EMA Planespotting wrote: ↑

Fri May 30, 2025 9:55 am

Morning, any ideas where some of the international participants will be basing themselves for the show?

The Polish F-16 and FAF Rafale were initially going to be operating from Waddington but the airfield have turned them down.

PM sent

Any update on this?

Hi there 65th I've dropped you a PM

Cheers,

Andy

Believe the last French Navy E-2 at Waddington was 2008, I remember two popping in for short detachments around that time.

As of 17:00 there is just one Hawk remaining in the Red's hangar on maintenance, no leaving date known yet.

The final display for the closure parade at 16:45 consisted of solely the Synchro Pair. 7 passes and the heart. A very embarrassing & lacklustre way to close of 106 years of flying from the historic station. The Lancaster was the star of the show hands down flying over the parade low whilst the coll...

Hawker Hunter T.72 HHA 15:42 local slot time

I believe they may be owned by QinetiQ........ No, nothing to do with QinetiQ. These are (about to be were) the RAF's aviation medicine aircraft. Unit lodges at Boscombe. Not quite, the two Hawks were maintained by QinetiQ personnel and occasionally flown by civilian QinetiQ employed aircrew, altho...

Hanna is the new name for the back four as "Gypo" has been deemed no longer appropriate. As you say nice nod to Ray Hanna one of the original Red Arrows team leaders.

Hi is the 1:72 witty wings 492nd F-15E still available please?

Andy

Hi Ollie,

I can confirm that our SU-22M4, F-4F & Hunter T.8 are still on display in the Heritage Centre on station, for all to see. Visits have started again as of two or three weeks ago, so drop them an email and get booked in. It's a fantastic tour.

Andy

RAFAT will move to RAF Waddington in late September 2022, to operate out of the Sentry hangar and Alpha dispersal. At this point all flying from Scampton will cease and ATC will shut for good.

The Hawk earlier this afternoon was an air test after maintenance, its due to join the other jets at Tanagra.

Hi Mike, can confirm Wednesday saw two full nine ship displays and a first half 8 ship late afternoon.

Andy

Both Gulfstream and Hunter T.72 are undertaking work with ETPS, but that work is unrelated unlike with the learjet. Hunter is there for another fortnight I believe.

It is due into Boscombe for an ETPS contract, diverted into Bournemouth due to weather.

It will be interesting to see if it finally happens this time, it's been on then off again since October!

Andy

Off to conduct a flypast at Edinburgh apparently.

Andy

No Reds movements until August 6th, they are currently on block leave.