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99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

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99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by xkekeith » Tue Aug 02, 2022 6:51 am

A Threshold.Aero photoshoot to raise funds for RAFA with 99 Squadron at Brize yesterday with a dedicated C-17A:

ImageZZ175 C-17A Globemaster III 99 Sqn RAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

ImageZZ175 C-17A Globemaster III 99 Sqn RAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

A couple of the other residents:

ImageZM419 '419' Airbus A400M Atlas C.1 24/70 Sqd RAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

ImageZM408 '408' Airbus A400M Atlas C.1 24/70 Sqd RAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr
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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Mustang531 » Wed Aug 03, 2022 2:59 pm

Thanks for sharing these, it's a shame that more bases don't organise these sort of events anymore.

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by 100arw » Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:17 pm

They were ruined by some on this forum that grabbed free seats ofered by the bases, and then sold them :-(

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Starbuck » Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:33 pm

I found out about this day too late, I'd love to see the bigger RAF kit a bit closer than normal. Nice photos BTW :thumbs:

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by xkekeith » Wed Aug 03, 2022 6:27 pm

Mustang531 wrote:
Wed Aug 03, 2022 2:59 pm
Thanks for sharing these, it's a shame that more bases don't organise these sort of events anymore.
My understanding is that Threshold Aero working with RAFA are hoping / planning to offer photoshoots on other bases in the future.
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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Crusty » Sat Aug 06, 2022 5:18 pm

Quick question on RAF A400Ms...has there been much in the way of actual mission deployment?, I've only ever seen them doing UK flights that were obviously training sorties

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by POL » Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:45 pm

Anything with a four-number callsign is an "actual mission deployment", of which there have been hundreds if not thousands over the life of the Atlas C1 so far.

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by FatAlbertUK » Wed Aug 31, 2022 11:55 am

Ah the great A400M - surprised you managed to get one with its propellors.

Long live Fat Albert!!

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Drinkmat » Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:01 am

Very nice photos.

I've not caught up with any comments before about people selling their free tickets before. It's a shame, especially if it could affect future events.
On the C-17, is the number 060205 below the British serial number an American reference?

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Vulcanone » Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:25 am

Yes, its the USAF serial.

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Pune » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:12 pm

100arw wrote:
Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:17 pm
They were ruined by some on this forum that grabbed free seats ofered by the bases, and then sold them :-(
Name and shame them. :@
If you can keep your head whilst all around are losing theirs, you have probably completely misread the situation!!

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by Drinkmat » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:34 pm

Vulcanone wrote:
Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:25 am
Yes, its the USAF serial.
Thank you.

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by 100arw » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:42 pm

Pune, I think if you Google "Shawbury visit", or such words on this, or especially the previous FC forum, which was in use then, the names and the subject will be easy to retrieve. Mark, who was the admin clerk at Shawbury, fought a hard fight to stop them, almost until the day he died.

Leeming and Valley suffered different problems, but a situation which to this day stops public visits and ensures only the local group members attend.

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Re: 99 Squadron photoshoot RAF Brize Norton

Post by lowlevelRAF » Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:56 pm

It was a good event indeed, aha I think that’s me in the picture in the orange hi-viz. Still going through my pictures!

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