been prior to setting a new world airspeed record in Sep.
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Three categories of arrival times: <100kts, <280kts, 360kts. All to be overhead at the same time within a 3 second window, I believe.......:ok:
That'll be the miracle, not the finding of 64 serviceable aircraft:eek: |
As I understand it:
Merlin Sea King Chinook Puma Lancaster Sptifire X 3! Hurricane Tucano Herc J VC10 Tornado Hawk Sparrows Total of 78 :ok: |
What, no Typhoon?
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I am led to believe that a diamond 9 of Typhoons will kick the whole thing off at 1100L and that the rotary element of the main flypast circa 1226 will include Merlin, Chinook, Puma, Sea King, Apache, Lynx and Gazelle for a total of 12 cabs in some mix.(Presumably there will be RN and RAF Merlins and Sea Kings and RN and Army Lynx). Pity there don't seem to be any RAF ISTAR assets down for it...
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Where are the historics (apart from BBMF). Would have been a great sight to see types from across her reign....or has willy-waving politics got in the way?
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Where are the historics Puma VC10 Hawk Need I go on? All these types have been in service for the majority of the Queen's 60 years on the throne. |
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That really is utterly pathetic....
Apart from the tri-service helicopters and the 9-ship Typhoon flypast, the RAF can only find 2 C-130s, a single VC10 with 2 Tornados, plus a number of trainers and historics? Hopefully someone will draw parallels with even the Golden Jubilee, let alone the 1977 Jubilee or even the Coronation flypast? It's an insult..... |
Looking at the layout of the flypast I think there must be a error in the fact that the Navy A/C are not leading seeing that it is the senior service.
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That really is utterly pathetic Should have done it at night-time when the airport was closed and illuminated the formations with searchlights... |
To the diamond nine Typhoons plus shepherd that flew over my house about 14.30, bloody brilliant ! It almost made me wish I was still in, got a bit dusty in my conservertory for a few minutes.
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Crikey, has it really been 10 years since I was lucky enough to fly the Vickers Funbus in the Golden Jubilee Flypast! Good luck to all those involved, there's a lot of hard work goes into making these affairs look 'routine' and there's always a last minute fast ball ...........such as Her Majesty being late!
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BEags
Welcome to the 21st century RAF!
One could argue of course that a 9 ship of Typhoons represents an awful lot more capability than a substantially larger number of 1950's vintage fighters. I would be in danger of sounding like a VSO though. BV:eek: |
Good to see the RAF website is as accurate as usual...
Wing Commander Jason Appleton from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire is the lead pilot in the 12 helicopter formation heading up the fly past, which includes a Merlin, Puma, Sea King and Chinook from the Royal Air Force, an Apache, Lynx, Gazelle and Bell 212 from the Army and Sea Kings, Lynx and a Royal Navy Merlin. :ugh: |
As an ex-Army man watching the Jubilee march past I must complement the RAF contingent on their turnout and marching precision. They were splendid. Well done.
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Where did the Grenadier get those socks?
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Watching the parade on BBC. The Royal Salute , for some strange reason, took place at about 1056. They then stood easy, and awaited the flypast - and the four-minute wait seemeed very long. CAS was seen to say something to HM.
The Typhoon diamond nine flew over at precisely 1100, as planned - but not before the BBC commentator, Dan Snow said (precise words) ...the Duke of Edinburgh, of course a naval man, looking on as the RAF holds up proceedings. airsound |
Where did the Grenadier get those socks? Who is the ex Guards officer presenting? I missed the start and for some reason seem to be constantly being distracted by the rather lovely Miss Bruce's legs. |
Miss Bruces`s Legs
Couldnt have put it better myself sir :8..............believe the gent with the red socks is Patrick someone or other
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No ISTAR aircraft in flypast?
I guess Waddington was closed for the weekend! No E-3D, Sentinel, Shadow. (Or C-17, Tri* for that matter). :confused:
Just a question on the RAF marchpast - is it normal for the rank closest to HM to be filled with officers? I thought that they marched in the front (or is it the rear)? Haven't done marching up and down the parade square for about 20 years so what do I know! Was good to see the RAF in step at least - very smart as well.:D |
Typhoon Timing
Airsound - I too was speechless - but only because it took a while to stop laughing. I also particularly liked the comment:
they won't be around for very long |
they won't be around for very long Paully - In that case, I suspect it might be Patrick Hennessy who wrote The Junior Officers' Reading Club a few years back. Believe he was a Guards type. |
Airsound
The BBC commentator was Eddie Butler not Dan Snow. |
Draken - many thanks. My apologies to Mr Snow
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Eddie Butler is a terrible rugby presenter as well. Seems the Queen arrived a little too early on the dias. Anyway no point in letting the truth get in the way of some Typhoon bashing
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