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[Strugs]

couzens said:

Anyone catch the Lancaster over Aldershot/Farnham heading towards Basingstoke a couple of days ago? Only clocked it as ATC got excited over the coms in the tower.

Yep, saw it. Wonder what it was up to?

[Leon R]

Strugs said:

Yep, saw it. Wonder what it was up to?

It could be the one doing the battle of Britain memorial flights, it was over Bicester last weekend with a Spitfire.

[ecsrobin]

yellowjack said:

ecsrobin said:

I didn’t engage brain there! You’re right it won’t be for RAF100.

Unless you’re the milk man you are not my daddy.

Hmmmm?

I definitely used to deliver milk to earn a buck or two. Whereabouts was your mum living between about 1982 and 1986?

Dad I can’t believe I finally found you!!!!!

[tertius]

Leon R said:

Strugs said:

Yep, saw it. Wonder what it was up to?

It could be the one doing the battle of Britain memorial flights, it was over Bicester last weekend with a Spitfire.

I believe there is only one flying in the UK - it may have had other duties but it was over Henley for Henley Women's Regatta - we had a Hurricane on Saturday and the Lanc on Sunday, was a bit busy to photograph the Hurricane, but I managed to get a couple of pics on Sunday:

[Trevatanus]

tertius said:

Leon R said:

Strugs said:

Yep, saw it. Wonder what it was up to?

It could be the one doing the battle of Britain memorial flights, it was over Bicester last weekend with a Spitfire.

I believe there is only one flying in the UK - it may have had other duties but it was over Henley for Henley Women's Regatta - we had a Hurricane on Saturday and the Lanc on Sunday, was a bit busy to photograph the Hurricane, but I managed to get a couple of pics on Sunday:

yep, only one flying, at the moment, although I think they are trying to get "Just Jane" back in the air at some point, and "Vera" came over in 2014

Eastbourne 2014 540 by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr

[yellowjack]

ecsrobin said:

yellowjack said:

ecsrobin said:

I didn’t engage brain there! You’re right it won’t be for RAF100.

Unless you’re the milk man you are not my daddy.

Hmmmm?

I definitely used to deliver milk to earn a buck or two. Whereabouts was your mum living between about 1982 and 1986?

Dad I can’t believe I finally found you!!!!!

Just don't try shaking me down though, son - I've got a broken leg, a broken car, and no income to speak of...


...and I ain't the huggin' kind, neither.

[Trevatanus]

something flying at the moment?

[couzens]

Trevatanus said:

something flying at the moment?

Nothing up yesterday around the time you posted. Just a flurry of inbounds.

Will update later with times for next week with what's flying etc.

[couzens]

F-16s due in tomorrow at 11
IL76 due in Sunday at 12.30 out at 14.30

[Eric Mc]

Two F-16s have just arrived. I managed to see them turning in on finals.

[Trevatanus]

Eric Mc said:

Two F-16s have just arrived. I managed to see them turning in on finals.

Indeed they have.

No need to credit the photographer... (it was not me)

[Eric Mc]

The USAF normally send two F-16s these days.

[Eric Mc]

A Spitfire just flew over my garden - heading north.

[gaz132]

Is there (practice?) flying this week before the air show? If so, any idea on what's flying & when?

[Vixpy1]

Yes Validation all this week, Think the F16 is about to go up

[Ace Rimmer]

Roads being closed under flightpath now, Just seen 3 maybe 4 Ospreys in outskirts of Farnborough/Camberley, i presume part of Trumps visit tracking the M3

[loose cannon]

2 police choppers straddling 2 big choppers then followed by 4 ospreys 10 mins later straight over the top of me at broadmoor hospital just this minute

[Eric Mc]

I heared them but didn't see anything.

[FurtiveFreddy]

Ah so that's what they were. Not showing up on ADS-B

[Eric Mc]

F-16 just been up to do his validation display.