9-9-13
We arrived with the ferry in Harwich and stopped on our way to Coningsby first at Mildenhall and Lakenheath. At Mildenhall we added a new type the V-22 Osprey to our collection.
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At Lakenheath we saw the last F-15's from the morning mission coming back and drove further to Coningsby. Near Holbeach we stopped for the preserved Hawker Hunter.
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It looked like the weather at Coningsby was cloudy, but when we arrived we heard that the weather had been excellent. During the day more and more clouds appeared. But we managed to make some sunny pictures.
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Very close to our camp site a couple of Whirwind wrecks are trying to withstand the forces of nature.
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Not much further this Lighting is preserved near Tattershall Thorpe.
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In the afternoon we visited Waddington and hoped to catch a Shadow R1 for the first time.
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The weather got worse during the day so we went to Newark Air Museum.
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This museum has a fairly large collection. To much to show them all. With a 18mm lens (EOS400D 1.6x) most aircraft inside can be photographed.
Wednesday was very cloudy, taking pictures from the north side of Coningsby at the crash gate is than possible.
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Half way in the morning Waddington was visited again to get more Typhoons of 29Sq
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Photo opportunities were very good at Waddington. On the south side there's no trafic rushing by and only a small 2/3 step ladder is needed to shoot over the wooden fence.
After the morning mission it started raining again, so we went to plan B again, finding wrecks and relics. At Wickenby NE of Lincoln this Hawker Hunter can be found. In WWII Wickenby was home base for 12Sq and 626Sq flying Wellington and Lancaster bombers. A former RAF Chipmunk in civil colours, a former Swiss Schlepp and a Auster were parked outside as well.
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At Thursday morning we tried to get make some photos without heat haze opposite the usual spotting place along the wooden fence.
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In the morning we left Coningsby and stopped at Waddo again. Then at Cranwell we scored some new King Air's. At Barkston Heath we were treated at a RAF Merlin. I have no picture of it because I didn't expected it to come that close. Via Wittering and Cambridge we arived at Mildenhall again. A RC-135 was making a lot of approaches. In the evening we whitnessed for the first time a V-22 flying, next time hopefully in daylight.
Friday 13-9-13 twelve F-15's from Lakenheath found there new teporary homebase at Mildenhall.
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Well that's a week spotting of Erwin, Elvin and I
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O by the way Pippi's horse is called 'Klein Witje'