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Happy New Year one and all! A couple I have looked at from two trips to Coningsby so far this year - in varying weather and light! https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1609/23934599810_448269ba34_c.jpg Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZJ928-DS 11(F) Sqn (Typhoon 63) - Full Q-fit - RAF Coningsby by...

Just a couple from Coningsby - managed to catch 29(R) and 41(R) Squadrons second wave and recoveries while passing on the way back from Donna Nook. Only the second time I have managed to catch the 41(R) Centenary jet - flying as REBEL62. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5666/23128867516_b201a60b2f_c.j...

While up on the east coast of the UK shooting the Grey Seal colony at Donna Nook we were joined by a Airbus A400M on dry flare trials at various heights and speeds. Wearing the Airbus serial A4M016, the aircraft will enter Royal Air Force service as ZM401 and be based out of RAF Brize Norton. Sadly,...

Sywell Aerdrome in the UK recently held a fly-in dedicated to both radial and training aircraft, the highlight of which was the seldom seen de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507/G-VTII of the Vampire Preservation Group. Based at North Weald, the jet arrived at the Northamptonshire airfield at the end of i...

Just a single image of one of the four 1435 Flight Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4s currently back at RAF Coningsby taken yesterday. Normally based in the Falklands, the four Tranche 2 jets (ZJ944/F, ZJ949/H, ZJ950/C and ZK301/D) have been replaced by four Tranche 1 jets - ZJ918, ZJ926, ZJ930, ZJ933 and Z...

Yesterday saw the world's only Antonov AN-225 arrive at Doncaster Sheffield Airport in the UK from its home at Kiev Gostomel Airport in the Ukraine. Flying as ADB373F, the jet is believed to have been collecting a number of generators. On arrival, the aircraft flew a 'flypast' down the runway to all...

The Lightning Preservation Group based at Bruntingthorpe here in the UK held there annual Twilight run and nightshoot with their three English Electric Lightnings last night. Two are 'live' F.6 variants - XR782/JS and XS904/BQ - and perform at numerous events on the airfield throughout the year. The...

Thank you all so very much!

After eight years in the skies, XH558 flew her final flight last week (October 28th) from her home of the ex-RAF Finningley - now Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Crewed by Bill Ramsey, Martin Withers of Black Buck fame, Phil Davies and Jonathan Lazzari, the jet took off for the last time at 1447 and la...

October 12 saw the long awaited return to flight of the Battle of Britain Mermorial Flight's Avro Lancaster B1, PA474 after its engine fire in May. Heading out to runway 07 at RAF Coningsby... https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5682/21929474759_5c5c1c3c42_b.jpg Royal Air Force (BBMF) Avro Lancaster B1 P...

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Fantastic!

Just one of VIII Squadron's centenary jet (ZH106 - nicknamed Grumpy) taken at the end of the days flying at Coningsby last Thursday. The aircraft is one of the jets currently basing out of RAF Coningsby while the runway work continues at Waddo. https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3912/18563461423_8b0d73ec...