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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:53 pm

I've heard reports of strange people lurking in bushes around Lincolnshire Bases!!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:03 pm

Mayfly wrote:I've heard reports of strange people lurking in bushes around Lincolnshire Bases!!




Hihonyr8811 wrote:Saw this lurking in the bushes ;) :)) (her not me I should point out :)) )




Helen seems keen to point out that she wasn't lurking in the bushes! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:13 pm

Doth she protest too much? :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:21 pm

No!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:04 pm

=)) =)) It had to be done though :p =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:50 pm

Spitfire and Typhoon right over the house heading towards Coningsby! :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

The people in the Virgin Hot Air Balloon must have a wonderful view! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:53 pm

Wokka, overhead a few minutes ago
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:54 pm

Gaz wrote:Wokka, overhead a few minutes ago




Not as good as my pair! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby MOD » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:03 pm

2 Pumas heading South over Bromsgrove.

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:16 pm

Not as good as my pair either! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:29 pm

Earlier on I was thinking, I have never taken a shot of a 32 Sqn aircraft. Then all of a sudden a wild 32 Sqn BAE 146 appears!

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Also I wonder if Xpl can guess what distinctive helicopter I saw ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Yorkie » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:28 pm

Police whirlybird overhead for the last 2 hrs very low waiting for Lizzie to arrive

the pilot looks like he is enjoying it! some very low passes

i think that there is a flypast later.

It's gone now, strange as i would have thought the queen was rather safe in hber train and then in the minster. now she is walking about the whirlybird has gone?

Wheres the logic?

no info from Linton RE: a flypast. it is usually any excuse to show off....
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:47 pm

We had a Fox in our garden last night \:D/ \:D/ never seen one round us before so it was very exciting :D
It had a drink from the bowl we leave out for hedgehogs on our front lawn, but as soon as it saw it was being watched it shot off towards the fields, sadly it was too dark to take any pics.

Also saw a KC-10 the other day at Waddington, probably there to sign up for the air show ;)

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:12 pm

Looks Dutch, not sure about the fox? :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:30 pm

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Minty4371 » Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:34 pm

Helicopter with chase plane along side. Twice over the house. Photos to follow.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:42 pm

Minty

That's another practice for the OLYMPICS threat, the Puma crewman holds a sign aloft saying FOLLOW ME and has a MACHINE GUN or even a SNIPER on board to enforce the request! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jet Morgan » Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:05 pm

An A320 just did a low-level fly past over Northampton, more specifically over the rugby ground but that's near the town centre anyway, because the plane has just been painted in the colours of Northampton Saints RFC...
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:30 pm

Something in formation with an Auster flew over a little while ago - not sure what the 2nd a/c was but was quite angular like a Rapide is.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:16 pm

Lots of Merlins and Pumas all day long this week as I now work in Thame but no sign of MB's Meteors yet ;)

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Just had the local Copper Chopper hovering over the house for the last 15 minutes .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:15 pm

Cluny wrote:Lots of Merlins and Pumas all day long this week as I now work in Thame but no sign of MB's Meteors yet ;)

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Just had the local Copper Chopper hovering over the house for the last 15 minutes .




Perhaps they took exception to what you said about Helen! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:20 pm

Irish Air Corps Casa CN295 landing at LHR this morning ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:39 pm

2 Apaches over my house, just now. Heading East
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:48 pm

Tin Triangular Thingy
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:26 pm

Mayfly wrote:Tin Triangular Thingy


You know I love you Pam but................ :p
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