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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:30 pm

Jigsaw wrote:
Mayfly wrote:Tin Triangular Thingy


You know I love you Pam but................ :p


Ooooo just gotta save that!!!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:23 pm

I saw that triangular thing too ;)

Also saw a Rivet joint and a Shadow R1 using the call sign Vulcan 01 =)) =)) heading to Doncaster of all places for the second day in a row =)) =)) bet he's doing that on purpose :p =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:52 pm

I currently have a Herc [callsign ASCOT507] weather dodging whilst pounding the circuit at Weston on the Green .
Would love to film it but im not , its hammering down outside :(

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Just given up , now heading back to Brize after only getting 4 live drops in over the last hour .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:21 pm

At 18:47 this evening , we at Bicester did NOT get overflown by 2 Dauphins operated by a group of lads from Hereford at rooftop height . They were not heading south east towards London ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Sooty655 » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:25 pm

Cluny wrote:At 18:47 this evening , we at Bicester did NOT get overflown by 2 Dauphins operated by a group of lads from Hereford at rooftop height . They were not heading south east towards London ;)

Oh, what a shame they weren't there, Cluny. :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:43 pm

One Apache over the top at 1500 feet heading south east! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Wed May 02, 2012 8:24 pm

Hurricane displaying over RAF Bicester just now [watching from my bedroom window] :D

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Heard her call up to land so I shot off to get a couple of [blurry] pics of her [R4118] only for her to start up and fly off again ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri May 04, 2012 8:01 pm

Went to Doncaster after shopping to eat our sandwiches.

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The plain plane :D is a High Flight (I think) it showed up on Flightradar24 yesterday. I didn't know about the 124 though \:D/

It was still there when we let just after 6 ish, don't know if it's gone now though.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Fri May 04, 2012 8:58 pm

The 124 was mentioned on FC I think it was a couple of days ago.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri May 04, 2012 9:47 pm

I haven't had any internet since Sunday, so I didn't know about it, we just went to see Wizz take off :)) complete fluke \:D/ :ymapplause: :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Sun May 13, 2012 4:36 pm

Team SWIP twice today low over Bicester .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Minty4371 » Mon May 14, 2012 6:15 pm

Chinook passed me in Pinchbeck at 12:43 today. :)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue May 15, 2012 6:44 pm

Just had a Marham GR4 pull four circuits to the east of the A1 here at Wittering and then light the burners and entered a climb towards Norfolk! :D

Two minutes later he was back, flung it round in a 180 degree turn and again shot of towards Norfolk again at 500 feet this time, I think he was following the A47! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Tue May 15, 2012 6:58 pm

Maybe he was lost?
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue May 15, 2012 7:01 pm

I bet the backseater had dropped the map! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Wed May 16, 2012 6:12 pm

Team SWIP again , this time a practice display over RAF Bicester just a few minutes ago viewed from my bedroom .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Fri May 18, 2012 6:50 pm

Im being stalked , Team SWIP again .
This time over Long Crendon on my way home [17:36] .

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Currently have Speedbird 2012 [BA Airbus A319 thats bringing the olympic torch from Greece] on the scanner [122.100] ;)
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Just changed on to LHR Director frequency [119.725] .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri May 18, 2012 7:39 pm

That doesn't count, you've got it on a scanner, I saw it land on telly, but I didn't rush on here to tell everyone! :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Sat May 19, 2012 7:25 pm

The Goodyear Blimp just flew over Bicester :)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Sun May 20, 2012 3:23 pm

Not great pics but saw a triangular looking thing like the one Pam saw:

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Sun May 20, 2012 3:37 pm

Was that today Jiggs - there seem to be a lot of those about!!! :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Sun May 20, 2012 4:24 pm

Mayfly wrote:Was that today Jiggs - there seem to be a lot of those about!!! :))


:)) Funnily enough.....yes :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Sun May 20, 2012 5:00 pm

See all this talk about there being only one is rubbish :p

Your photos are as good as any one else I've seen on the net today in fact better than some - the cloud cover was obviously a pain.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby MOD » Sun May 20, 2012 5:08 pm

Very nice photos Kev. Sorry I couldn't be with you. I was stuck in Helmsley and I had left your mobile number at home :(

(Number now added to my contacts list) ;)

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Sun May 20, 2012 5:23 pm

Ian, judging by the amount of people there it would have been very hard to find you mate, it was bloody packed (good for 558 support hopefully).

As for the pics. If I hadn't cropped them etc they would have been an unrecognisable dot :))

I think your right Pam, there must be at least 3 of them. Pretty sure one was seen in the East Midlands today as well :))
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