Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue May 25, 2010 5:40 pm

Thank you, local knowledge is very handy! ;)
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 6:49 pm

A very good point Helen - anyone coming from the Sleaford direction on the A153 ....

.... on the right hand corner before Anwick there is a lay-by on the left, in the lay-by turn left and keep going about 2 miles untill you get to the T junction turn right then right again at the end of the road [2 miles?] and then left that will take you back to the A153.

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There are other diversions sign posted but evidently they take you a long way out of your way - but please be aware this is a country fen road & is not level - in places there is subsidence!!!!!

Our local weather has showers 14 deg & 10k wind...
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Cluny » Tue May 25, 2010 7:44 pm

Mayfly wrote:There are other diversions sign posted but evidently they take you a long way out of your way - but please be aware this is a country fen road & is not level - in places there is subsidence!!!!!


Not suprised , it being swampy oop north and all that ;)
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Gaz » Tue May 25, 2010 7:49 pm

I'm gonna be getting there fairly early, probably about 09:00, hows about everyone else?
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 7:49 pm

Oi!!!!!!

perhaps we shouldn't let you use Lincolnshire roads to see Lincolnshire aircraft!!!! :)) :)) :))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 7:50 pm

Gaz wrote:I'm gonna be getting there fairly early, probably about 09:00, hows about everyone else?



I just need 30 minutes notice :D
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Gaz » Tue May 25, 2010 7:53 pm

Mayfly wrote:
Gaz wrote:I'm gonna be getting there fairly early, probably about 09:00, hows about everyone else?



I just need 30 minutes notice :D


Is that a pop after my "8 minutes" answer to your "How long will it take you to get home from Bruntingthorpe?" question? :D
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 8:00 pm

:)) the 30 mins also includes showering & cup of coffee!!! :D
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue May 25, 2010 8:29 pm

Ahhh, I was thinking more along the lines of 12pm ish =)) =))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 8:30 pm

getting there early then Helen!!! =))

Still it will be good timing for buying the burgers!! :p
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue May 25, 2010 8:33 pm

:p :)) early for us =))

I'm thinking you're all going to be bitterly dissapointed :p =)) =)) =))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 8:37 pm

:-o why? I heard the burgers were good!! ;)
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue May 25, 2010 8:43 pm

Nope, I bribed him today to not show up on Thursday ;) =)) =))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Tue May 25, 2010 8:59 pm

You should persuade your mum to move to Coningsby - you spend more time there than at home :))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue May 25, 2010 9:01 pm

=)) I did try and pursuade her to put an offer on the nice little house opposite the old Tattershall station near the picnic place, but she wasn't having any of it =)) =))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby MadNaddy » Wed May 26, 2010 8:22 am

Erm I'll be there about half 10 I think - Not sure if I'll have Vannah here overnight because she's having her friend round after school. If I don't I can get there early! (ish)
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Dee » Wed May 26, 2010 10:52 am

Might not be able to get now, trouble with the car, but it might be fixed by tomorrow, ~x(
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed May 26, 2010 4:40 pm

Mayfly wrote:Oi!!!!!!

perhaps we shouldn't let you use Lincolnshire roads to see Lincolnshire aircraft!!!! :)) :)) :))




It's a LOCAL airfield for LOCAL people! :p
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Cluny » Thu May 27, 2010 7:55 am

Have fun today you lot .
Wish i could of gone but someone has to make sure the country ticks along nicely [and its my job to distract him] ;)
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Thu May 27, 2010 7:58 am

Thanks Paul - weather is nice & sunny here at the moment - so fingers crossed & lasy nights local weather had moved the showers back a day :D



PS I don't mind really if you would like to use our pot holed subsided roads!! :p
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Wedgy » Thu May 27, 2010 7:58 am

Should be a nice day for it :)
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu May 27, 2010 8:10 am

Still sunny :D

I've been up since six, but mum has litterally just emerged so I shall now go for a shower and hopefully be at Coningsby for 11 ;) :))
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Dee » Thu May 27, 2010 12:50 pm

Hope you all had a good day, just got the car back but too late to drive over now ~x(
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Mayfly » Thu May 27, 2010 4:28 pm

Shame for anyone who missed it, & sorry you weren't there - it was good morning. Alpha Jet, Lanc, Spitfire, Harrier, Typhoons, Tucanos, Dominie, King Air [they smell but Gaz likes them - so what does that tell you?]

Then we [XP & me] left at 2 - only to be over taken by 2 Tornados, a Sentinal, more typhoons & heloplicta!!!
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Re: Thursday 27th of May! Coningsby Spotting trip.

Postby Cluny » Thu May 27, 2010 9:01 pm

9pm and still no pics :-W
Hurry up :p

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