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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Stigish » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:04 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Olicat wrote:ooooooohh
me like that!
good thing i have £30 especially saved up :)




Looking Forward to meeting you! ;)

Too late, his dads already donated those savings to my fuel tank?

Two Wokka's spotted at 4pm flying north to south over Poole.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:10 pm

im sure he's capable of finding his own money :P
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:12 pm

Olicat wrote:im sure he's capable of finding his own money :P


Depends how well you hid it mate ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:13 pm

i found his the other week, down the back of the sofa :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:20 pm

Merlin at roof top height just to the east of Bicester heading north east at 14:39 :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:06 pm

Typhoon, Tornado, a small white jet thingie and a AWACS at Waddington (well I was in my kitchen =)) )

So at least the runways must be clear :ymapplause: :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:25 pm

Got buzzed twice by the Boscombe down andover on the way home \:D/
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:26 pm

Lots of Harriers! ;)






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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:31 pm

C-17 , DC-8 , AN-124 , Sea King , Tristar and a couple of VC-10s :)
Yes I was at Brize this afternoon ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Thumper » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:05 pm

Couple of Merlins went over early this morning and came back a little while ago.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:06 pm

There's been a C-130 (ascot ###) doing high circuits around my house since about 12 o'clock. Has just this minute departed back to Lyneham.

Also seen two Typhoons and "Snapshot one" did a few circuits at Waddington although I never saw him.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:12 pm

Harriers flying for the last time [for me] :((
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:41 pm

Leaving work I saw a clipped wing Spit travelling East to West (ish) and then turn North and seemed to follow the A10.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:03 pm

Cluny wrote:Harriers flying for the last time [for me] :((


Now you mention it.......

Yesterday was probably my last sight of a Harrier :(

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:13 pm

Saw a Cobham falcon giving us a slow flypast on the way home :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:08 pm

Another cobham falcon today, low flyby at lunch :D
I saw some kind of twin engined jet too, like a bombardier/embraer thing.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:57 pm

F-100 Super Sabre and a F-105 Thunderchief :D

Yes , I was delivering to the Yanks and their M16's at RAF Croughton today :)
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Nearly forgot Tornado GR1 ZA319 [the 1st production Tonka] outside Lower Arncott too ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:57 pm

Cluny wrote:F-100 Super Sabre and a F-105 Thunderchief :D

Yes , I was delivering to the Yanks and their M16's at RAF Croughton today :)



I bet they were flying at about 20 feet! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:16 pm

I heard an ATR42 overhead last night.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:17 pm

Olicat wrote:I heard an ATR42 overhead last night.




Doesn't count, got to be spotted, not HEARD! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:20 pm

Dad SPOTTED it somewhere online which informed him that of what it was ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:52 pm

Strangely, there is a HARRIER operating over Wittering as I type! :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:08 pm

Blimey :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:18 pm

Just guessing, could have been one that has been worked on and become serviceable for a quick trip to Cottesmore, I will know more when I can speak to my spies!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:34 pm

A fast jet of some description has just gone over our house (N to S ish) with its burners on briefly :-o :-o
Scared the life out of me, nearly fell off my chair :-o
I guess it narrows it down somewhat although still none the wiser, size wise I'd have said Typhoon :-?
It was heading the right direction for Coningsby.

He turned them off just past our roof, I swear he aimed for us =))
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