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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:42 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:Something large just gone into Waddington, thought it was an AWACS, but couldn't see a "dish" so could be a 707 or AWACS with out the AWACS as I call em :))



Perhaps the DISH fell off! :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:13 pm

=)) =)) I hope not :-o =))

Anyone got a roof rack I can borrow =)) and maybe a crane =))


What ever it was has just left Waddington.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:16 pm

Single Apache over Wittering heading towards Wattisham.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:59 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Single Apache over Wittering heading towards Wattisham.


How do you know he wasn't married??????????

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:13 pm

Dan4th wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Single Apache over Wittering heading towards Wattisham.


How do you know he wasn't married??????????

D.




He was SMILING! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:22 pm

Tornado just done a wide circle around our house \:D/
Other than that, been very quiet today.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:05 pm

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:04 am

And NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:33 am

Dan4th wrote:And NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D.


No homework indeed!
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Sploosher » Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:52 pm

@ 10:15 (ish),2x F15`s heading north over Newport in East Yorkshire..... :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:38 pm

A Vulcan, XH55 summat or other at Finningley.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:43 pm

Jigsaw wrote:A Vulcan, XH55 summat or other at Finningley.




Memory failing already? ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:44 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Jigsaw wrote:A Vulcan, XH55 summat or other at Finningley.




Memory failing already? ;)


No mate. Already failed :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Minty4371 » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:33 pm

Spotted this afternoon at 15:15. A red bi-plane and a white monoplane. Flying side by side and coming from the East (from the direction of The Wash) and heading off Waddington / Coningsby direction. May have been using the white plane as a photo plane.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:47 pm

Lancaster right over my house :D :D :D


I hear she was at Waddington today
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:49 pm

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:50 pm

Mayfly wrote:Lancaster right over my house :D :D :D

Bloody favouritism :p


I hear she was at Waddington today
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:35 pm

Mayfly wrote:Lancaster right over my house :D :D :D


I hear she was at Waddington today



~x( :(( :((
She's bloody sneaky then, I've been in the garden all day and havn't seen anything :(( :((
That's sooooooooo not fair :p =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:43 pm

Moan moan moan! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:48 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:
Mayfly wrote:Lancaster right over my house :D :D :D


I hear she was at Waddington today



~x( :(( :((
She's bloody sneaky then, I've been in the garden all day and havn't seen anything :(( :((
That's sooooooooo not fair :p =)) =))



Haha funny you say that I was just telling DT how she over flew over but came in in stealth mode and didn't uncloak until she was over head hence no pics!!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:57 pm

What?

No "Wing-Waggle"?

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:58 pm

Dan4th wrote:What?

No "Wing-Waggle"?

D.




Are they offended? :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:45 pm

Apache over Brownsea island today!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:37 pm

Beluga 5
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:23 pm

Wokka, over the A46, on our way home from Coningsby
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