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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:30 am

But still a PILLOCK!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby PhantomAviator » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:46 am

RLN wrote:errrrrrr, if you say so. :D



Well I thought it was supposed to be :(( Pillbox. =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:56 am

=)) =)) =))
In memory of a very dear friend - Mike Pearson

Very fond memories of Robbie Gilvary - DTs 1st Vulcan Captain who taught DT all he knew.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:59 pm

All the World's mad except thee and me; and I'm not so sure about thee! =)) =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:07 pm

RLN wrote:All the World's mad except thee and me; and I'm not so sure about thee! =)) =)) =))


Restore Looneys Next

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:09 pm

:p :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:31 am

Guess what, Howslo is still a

























































PILLOCK! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Howslo » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:15 pm

[-( :-O :-SS :D =))

Been called worse...

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:05 am

Howslo wrote:[-( :-O :-SS :D =))

Been called worse...

[Reminds me, must add my location to my profile!]




Where would you put it?
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:30 pm

3 737's, (or other airliners) all i saw all day
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:39 pm

Two of Shawburys Griffins working out of Wittering amongst the Harriers! :D


Oh and we saw a 2211 ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:55 pm

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Parked at the Colsterworth services on the A1.




Also 3 Harriers (the aircraft kind lol), 11 Buzzards and a Red Kite.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:56 pm

Nice prop Madam!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:46 pm

lunchtime: all quiet apart from the odd cherokee or other things similar/ an airliner
then all of a sudden- out of nowhere-

An apache \:D/


Edit: first ive seen @ wimborne this year \:D/ \:D/ :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:03 pm

Bristol's copper chopper on Autumnwatch :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:06 pm

i think i heard a FRADU falcon yesterday

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:54 am

C160 at Cranwell yesterday
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:58 am

Mayfly wrote:C160 at Cranwell yesterday



A TRANNY at CRANNY? :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:53 am

A big mil cargo plane has just gone over very very high, probably C-17, although too high even for my binoculars to make it out clearly :)) .
Red Arrows have been busy this morning too :D .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:41 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:A big mil cargo plane has just gone over very very high, probably C-17, although too high even for my binoculars to make it out clearly :)) .
Red Arrows have been busy this morning too :D .




Should have gone to SPECSAVERS!!!!! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:07 pm

Why, do they sell binoculars now? :p =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:48 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:Why, do they sell binoculars now? :p =)) =))


No, they sell C17's stoopid :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:38 pm

Harriers at Wittering NOT flying, No 4 Sqn on stand down while they work out what happens next!


ONLY thing flying over Wittering was a solitary VC10! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Thumper » Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:04 pm

Well thats more than whats flying here. 3 Geese and a robin, busy day here :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:26 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Harriers at Wittering NOT flying, No 4 Sqn on stand down while they work out what happens next!


ONLY thing flying over Wittering was a solitary VC10! ;)


I suppose TBH theres not a lot of point and the troops are possibly packing everything up anyway!! :( :( :(
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