FAO Farnborough Spotters

[Eric Mc]

What happened yesterday?

[aeropilot]

Eric Mc said:

What happened yesterday?

The 2 x USA based B-25's that had flown over from USA to Sardinia nearly 2 months ago for filming of a remake for TV of Catch 22, left European airspace on their way home to the USA.
They had both flown into Duxford from Sardinia on Tuesday for a night stop-over, and departed yesterday morning for Iceland.

Both B-25's parked up at Duxford after arriving on Tuesday afternoon.

Edited by aeropilot on Thursday 12th July 13:20

Edited by aeropilot on Thursday 12th July 13:21

[couzens]

GliderRider said:

Its a shame I missed the P-38, its one of my favourites! Have you any idea when it is doing its display validation?

16.30. Believe they're possibly leaving tonight.

[Eric Mc]

Just had the pollution control Boeing 727 up. Nice to see a 727 again.

[yellowjack]

6 x WW1 aircraft (or replicas thereof) just over my house on the way into Farnborough. 2 x triplanes, 3 x biplanes, 1 x monoplane. First aircraft I've seen properly this year, as I'm immobile with a broken leg. Usually I'd cycle off to somewhere near the airfield for a better look.

I could hear something with radial engines this morning, I'm sure. Hearing it all but being unable to see it is driving me nuts. Every time I make my way to the upstairs window, I come up empty for 'plane spotting...

[RizzoTheRat]

Presumably the Great War Display Team
http://www.greatwardisplayteam.com/the-team-aircra...

Last time I saw them Bruce Dickinson was flying one of them.

[Fluffsri]

couzens said:

GliderRider said:

Its a shame I missed the P-38, its one of my favourites! Have you any idea when it is doing its display validation?

16.30. Believe they're possibly leaving tonight.

I was visiting Red Bulls Hangar 7 a few years back and as I got out of the car their P38 buzzed the runway at 30/40 ft I spose, I was so chuffed to see it I couldn't get the camera out of the car fast enough LOL. I did take pics of it taxiing in though.

[Eric Mc]

Just been watching the Mitusbishi MRJ90 short haul airliner perform his validation. I wasn't too familiar with this type so initially I thought it might be one of the Embraer family.

Looking at its write up on Wiki, it's had a rather troubled, long winded and expensive development.

[smack]

I think a Spitfire is inbound - it just flew over my house.

[Strugs]

Saw the IL76 over Guildford, wheels down, about 1720ish so looks like it was on time!

[oyster]

Does anyone know what movements are planned today?

[Civpilot]

Lots of static arrivals but not much more confirmed yet.

I have heard that an Antanov AN-124 is due in around 1pm. Now that will be a nice sight landing

[smack]

Civpilot said:

Lots of static arrivals but not much more confirmed yet.

I have heard that an Antanov AN-124 is due in around 1pm. Now that will be a nice sight landing

It is inbound over the North Sea and showing up on FR24.

On a side note another AN-124 is probably visiting a London airport to pickup a GE-90 engine for BA, as they have a broken 777 siting in Baku needing a replacement engine....

[couzens]

oyster said:

Does anyone know what movements are planned today?

Can't help today, couple of days off now. Back in Sunday.

[Eric Mc]

An 124 has just landed. RA-82078

[oyster]

What’s the fast jet going orbiting Fleet Pond? And alongside a lumbering old 4piston?

[yellowjack]

oyster said:

What’s the fast jet going orbiting Fleet Pond? And alongside a lumbering old 4piston?

Not sure what the jet was, but assume it's one of the toys from Red Bull's box.

The 4 engine radial monster was their DC-6 I think, and currently the P-38 and possibly a Corsair (I can hear it but not see it) are up too.

[Eric Mc]

yellowjack said:

oyster said:

What’s the fast jet going orbiting Fleet Pond? And alongside a lumbering old 4piston?

Not sure what the jet was, but assume it's one of the toys from Red Bull's box.

The 4 engine radial monster was their DC-6 I think, and currently the P-38 and possibly a Corsair (I can hear it but not see it) are up too.

The jet is a Red Bull Alpha Jet. Farnborough said a few minutes ago that the runway was closed due to an incident with a display aircraft. It was just after the Alpha Jet landed.

[aeropilot]

Eric Mc said:

yellowjack said:

oyster said:

What’s the fast jet going orbiting Fleet Pond? And alongside a lumbering old 4piston?

Not sure what the jet was, but assume it's one of the toys from Red Bull's box.

The 4 engine radial monster was their DC-6 I think, and currently the P-38 and possibly a Corsair (I can hear it but not see it) are up too.

The jet is a Red Bull Alpha Jet. Farnborough said a few minutes ago that the runway was closed due to an incident with a display aircraft. It was just after the Alpha Jet landed.

Aah, the Red Bull Alpha jets were originally penned in for Duxford as well this weekend, but were withdrawn from that show for unannounced reasons.

[GliderRider]

The B-25 Mitchell, P-38 Lightning and F4U-4 Corsair were all up a few minutes ago; orbitting over Crondall, then heading into Farnborough from Caesar's Camp (Laffan's Plain end of the airfield). Great to see and hear, even if they were accompanied by rumbles of thunder!