Saw what seems to be the Falklands flypast pratice...

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Saw what seems to be the Falklands flypast pratice...

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Comming round spalding lincs, on route back home saw 3 flights of formations, first was a huge groupe of Eurofighters, the next a VC10 with a fourship of Tornados (i think) and lastly Nimrod with fourshipe of tornados again... They seemed to fly over Spalding for pratice or a waypoint, can anyone clarify etc....
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What, no Harriers :shock: :shock: :shock: ?

Was disappointed there also no Harriers present at the recent Duxford 'Falklands' event.

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Kevin Farnell wrote:What, no Harriers :shock: :shock: :shock: ?

Was disappointed there also no Harriers present at the recent Duxford 'Falklands' event.

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I think it's a mix of operational commitments plus (for the London flypast anyway) Harriers not being allowed to take part as they have the gliding properties of a brick if there was ever an engine failure.
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Hmm, I could have sworn Harriers flew in the Falklands. It was in all the papers. :lol:

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FlyTexas wrote:Hmm, I could have sworn Harriers flew in the Falklands. It was in all the papers. :lol:

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I wasn't saying that they didn't?

Edit : Sorry, I take it you weren't referring to my post? If so my bad. :smile:
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No Vulcan either :sad:

Ah well, I can wait. :wink:
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Re: Saw what seems to be the Falklands flypast pratice...

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Chris Sykes wrote:Comming round spalding lincs, on route back home saw 3 flights of formations, first was a huge groupe of Eurofighters, the next a VC10 with a fourship of Tornados (i think) and lastly Nimrod with fourshipe of tornados again... They seemed to fly over Spalding for pratice or a waypoint, can anyone clarify etc....
First time around they used Wittering as a 'stand-in' for Buck House, maybe they are doing the same this time as well. I was living in Peterborough at the time, had some great views of (what looked like) the entire RAF!! :yipeee:

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Just had 4 Harriers in box-4 fly over here matey. Queenie is down the road at Pangbourne Military College :wink:

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Sure this is not for the queens flypast? which was today. :think:


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jab wrote:Sure this is not for the queens flypast? which was today. :think:


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Certainly was.
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