RAF Coningsby take 2
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After a bit of a disastrous first visit the Friday before, where the base was pretty much closed down for a VIP visit and we didn't see anything take to the sky, we decided to give it another shot on the 4th of June.
Oh boy was it worth another 6 hours of driving!
The action only stopped for lunch, here's what we saw-
Morning:
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
Gripen departs.
Gripen departs.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
4 Gripens depart.
3 Typhoons depart.
Tornado departs.
Display Typhoon departs.
2 Typhoons depart, 1 with D-Day markings.
Typhoon Touch 'n' go.
2 Typhoons RTB.
2 Typhoons RTB.
Gripen pair RTB.
Gripen pair RTB.
3 Typhoons RTB, 1 with D-Day markings.
Typhoon TAG.
Typhoon departs.
Tornado RTB.
Typhoon RTB.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon multiple TAG.
Typhoon multiple TAG.
Afternoon:
4 Typhoons depart.
1 Tornado departs.
2 Typhoons depart.
5 Gripens depart.
2 Typhoons twin take off.
2 Italian Typhoon twin landing.
2 Italian Typhoons twin landing.
6 Typhoons RTB after fly past, TAG & circuits.
3 Typhoons TAG & circuits.
2 Typhoons RTB.
2 Typhoons TAG.
1 Typhoon TAG.
1 Tornado multiple TAG.
1 Typhoon multiple TAG.
Typhoon & Tornado multiple circuits & TAG.
The Gripens and the Italian Typhoons certainly made it very busy.
Here is a brief video of the day, taken from various clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hUaZk8Je0
I will add a few photos once I have re-sized them.
Oh boy was it worth another 6 hours of driving!
The action only stopped for lunch, here's what we saw-
Morning:
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
Gripen departs.
Gripen departs.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon departs.
4 Gripens depart.
3 Typhoons depart.
Tornado departs.
Display Typhoon departs.
2 Typhoons depart, 1 with D-Day markings.
Typhoon Touch 'n' go.
2 Typhoons RTB.
2 Typhoons RTB.
Gripen pair RTB.
Gripen pair RTB.
3 Typhoons RTB, 1 with D-Day markings.
Typhoon TAG.
Typhoon departs.
Tornado RTB.
Typhoon RTB.
Typhoon departs.
Typhoon multiple TAG.
Typhoon multiple TAG.
Afternoon:
4 Typhoons depart.
1 Tornado departs.
2 Typhoons depart.
5 Gripens depart.
2 Typhoons twin take off.
2 Italian Typhoon twin landing.
2 Italian Typhoons twin landing.
6 Typhoons RTB after fly past, TAG & circuits.
3 Typhoons TAG & circuits.
2 Typhoons RTB.
2 Typhoons TAG.
1 Typhoon TAG.
1 Tornado multiple TAG.
1 Typhoon multiple TAG.
Typhoon & Tornado multiple circuits & TAG.
The Gripens and the Italian Typhoons certainly made it very busy.
Here is a brief video of the day, taken from various clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hUaZk8Je0
I will add a few photos once I have re-sized them.
Edited by Stuck In A Lift on Saturday 7th June 11:09
muckymotor said:
The Saabs sound very strange as they pass overhead.
I was going to have a run over myself yesterday as it looked like it was going to be a busy day but as it was sunny, a blast out on the mountain bike won the day.
Wednesday might be worth a visit chap- visiting F16s.I was going to have a run over myself yesterday as it looked like it was going to be a busy day but as it was sunny, a blast out on the mountain bike won the day.
I went back again today. Highlight of the day was the QRA scramble.
Video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHvRwOuof-M
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