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Some pictures of my spotting activities 50 years ago when I mainly focussed on Wildenrath, Brüggen and Norvenich during the first three months of the year. No doubt the weather had its influence here.

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Harrier XV809/J 4sq fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Harrier XV789/F 4sq fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Varsity WJ948/E fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Varsity WJ896/D fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Maastricht 17 January 1975. N.262D 64/AA fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Brüggen 24 January 1975. F-4M XV474 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Brüggen 24 January 1975. F-4M XV415 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Rhein-Main 6 March 1975. KC-97L 52-2718 a Ut.AG fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Rhein-Main 6 March 1975. KC-97L 52-2718 b Ut.AG fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. C-141A 64-0618 437MAW FC by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. F-4C 63-7565/SP 52TFW fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. F-4E 69-7209/RS 526TFS fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. Pembroke OT-ZAG fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. NKC-135A 55-3119 AFSC FC by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. T-33A DT-516 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. RU-21E 15883 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. TF-104G 27-41 JABO34 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. TF-104G 27-76 JABO34 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. VT-29 51-7899 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. VT-29 53-3535 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

I hope you found the selection of interest.
Kind regards,
Arnold

Another quality set, thank you!

Absolutely brilliant!!!! Thank you Arnold

Wonderful stuff! Your postings gladden my heart - I get so bored of seeing the same photo's of grey aircraft of limited types. Your selections are always a breath of fresh air so thank you so much for posting these memories.

A lovely selection with the 17sqn Phantom a personal highlight.

Fabulous collection of images, some real rarities in there (when they were alive and kicking), especially those 97's .

Another great set Arnold .Hard to pick a favourite from them.
Thanks for posting. Mike

Oh wow! They're fabulous! Great memories.... although very slightly before my time spotting. Wish I was around a little earlier

Love these. Looking forward to more !

Thanks Arnold, always enjoy viewing your selection of shots, some great memories. The Varsity was a type I saw regularly when I was at school, they seemed to overfly most days. Nice to see the Belgian Pembroke and the Danish T-33A too.

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Wed Mar 19, 2025 10:25 am

Wonderful stuff! Your postings gladden my heart - I get so bored of seeing the same photo's of grey aircraft of limited types. Your selections are always a breath of fresh air so thank you so much for posting these memories.

Exactly my thoughts! Thanks for posting, Arnold, another brilliant set (more please ).

Fabulous pics

Yet another stunning set, Arnold

Those KC97L’s

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

V. nice Arnold. A truly eclectic set, with some real rarities. Particularly liking the Harrier GR1s and Tooms!

Very nice indeed Arnold, thank you once again for posting such fabulous images.
Cheers.

XV474 is the Phantom at Duxford; just wondering if the splitter plate is a replacement as the paint finish doesn’t quite match the rest and a real mud mover load.
Thanks

Very nice shots Arnold.
I'm guessing that the great lighting on the underside shots meant you were standing in snowdrifts at the end of the runway!
That's dedication for you.

Nice photos, love the Harrier and remember working a Starlifter MAC ALCE on an ARC52 from Yisilkoy Airport Turkey. Had him for a hundred miles or more.

Very nice set. I recognised the VT-29 at Ramstein,0-17899, as it was on display at Duxford before it was scrapped.

Excellent, as always, Arnold