Mike Squadron 9 Merlins just took off.

[buzzer]

Think you'll find they were calling Excalibur section.
Not every day you see 9 in the air together. ...serviceable! !

[Red Hound]

Looked very impressive flying back over the airfield. There was another Merlin airborne at the time which had taken off a while prior to the 9. Also there was another started up when the rest did but only took off as some of the 9 returned. My assumption was that was a spare for press and other official photographers positioned on the airfield so that 9 would be in the flypast..

[Malfatron Malkovic]

Some snaps from the event.

[buzzer]

Well done for catching them MALF. Shame the conditions weren't better.

[Seafire 47]

Great captures squire,excellent work.

[EGDR]

Great photos! Bet they're even better than the ones from guys lying down on the road in the third pic...

[hedgerowops]

Good catch Malf that's something you don't get very often.The thing is are there any Merlin's left there flying? i'll be down the last week in June.Hopefully i'll get a few seaking shot's while they are still about.
regards Chris

[Victor5]

Lovely photos Malf

[Aircraftpaulcornwall]

Hi Malf (& everyone!!)
Superb set of pictures mate - very well done!! --Paul

[Malfatron Malkovic]

Thanks very much, folks, glad you like the snaps! Quite impressive to see and hear nine in formation.
Perhaps also worth a mention is that shortly after the formation departed Falcon 20s G-FRAD and G-FRAJ made three or four approaches each.

[CottXM611]

The formation pictures are very impressive. I was at Culdrose on that morning and saw four Merlins in a group near the cafe, ZH855/856/857/864. I also noticed the photographers near them. We then went to Trebah and enroute saw maybe six more Merlins at the Helston end. At Trebah I saw the nine ship overhead, with the last three breakoff before reaching Falmouth. Later the same say I saw another three ship over Trebah. Do you have the serials of all nine?

[CottXM611]

Biffodog, thanks very much for supplying the serials. Very much appreciated as I prefer to identify what I see, especially when I see a formation. Made my penultimate Navy Merlin when I saw '864 that morning.