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Old 11-07-2005 | 01:31 PM
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flying over my house
Old 11-07-2005 | 01:31 PM
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Had one fly over work this morning too!
Old 11-07-2005 | 01:35 PM
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it'll be low flying exercis es
Old 11-07-2005 | 01:38 PM
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flying over my house
What's Mike been up to now
Old 11-07-2005 | 01:40 PM
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pmsl - He got on a plane this morn
Old 11-07-2005 | 01:43 PM
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pmsl says it all, he's done one of his usual pranks and now done a runner
Old 11-07-2005 | 03:24 PM
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Just had a txt off Mike, he's landed & its too hot LOL

Rick its nothing to do with the Sadam mask has it
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Don`t panic chaps.......the planes will be doing routine exercises because of the hightened alert status,basically getting ready to take out any airliners if there is another attempt like 9/11..
Old 11-07-2005 | 03:58 PM
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Rather be near a swimming pool, than this sweaty counrty
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Its Fooooooooooooooooookin warm mate isnt it....
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Saw the red arrows pass over Matlock today

Kinda the same thing
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Originally Posted by Chris'RS'b
Saw the red arrows pass over Matlock today

Kinda the same thing


Only without the guns......

I hope...
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Originally Posted by nightdavva
Its Fooooooooooooooooookin warm mate isnt it....
Its nice weather for doing my gearbox
Old 11-07-2005 | 04:56 PM
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there are a crapload of airshows coming up (its that season) so therell be jets transiting all over the place.

add to that the fact that the weathers amazing so the jockeys will be doing shit like flying over thier own houses etc.


wouldnt worry unduly its likely cock all to do with alert state, youll very rarely see fighters as RAF dont have a real CAP aircraft, all ours are interceptors. (ish )
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red arrows were at the GP this weekend
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Low flying jets all the time round my way
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Originally Posted by Itsmeagain
Low flying jets all the time round my way
is ur engine done then?
Old 11-07-2005 | 06:07 PM
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fookin love seeing miltary jets fly past, they sound fookin awsome!
Old 11-07-2005 | 06:15 PM
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Traffic police round your way do take speeding seriously don't they
Old 11-07-2005 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
Traffic police round your way do take speeding seriously don't they
Oranoco dont temp fate

The choppers enough
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:09 PM
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I see the Red Arrows every day of the week, to the point where you find it amazing people get excited about em...

I live about 3 miles from the Home Base
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Got a mate who works up there, he got me on one day, few pics...





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And it was VE Day over the weekend so the Reds & Spitfire wa flying for these events as well.

My old Squadron:


My new line of work:


My future..hopefully:


If only we'd bought some of these....
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:27 PM
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Where you based dude?

They where fukkin Yugo on a flying visit
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:33 PM
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Used to be in Scotland on the tornados.
Now near Stamford on the Harriers..but moving soon back to Tornados.
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u a techie too?im a rigger
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:39 PM
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Yeh. Same. Where you at ??
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:45 PM
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sunny st athan!!! teaching the dara civvy boys how to do minors on vc10s!great!
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:48 PM
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Nice...not. Must be closing soon ? You looking for a move ?
Old 11-07-2005 | 08:56 PM
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yeah,we moved from brize,and i will need a new posting within a year! hows harriers?much boat work?
Old 11-07-2005 | 09:04 PM
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Nope. Am 2nd line.
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any good?to be honest vc10s are a tad boring!been doin it for 5 years now!
Old 11-07-2005 | 09:09 PM
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Yeh. Ok. Easy to work on after Tonkas.
Old 11-07-2005 | 09:17 PM
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I live between the air bases at Mildenhal and Lakenheath. THERE has been shit loads of activity the last few weeks
Old 11-07-2005 | 09:33 PM
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probly bloody hard compared to the queen o the skies! ancient just aint the word!
Old 11-07-2005 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RST_lee
I live between the air bases at Mildenhal and Lakenheath. THERE has been shit loads of activity the last few weeks
Rather you than me mate
I,ve raced at Mildenhall a few times and the noise was unreal
Old 11-07-2005 | 09:53 PM
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There both US Bases aint they?
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I think the one at Mildenhall is definatly yank cars everywhere near the track



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