Typhoon!

[RosscoPCole]

Just seen two Typhoons coming into land at Bournemouth airport. There
had been a lot of Chinook action and some Tornados recently.
Air show prep or something else? Any ideas?

[S2Mike]

Bournemouth Air Festival 29th August. Probably there early for practice.
Was there for the show last couple of years, great time, amazing having the displays over the sea.

[richebets]

RosscoPCole said:

Just seen two Typhoons coming into land at Bournemouth airport. There
had been a lot of Chinook action and some Tornados recently.
Air show prep or something else? Any ideas?

the typhoons and i would guess the Chinook too are based at bournemouth for the dunsfold wings and wheels events this weekend (one typhoon would be back up) not sure if you had seen a tornado though ?..no role demo this year at any event.

[nick1275]

I saw a tornado taking off from there this week

[Roberty]

Two Typhoons did a low pass over Cowes (Isle of Wight) Friday around 1.30pm

Have not seen a Typhoon round here before.

[Vince70]

I would prefer to see the original.

[sunoco69]

Just been up there and got chatting to some ground crew.

It is the build up for the attack on Syria. Also saw two piper cubs and a Cessna bombed up and ready to go.

[HaylingJag]

sunoco69 said:

Just been up there and got chatting to some ground crew.

It is the build up for the attack on Syria. Also saw two piper cubs and a Cessna bombed up and ready to go.

More than a match for the Syrian Air Force's Sopwith Camel

[350Wedge]

Vince70 said:

I would prefer to see the original.

There is only one complete Typhoon in existence. You'd need to go to the RAF museum at Hendon to see it....

[Loopyleesa]

sunoco69 said:

Just been up there and got chatting to some ground crew.

It is the build up for the attack on Syria. Also saw two piper cubs and a Cessna bombed up and ready to go.

They have also been attending air shows etc.

Surely if they were ready to go to Syria, wouldn't they be at an airbase instead of a passenger airport?

(I do not know anything about the RAF!)

[Vince70]

350Wedge said:

Vince70 said:

I would prefer to see the original.

There is only one complete Typhoon in existence. You'd need to go to the RAF museum at Hendon to see it....

Thanks.
I've always wanted to go I will now that I know that .

[RosscoPCole]

Vince70 said:

350Wedge said:

Vince70 said:

I would prefer to see the original.

There is only one complete Typhoon in existence. You'd need to go to the RAF museum at Hendon to see it....

Thanks.
I've always wanted to go I will now that I know that .

There is also a replica that uses original parts at Le Memorial de Caen in Normandy. This is a very thought prevoking museum that has exhibits covering WWII, the D-Day landings and the Cold War. It shows how all sides involved in the different campaigns were affected.
Excuse my terrible photo. It is all I can find from my visit in 2005.