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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:44 pm

Sure you haven't had a drink & seeing in triplicate??
Sure you haven't had a drink & seeing in triplicate??
Sure you haven't had a drink & seeing in triplicate??
In memory of a very dear friend - Mike Pearson

Very fond memories of Robbie Gilvary - DTs 1st Vulcan Captain who taught DT all he knew.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:54 pm

Mayfly wrote:Sure you haven't had a drink & seeing in triplicate??
Sure you haven't had a drink & seeing in triplicate??
Sure you haven't had a drink & seeing in triplicate??


=))

I thought the same but my 4 year old (whom you have met and know he doesn't lie) informed me very exitedly that they had 2 steering wheels ;) :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:33 pm

So then, what sort of Chinooks were they?
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:09 pm

14:53 ,The Blades over Aylesbury .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:10 pm

Cluny wrote:14:53 ,The Blades over Aylesbury .


:ymapplause: Like that :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:07 am

Airliners this week over northern france.

No SEMs or Rafales :((
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:07 pm

Olicat wrote:Airliners this week over northern france.

No SEMs or Rafales :((




That's a wonderful pair of binoculars you have Olifant!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:13 pm

Thanks, especially considering i didn't pack any!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:55 pm

Meteor low over Bicester just now , looked like one of MB's or AACF's new T7 .
Didn't have the long nose of their night fighter [NF14 ?] version they have :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:16 pm

Tutor irritatingly buzzing around over head like a wasp!! ~x(
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:35 pm

Mayfly wrote:Tutor irritatingly buzzing around over head like a wasp!! ~x(




You must have BIG wasps in Lincolnshire! :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:37 pm

Send it to me, i'd love to see a Tutor buzzing around!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:41 pm

come up here any Saturday or Sunday!! :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:46 pm

Too much effort, just make a sign saying "Fly Over Dorset please!"
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:15 pm

A 78 Sqn Merlin in the Wittering circuit! :D

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:03 pm

Surprised it can fly with it's rotors frozen like that! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Apr 05, 2011 4:12 pm

Gaz wrote:Surprised it can fly with it's rotors frozen like that! ;)




Needs to VISIT SPECSAVERS as the ROTORS are NOT FROZEN, by the way, "How is your guide dog"?
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:16 am

I don't know where else to PUT this::::::::::

I have never, never, never seen a vid of a
military aircraft takeoff from Bangor!

Here is a US Navy P3-C Orion which taxis
almost the entire length of KBGR (notice
KC-135s and a C-5 Galaxy) and then does
a run-up less than 1 mile from me.



I'm fairly certain this vid is verbotten, but
here it is!

Certainly worth the time to view.......

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:48 am

:ymapplause: - upped the anti there Dan4th from just spotting to videoing said event!!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:55 pm

Heard a Wokka going over work, and saw an Apache while driving home.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:43 pm

Antanov 124, over Brunty today. Low, slow and quite loud.

I shouted up to him, "Mine's Bigger!" whilst working on the Guppy :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:59 pm

Gaz wrote:Antanov 124, over Brunty today. Low, slow and quite loud.

I shouted up to him, "Mine's Bigger!" whilst working on the Guppy :D


=)) =)) Good man :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:30 pm

Queeny (ZJ132) from 28 Sqn has just dropped in for fuel!

Unable to post picture due to a very slow internet and Photobucket not working for me all day!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:03 pm

Finally have sufficient band width to get in to Photobucket!

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A German visitor has just joined the Wittering circuit!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:32 pm

Something large just gone into Waddington, thought it was an AWACS, but couldn't see a "dish" so could be a 707 or AWACS with out the AWACS as I call em :))
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