Some good shots from the day Nick - thanks We were directed to 7000 ft by the Tower at DM from 5000 ft as we climbed and before we entered the airspace, the helicopter operators told us access is patchy during the week so we were lucky. The helicopter had the doors off and was quite an experience Ye...

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F-16C - 86-0365 / WA - 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB by Darren Currie, on Flickr

Brilliant post - thanks for sharing. Bentwaters was, and still is, a great place to visit! A shame about the '111 nose being slightly cropped - I bet if you check the neg it is well within the frame! The joys of the printing company and their cropping - remember this well! Please post more if you ha...

God Bless Johnnie Walker who has passed away today - a broadcasting legend. RIP Sir!

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But where's his sack of presents?

In the 'Q' Bay - waiting for the ground crew to download them!

Thanks Mick - Wishing all on here a Merry Christmas and great 2025
U-2R - Christmas Card by Darren Currie, on Flickr

Thanks for the all the comments on these - much appreciated Out of interest what scanner are you using because the quality is very good? Using a vintage Minolta DiMage Scan Dual IV from about 2003 - still works and images are coming out OK. Had to put some 'patches' on the software as it originally ...

Great selection of shots - always loved visiting Heyford, driving down Camp Road from the village and then onto the track over the railway - great days

Thanks for posting

A couple from me https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48116544852_60a38a4c06_b.jpg SR-71 - 64-17971 - Det 4 - Getting airborne in a storm! by Darren Currie , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53966402284_639e744367_b.jpg F-111F - 71-0884, 492 TFS, RAF Lakenheath by Darren Currie , on Flic...

Just Phabulous! Don't think there any other words!

Thank for posting / sharing

Thanks for all the kind comments everybody - much appreciated :thumb: There are more to come (already completed) but they are with one of the squadrons at the moment and I will post later Hey, there's a thought, has anyone ever put up a soundtrack, the distinctive whine of the Vark's TF-30's when ta...

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Another from Mildenhall 1991
KC-135A - 58-0042 - 380th ARS, Plattsburgh AFB by Darren Currie, on Flickr

Surely someone has a photo or two of the KC-135As departing the hall using water injection!! Grey cells not at fault STARIL - they did - have some more but not processed yet https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53897252648_97d914a267_b.jpg KC-135A - 61-0266 - 97th BW, Blytheville AFB by Darren Curri...

Brilliant thread Stuart - love the ground shots with the marked up bombs Was also there on the 23rd March 2003 and got 0007 and 0015 going out and another coming back with a hung up bomb. As Mustang531 said there were a lot of people there that day and can remember it being almost like a family day ...

Interesting shots Michael

I think your EC-135 is a RC-135U with the old 'Towel Rail' fitment

Very nice Toom - thanks for sharing

Is the EC-130Q one of the early TACAMO aircraft? Thought they had pods on the wing tips but maybe not?

Cheers and thanks again

Darren

Nice one mate - could you not have stowed away? Would have made for some fun

Fantastic post - loved Heyford and the ‘111s back in the day. This is a little before my time though as only 8 at the time

Great subjects and scans Mike - thanks for posting

Darren

Seeing Toom317's post of F-111s at Lossiemouth, I thought I would add some I have recently completed from 'the box'. Loved the F-111 - one of my favourite all time aircraft! Hope you find of interest To confirm these are from the collection of Richard Minter and appropriately watermarked. Richard ha...

Great stuff Paul - good to see from the time you were allowed to visit the carriers when they visited Portsmouth

Hope you are keeping well