Waddington Airshow 3-4 July participants etc...

[Stratofreighter]

Okay, it's official, the (probably) last flying display by a Nimrod R1 will be during the 2010 edition of the Waddington Airshow this 3-4 July.
See http://www.airshows.org.uk/2010/airshow ... eview.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
or, if you prefer,
http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/displays.asp?dID=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .

Military-wise there is (still ) nothing really special to be seen at Waddington this year...

[theo]

Any news regarding new participants?

Does anyone have information if the Vulcan XH558 will be ready on time and make it to Waddington?

Surprisingly no USAF participation in the flying display.

[K-9]

Okay, it's official, the (probably) last flying display by a Nimrod R1 will be during the 2010 edition of the Waddington Airshow this 3-4 July.
See http://www.airshows.org.uk/2010/airshow ... eview.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
or, if you prefer,
http://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/displays.asp?dID=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .

Military-wise there is (still ) nothing really special to be seen at Waddington this year...

I assume that's your opinion ?

It's one of the rare moments to see a Nimrod or Tornado F3 or USAF E-3 on static.

[JA37]

I assume that's your opinion ?

It's one of the rare moments to see a Nimrod or Tornado F3 or USAF E-3 on static.

Tell me the difference between a Tornado F3 in museum or on static. Oh, I see: The battle with hundreds of other spotters while taking pictures! (Not to mention the red Christmas tree decorations... )

[K-9]

Well first of all.... It's OPERATIONAL , museum makes this chance ( operational ) rare... However in that case it is "operational" in another role...
If you are in a museum, and have a bad timing ( or bad luck ). You can have yourself the same battle, with perhaps even more difficult people or backgrounds.

To my opinion it gives a bit of a negative swing to place the last line in the message from Stratofreighter. It could also be written down in other words, making it more clear to everyone, that it's a personal opinion. However no disrespekt to anyone!

Call me a ( censored ), but considering the total amount of Tornado F3's i have seen since august 94'. It's rather rare to me.So is a Nimrod , USAF E-3 and some others.

[Darrenbizman]

02nd July Air Show arrivals reported

ZK452/L Be200 RAF
ZK450/J Be200 RAF
91-0360/SP F-16C USAF
91-0361/SP F-16C USAF
EH-105/05 E-3D Sentry AEW1 RAF
62-14130/OF RC-135W SSRW USAF
06-8611/RS C-130J USAF HKY98 arr 1214
ZK304/EB Typhoon RAF arr 1218
ZH-107/07 E-3D Sentry AEW1 RAF
71-1408/bk E-3B Sentry USAF 963rd AACS
ZD742/090 GR4 Tornado RAF No 12 Sqn,
ZA458/024 GR4 Tornado RAF No 31 Sqn,
ZG792/138 GR4 Tornado RAF No No 617 Sqn,
ZJ646/46 D-BD Alpha Jet DPA/AFD, RAF arr 1231
MM7239 F-16A Italian AF I7240
MM7240 F-16A Italian AF I7240 both arr 1241
ZF170 T1 Tucano RAF No 1 FTS, LOP?? dep 1245

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[Darrenbizman]

More Air Show arrivals added 02nd July

VX927 Auster T7 RAF arr 1249
ZF485 T1 Tucano RAF No 1 FTS,
63-7979 KC-135R 100th ARW USAF arr 1316 from EGUN
WV322/Y Hawker Hunter T8C dep 1303 then arr again at 1352
XX436 WS Gazelle HT2 39/CU RN arr 1321
XW354 BAC Jet Provost T5A RAF No 1, SoTT arr 1326
8T-CA C-130K Austrian AF AUTAF81 arr 1329
ZZ190 Hawker Hunter T8C RAF arr 1333
XT634/T WS Scout AH1
ZJ211 WAH-64 Apache AH1 AAC arr 1355
ZH827 EHI-101 Merlin HM1 537/CU RN No 700M Sqn arr 14??
ZD636/82 WS61 Sea King AEW2 RN No 849 Sqn, arr 1411
46+14 Tornado Recce JbG-34 German AF arr 1417

Darrenbizman

[Darrenbizman]

More added on 02nd July

115684 Pup arr 1414
CE-04 Embrear 145LR BAF668 arr 1420 dep 1556
WD325/N DHC1 Chipmunk T10 AAC arr 1429
ZJ251 AS350BA Squirrel HT2 AAC arr 1432 dep 1451?
ZH004 BN2T Defender AL2 AAC arr 1437
1114 Antonov M-28 Polish Navy PLF583 arr 1457
E51/705-AD Alpha Jet French AF dep 1513 did display before arriving back at 1525
E118/314-LN Alpha Jet French AF
R202/64-GB C-160R French AF CTM1765 arr AM (1112)
2507 AN-26 Czech AF, 1 dit,

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