Military Aircraft

[Dave the OAP]

Played golf at royal Eastbourne last week and a couple of spits came over and a mustang P-51

I didn’t even know there are any p51’s still flying

 

[Curious Orange]

Spotted an Apache and a Chinook passing over Guildford this morning.

Chinooks are fairly common given our proximity to RAF Odiam, but the Apache's a rare sight

 

[Bry Nylon]

Went up in a former RAF De Havilland Dragon Rapide, out of IWM Duxford, with my 11 year old son today. Quite simply, an amazing experience

 

[jakarta]

Played golf at royal Eastbourne last week and a couple of spits came over and a mustang P-51

I didn’t even know there are any p51’s still flying

A lot of P51's still flying...

 

[Dave the OAP]

A lot of P51's still flying...

Any idea where they are flying this year? Couldn’t find much on dr Google

 

[jakarta]

Any idea where they are flying this year? Couldn’t find much on dr Google

Probably means they are USA based, well over 50 P51's airworthy over there...

 

[AmexRuislip]

Went up in a former RAF De Havilland Dragon Rapide, out of IWM Duxford, with my 11 year old son today. Quite simply, an amazing experience

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That looks fantastic, we've been meaning to go back to Duxford for another visit, haven't been since the 90's.

 

[Bedsex]

Any idea where they are flying this year? Couldn’t find much on dr Google

There’s usually one up in the air every day of the Goodwood Revival (mid September)

 

[Bedsex]

Went up in a former RAF De Havilland Dragon Rapide, out of IWM Duxford, with my 11 year old son today. Quite simply, an amazing experience

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That must have been an amazing experience.

It’s also quite striking how brown all the fields are at the moment

 

[Bry Nylon]

That must have been an amazing experience.

It’s also quite striking how brown all the fields are at the moment

It was fantastic. The plane is from the1930s. A beautiful art deco piece of engineering that’s more window than fuselage! It makes you realise how, amongst other things, we’ve really ****ed up the experience of flying over the past 90 years!

The fields, to be fair, are all ripened wheat or barley (or already harvested) so you’d expect them to be that colour this time of year. But we flew over Cambridge and all the college quads were patches of brown dead grass when they should still be pretty green.

 

[Driver8]

Went up in a former RAF De Havilland Dragon Rapide, out of IWM Duxford, with my 11 year old son today. Quite simply, an amazing experience

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Not military but have been on sightseeing flights twice in NZ in this. I think it was recommended by somebody on NSC.

 

[Gabbafella]

Played golf at royal Eastbourne last week and a couple of spits came over and a mustang P-51

I didn’t even know there are any p51’s still flying

https://www.warbirdflights.co.uk/mustangflights

Relatively costly but you can still go up in them as well as Spitfires, Hurricanes etc. I've seen a flight in a Messerschmitt Me109 somewhere too.
I absolutely must do an edge of space flight before I die, but a Mig-29 or U2 spy plane flight is upwards of £15k and regular folk like me just don't happen to have that kind of spare change down the back of the sofa.

 

[swindonseagull]

I don't believe so, I think they're heading home after RIAT this weekend.

[MENTION=4675]Frutos[/MENTION]

They are off to Poland today and we’re supposed to go to Slovenia (cancelled) after Poland that are off to Egypt and finally The Philippines before getting home in Mid August..

Hope you enjoyed RIAT?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If the clouds lift, you may see the Red Arrows around 16.30 this afternoon in Eastbourne but also Alfriston, Burgess Hill and Henfield.

https://sussex.news/flying-map-and-...who-will-wizz-across-sussex-on-thursday/4299/

 

[Billy Seagull]

Red Arrows timings for the four days…

https://www.military-airshows.co.uk/press22/redarrowsschedule2022.htm

 

[KZNSeagull]

If the clouds lift, you may see the Red Arrows around 16.30 this afternoon in Eastbourne but also Alfriston, Burgess Hill and Henfield.

https://sussex.news/flying-map-and-...who-will-wizz-across-sussex-on-thursday/4299/

Wife and MIL went to the Whitby Regatta on Saturday but it was extremely misty. The Red Arrows sounded good!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Wife and MIL went to the Whitby Regatta on Saturday but it was extremely misty. The Red Arrows sounded good!

The clouds have lifted now but visibility is still hazy.

 

[knocky1]

The clouds have lifted now but visibility is still hazy.

Great afternoon on Eastbourne beach. The Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire trio magical with the white cliffs and Channel.
The Red Arrows were amazing. Seen them often since a boy but this was the best. Is there a reason? New planes, technology, my age, today's clear sky at Eastbourne

Today was only bettered 4 years back or so when I was on Seaford Head and a Vulcan flew along us at cliff height.

 

[doogie004]

Comming down with grandkids on Saturday looking forward to it


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[happypig]

Great afternoon on Eastbourne beach. The Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire trio magical with the white cliffs and Channel.
The Red Arrows were amazing. Seen them often since a boy but this was the best. Is there a reason? New planes, technology, my age, today's clear sky at Eastbourne

Today was only bettered 4 years back or so when I was on Seaford Head and a Vulcan flew along us at cliff height.

I was up there too: