Originally Posted by Toggerobs (Post 11435684)

Its a shame the BBMF couldn't put have something on over Ladybower to commemorate the 80th anniversary due to 'regulations' in place after Shoreham, but as it was a nice day I had a few hours up at Whinstone Lee Tor overlooking the valley and watched a few G.A. Aircraft trying the run alongside carrying sightseers.

A Defence Helicopter Flying School 'Juno HT1' (SYS73) did a low pass in the mid-afternoon which I thought was pretty neat, but nothing prepared me for what I saw when pulling up FR24 on the phone and seeing at a A400M 'Atlas' was taking a detour on it's way into Brize Norton and already setting up-sight for a run down the valley. Camera was set-up, the weather was perfect, it wasn't the same as a BBMF Lancaster but seeing the A400M doing it's manouvres weaving between the terrain was definitely worth the 4 hours of waiting. I was hoping with a slim-to-none chance that the RAF was going to do something "unofficial" and I got lucky today.