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1. ZP801 RAF P8A
oseidon by Daddy Cool, on Flickr

2. ZP801 RAF P8A Poseidon by Daddy Cool, on Flickr

3. ZP801 RAF P8A Poseidon by Daddy Cool, on Flickr

Pride of Moray

Nicely caught in that beautiful Moray light.
Looks like a wave at P2?

I notice the boom refuelling dock, which presumably means that they will rely on the USAF or FAF for IFR.

Always good shots. First of many that we will be taking of the new aircraft no doubt.

Great shots!

Lets hope they travel down south a bit...

Very nice post, good to see the first one has been delivered.
All the best
Andy

Great shots, and a bit of history made
Hope to see this one down visiting Waddington very soon

Thanks for posting
3Greens

Very nice and sharp pics there!
Great catch, hope to see it at RIAT (it's kinda confirmed but not quite)

Great photos as always Alex
Bill R

Love that first shot

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Nicely captured .

Nice sharp images, would be good if they apply Sqn markings on the tail like the USN units do(we can dream).

Nice set.

Regards.

Mark.

Snoop 95 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:28 pm

I notice the boom refuelling dock, which presumably means that they will rely on the USAF or FAF for IFR.

Probably means we will be buying US tankers soon.

It's baffling really, we now operate 3 types requiring boom refuelling with a 4th in the pipeline when the Wedgetail comes on line and yet we have a fleet of hose and drogue only tankers! Short sighted comes to mind!

Pretty sure the KC.3 supports the boom refuelling. Aussies have it on their Voyagers.

HighFlyer21 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:07 am

Pretty sure the KC.3 supports the boom refuelling. Aussies have it on their Voyagers.

No it doesn't.

I think we are the only ones who don't have boom refueling on their A330s! And yet our lease agreement is probably the most expensive of all of them! I believe the lease has a clause about us being fined if we use other aerial refueling options other than Air Tanker so we can't use the A400 to refuel other aircraft, even though they have the capability, and possibly refuelling from other air forces? I could be wrong and I'm sure someone with greater knowledge will confirm this.

I don't know anything really but I assume that as part of the NATO Alliance AR will be provided by a partner in exchange for the maritime patrol work we can now do.

Assuming the P-8 with its 3000 mile endurance will need AR - just send up a replacement at the end of the shift.

Sorry forgot this was a photo thread - nice catch by the way although I assume there were a few hundred spotters there on the day - when is the next 737-8 due?