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by sdad
Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:42 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: king's birthday flypast rehearsal 2025
Replies: 33
Views: 6470

Re: king's birthday flypast rehearsal 2025

It looks to me as if you are right, according to the official document. The airshows website seems to have copied the GMT times as BST.
by sdad
Sun Jun 01, 2025 11:31 am
Forum: The Newbie Forum
Topic: Verifying Military Aircraft registration
Replies: 4
Views: 1493

Re: Verifying Military Aircraft registration

No idea about cross reference but I should advise always quoting your source when posting and putting something like 'showing as...' if you have no verification.

You may find, if you study the forum, that it is often said that (for example) RAF Typhoons and USN P-8s are a particular problem.
by sdad
Wed May 28, 2025 11:07 am
Forum: Cambridge Airport
Topic: Hercs at Cambridge May 2025
Replies: 12
Views: 2279

Re: Hercs at Cambridge May 2025

One ex RAF between the hangars to the north of the tower yesterday. Is this the next to be prepared for Bangladesh? Behind it, nose on to crash gate 4 a USMC? Unreadable for me.

Note, you can no longer turn right to CG4 as they have painted a central reservation with double unbroken white lines.
by sdad
Sun May 25, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: Stansted
Topic: Stansted May 2025
Replies: 13
Views: 2869

Re: Stansted May 2025

by sdad
Sun May 25, 2025 8:27 am
Forum: Stansted
Topic: Stansted May 2025
Replies: 13
Views: 2869

Re: Stansted May 2025

Any news on the King's departure? Canadian timings suggest he can leave it till Monday morning.
by sdad
Tue May 20, 2025 6:14 pm
Forum: Stansted
Topic: Stansted May 2025
Replies: 13
Views: 2869

Re: Stansted May 2025

02-0202 (nice number) showing as Boxer 40.
by sdad
Mon May 05, 2025 1:58 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Exercise 5-21 May?
Replies: 47
Views: 10849

Re: Exercise 5-21 May?

14:23 eastbound over Northampton at 4750' USAF Herc showing as N352MJ on FR24. Apparently from and to Mildenhall via Fairford. I suspect just an MC-130J. Any details please?
by sdad
Fri May 02, 2025 3:36 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Exercise 5-21 May?
Replies: 47
Views: 10849

Re: Exercise 5-21 May?

27 threshold?
by sdad
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:40 am
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: GJE 21
Replies: 3
Views: 1387

Re: GJE 21

Is this pseudo-military?
by sdad
Mon Apr 21, 2025 4:38 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Operation Highmast
Replies: 33
Views: 5361

Re: Operation Highmast

Get on the White House mailing list!
by sdad
Sat Apr 19, 2025 2:38 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Operation Highmast
Replies: 33
Views: 5361

Re: Operation Highmast

POL wrote:
Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:53 am
sdad wrote:
Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:46 am
Are any even painted in RN colours?
No, they are all painted in “Lightning Force” markings. That’s kind of how a combined fleet works you see.
Never heard of Lightning Force but it's useful to know. No need for the second sentence. If I don't know, I don't know!
by sdad
Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:46 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Operation Highmast
Replies: 33
Views: 5361

Re: Operation Highmast

Are any even painted in RN colours?
by sdad
Thu Apr 03, 2025 7:08 pm
Forum: Photography Q & A / How to post photos
Topic: Lumix FZ200 Bridge Camera
Replies: 10
Views: 6443

Re: Lumix FZ200 Bridge Camera

I think it's more a case of people remaining silent rather than wishing to appear rude. You really need a DSLR or mirrorless with a larger sensor for aviation. Unless your happy with record shots of course, in which case I'm sure the FZ200 is fine. Can you explain how the sensor size helps? You ser...
by sdad
Tue Apr 01, 2025 7:27 am
Forum: RAF Marham
Topic: Crash gate 6 to close
Replies: 9
Views: 1384

Re: Crash gate 6 to close

Snoop 95 wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:50 am
One-four-two-five!
???
by sdad
Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:43 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Ramstein Flag Fast Jet Action
Replies: 70
Views: 16073

Re: Ramstein Flag Fast Jet Action

Something very loud just went back through the Daventry Corridor.
by sdad
Sun Mar 30, 2025 7:36 am
Forum: Photography Q & A / How to post photos
Topic: Lumix FZ200 Bridge Camera
Replies: 10
Views: 6443

Re: Lumix FZ200 Bridge Camera

B58Hustler wrote:
Sun Mar 30, 2025 4:18 am
I think it's more a case of people remaining silent rather than wishing to appear rude.
You really need a DSLR or mirrorless with a larger sensor for aviation.
Unless your happy with record shots of course, in which case I'm sure the FZ200 is fine.
Can you explain how the sensor size helps?
by sdad
Sat Mar 29, 2025 2:42 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Viewing Guides
Replies: 28
Views: 39807

Re: Viewing Guides

Have you tried the map on one.network website? It's a bit involved but should give chapter and verse.
by sdad
Fri Mar 28, 2025 2:19 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Viewing Guides
Replies: 28
Views: 39807

Re: Viewing Guides

Both those gates were fine last month and have been for ages. Today I am in a very quiet (except for quarry lorries) Washpool Lane at the 27 end. There is a decent view of four Turkish F-16s and the 135 if you walk along the pavement to a vantage point with a long lens and two steps of your ladder.
by sdad
Mon Mar 24, 2025 8:13 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Ramstein Flag Fast Jet Action
Replies: 70
Views: 16073

Re: Ramstein Flag Fast Jet Action

Whoops - now passing IoM.
by sdad
Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:42 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Ramstein Flag Fast Jet Action
Replies: 70
Views: 16073

Re: Ramstein Flag Fast Jet Action

TC-CAN, Turkish Government A340 coming up over Germany per ADSB. Related?

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