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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:05 pm

A google earth camera car on the A17 near Holbeach.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:00 am

Hihonyr8811 wrote:A google earth camera car on the A17 near Holbeach.


Did you Smile and Wave??????????????????

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:46 am

Dan4th wrote:
Hihonyr8811 wrote:A google earth camera car on the A17 near Holbeach.


Did you Smile and Wave??????????????????
D.



Two fingered salute I hope! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:46 am

=)) =)) If we'd had some warning I'm sure I culd have come up with something to do to it ;) =)) =))

Sadly we were doing 50 something mph :)) and didn't realise what it was till it had gone past.

I'm already on goole earth streetview sat in the viewing area at Coningby =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Howslo » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:52 pm

Three Apaches in the vicinity of Duxford yesterday, one of which did what appeared to be basic handling training or practice over the airfield. Was there for a good hour too, I would think. Not something you see every day! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Sploosher » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:10 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Dan4th wrote:
Hihonyr8811 wrote:A google earth camera car on the A17 near Holbeach.


Did you Smile and Wave??????????????????
D.



Two fingered salute I hope! :D


cant believe that `our` Helen would do a thing like that.................... :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:29 pm

Hercs pounding the circuit at Weston on the Green DZ all day [in fact theres one pounding round now but theres no light so no pics or vids :( ] .
And we've just had a Chinook go overhead :)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:36 pm

Not technically a spot, but was wondering if anyone down south could tell me what diverted into Brize this afternoon about 16:30 ish. I think it was a Typhoon as what ever it was was talking to Coningsby Director, but it could very well have been something else :D and I'm nosey :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:44 pm

I'm down south.

No i can't tell you though ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:54 pm

Olicat wrote:I'm down south.

No i can't tell you though ;)



Thanks Bullet! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:28 pm

http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... =8&t=29602

Glad it all turned out ok.
Goodness knows where they were when I picked them up on the scanner then :)) :))
I know i've picked stuff up north of Newcastle before, and Ive picked up Brize before when we've been up in the Lincolnshie wolds.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:51 pm

A single Apache has just joined the circuit at Wittering!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:05 pm

Wokka - and he's just woke me up!!! :((
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:26 pm

Afternoon nap in the old folk's home. You'll be playing bingo next before Midsomer Murders. :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:36 pm

RLN wrote:Afternoon nap in the old folk's home. You'll be playing bingo next before Midsomer Murders. :D



Seems like you know the routine! =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:41 pm

:D .
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:34 pm

Red arrows departed for Cyprus this morning by doing a nice flypast over my house :ymapplause: :D

Going to miss them :(( :((
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:36 pm

Did they fly over you in an "H" formation???????????

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:41 pm

=)) They should definitely make that one of their moves I think ;) :))
4 on one side, 4 one the other and one in the middle, simples =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:00 am

Hihonyr8811 wrote:=)) They should definitely make that one of their moves I think ;) :))
4 on one side, 4 one the other and one in the middle, simples =))



That would be an "I" Helen
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Kermit » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:50 pm

Spotted high above Wellesbourne airfield this afternoon, B52 !!(we all wondered where it was going and why !-
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:54 pm

Libya, maybe??????????

Who Knows!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hula-Hoop » Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:06 pm

Today i saw a yellow Seaking

made a change
With girls, initiating the conversation is half the battle!

The other half is STOPPING them TALKING!




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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:37 pm

Heard a piston engined aircraft today, single engine possibly a Yak of some sort.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:37 am

Olicat wrote:Heard a piston engined aircraft today, single engine possibly a Yak of some sort.



Or a twin engined aircraft in trouble! ;)
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