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#3285474 - 05/02/11 01:39 PM RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011
Sundowner Offline
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First time over to Cby in over 12 months, blooming cold & too windy for any of the BBMF stuff to take to the skies, Scampton based Hunter was well worth the 138 mile [each way] trip though.

Any C&C gratefully apprecieated.
















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#3285525 - 05/02/11 02:34 PM Re: RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011 [Re: Sundowner]
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Very nice. I'd love to see some of that British hardware in person. I love the Hunter shots.
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#3286235 - 05/03/11 11:23 AM Re: RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011 [Re: Sundowner]
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Nice photos. Got to love the Hunter, I stopped what I was doing to watch the circuits, after hearing his sporting run-in-and break.
Such a pity you didn't visit on the 26th, we had our PDA that afternoon and had just about everything up.
From what I remember (the last week was a busy one...) 27th was the press day for the Royal Wedding flypast. Did you catch the formation at lunch time?


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#3286277 - 05/03/11 12:02 PM Re: RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011 [Re: Sundowner]
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Nice shots Sundowner.

Another fan of the Hunter here.What a beautiful aircraft.
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#3286318 - 05/03/11 12:48 PM Re: RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011 [Re: Sundowner]
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Thanks gents,
Harry; the flypast caught me a little off guard, a classic case of looking in the wrong direction nope so all I got was one [poor] shot & one of the following run in.





Plus another Hunter shot just for good measure....


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#3289572 - 05/07/11 06:11 PM Re: RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011 [Re: Sundowner]
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So you guys do get the sun once and a while, great shots.
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#3289917 - 05/08/11 10:57 AM Re: RAF Coningsby 27/4/2011 [Re: Sundowner]
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You are exceptionally lucky - I live just down the road from Coningsby and though I get to see the BBMF stuff all the time, in addition to the stuff like Tornados, Typhoons (no Harriers now pitchafit ) and even the odd US B-2, I have only ever seen a Hunter at the Waddington air show.

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