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    Posted: 14 Jun 08 at 7:55pm
Anyone else see the flyover first-hand?

We had the Typhoons, AWACS + VC-10 + Tornados, and then the diamond 9 of Tornados fly almost right over us (at Blym)

Quite an awsome sight ... And I'm kicking myself for not taking my camera down today!!
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Yep, they all flew by Alton today aswell. I do agree, an amazing sight. I wonder what its like to actually be flying one? it must be phenomenal!
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Anyone see the flyover in honour of the man who was 112 a few days ago? He was in the early RAF so they had flyovers for him, forget which planes.  Pretty amazing.
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Damn, I have been at HOAC (near to BLYM) and seen the planes on TV, then exactly 2 minutes later they were over head, Amazing!!    
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Saw a huge fly pass in suffolk over the weekend, guessing they came out of duxford or one of the bases up there.
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Posts: 2899 		Post Options Post Options   Quote alstorer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 08 at 7:44am
Duxford isn't actually an RAF base- modern planes only turn up for shows there- if they're flying at the show, they'll turn up in the week beforehand and parctice the routine on site. When you're in a single glazed conference room, a Typhoon doing acrobatics rather drowns everything out.

Most of the time though, it's mainly Spitfires I see from the office...
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No problem folks anytime.

If what you saw in suffolk was the same numbers and types of ac as the flypast then it was probably them lining up, they tend to be lined up in formation by suffolk cause thats only a couple of mins for downtown london.
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I try not to think about it, as we get funding for sailing events turned down for lack of cash.
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Yer....next thing you know they'll all want real civillian equivalence pay, demand proper working equipment instead of the s**te that the government orders too keep the unions happy, decent living conditions, and want to take their full years holiday allowance...tsk tsk...dear oh dear it's not like the old days.
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tack'ho, as RAFSA, i presume that we know each other?  Whereabouts are you?

 

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