Airbase public viewing
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Can anyone recommend any Military airbases that you can drive to and view interesting things coming and going?
Obviously the more active the better, the more interesting aircraft the better, and is there anyway to know when interesting things might be coming and going?
Thinking of somewhere like Lakenheath?
Obviously the more active the better, the more interesting aircraft the better, and is there anyway to know when interesting things might be coming and going?
Thinking of somewhere like Lakenheath?
OP, Lakenheath does indeed have a public viewing area, but quite a few plane spotters go(if travelling from Brandon) straight through the lights and pull off the road on the left just before the woods - it's still close to the fence and is a bit elevated (by a few feet - remember which part of the world we're in!), so you should see a bit more of the runway.
I'm not sure it will fit the "variety" part of your bill, though. I used to go past it regularly, and other than the F15s which are based there, the only other thing I saw was a plain white 747. This was during the days of extraordinary rendition, so the tinfoil part of my brain went into overdrive.
For variety, Mildenhall just up the road might be better. Don't know if it has a public viewing area, and I don't know what's happening with its supposed shutdown. Given today's announcement from the orange onanist in the White House, they won't need their "Gateway to Europe" for much longer.
I'm not sure it will fit the "variety" part of your bill, though. I used to go past it regularly, and other than the F15s which are based there, the only other thing I saw was a plain white 747. This was during the days of extraordinary rendition, so the tinfoil part of my brain went into overdrive.
For variety, Mildenhall just up the road might be better. Don't know if it has a public viewing area, and I don't know what's happening with its supposed shutdown. Given today's announcement from the orange onanist in the White House, they won't need their "Gateway to Europe" for much longer.
Europa1 said:
I'm not sure it will fit the "variety" part of your bill, though. I used to go past it regularly, and other than the F15s which are based there
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For variety, invent a time machine and go back about 30 to 40 years. Sadly, that’ll be the only way. Occasionally there’ll be a visiting unit, which adds interest. For example a few F-22s were there a year or so ago. .
Maybe, if you’re keen, venture up to the road outside Marham, near Fincham, to see a few F-35s if you’re lucky.
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