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According to local newspaper The Forres Gazett there is to be a parade at Kinloss in a hangar with a flypast by a Nimrod in the afternoon, there is a limited number of tickets, but unfortunatly only people lucky enough to have worked on Nimrods are able to be given any . Haven't heard any updateds of the 31st, hopefully there's still a big days flying from Nimrods (31st that is).

Currently showing as on the Ground - XW664 up from Waddington, presumably to do the fly-past.

@Tarbat - he's a month early..

tarbat wrote:Currently showing as on the Ground - XW664 up from Waddington, presumably to do the fly-past.

Nah mate, just some routine service checks on the aircraft. R1s visit Kinloss quite regulary for this

The ceremony at Kinloss starts at 1pm, so the flypast will probably be around 2pm possibly 3pm

on friday or monday?


Much happening tomorrow?

Chaps

MR2 flypast at 1530 hrs Friday 26th March according to the events prog but don't shoot the messenger - they may change this due to the weather. Forecast is NE 3kts at the moment (actual) with a few clouds at 300' and broken at 1,400' with winds becoming variable in the afternoon mist

It's going to be hit or miss whether we suffer drizzle, low cloud, mist or luck out and get just grey skies Lossie was adequate for photography at 08:30 but Elgin was misted in. Looking south at the moment I can't see the Brown Muir hill (600') and visibility is only a couple of miles.

Reading the local rag where an article quotes Sqn Ldr Roxburgh as flying the last planned flight next Wednesday (31st) but no timings given. If I hear anything I'll give you a shout.

Al

ZJ514 on the ground

so is an MRA4 going to make an appearance? or is it just the two that have been practising all week?

Jonay wrote:so is an MRA4 going to make an appearance? or is it just the two that have been practising all week?

Yes. It landed at Kinloss this morning but will be departing at around 13:30 local today. Flypast still scheduled for 15:30.

Al