Seen Over Your House Today

Sticky Fingers · April 16, 2015, 06:58:43 AM

Exercise Frisian Flag 2015 is in full swing over my backyard, with some American guests in between the other 'usual suspects' Took this shot a couple of hours ago:

And this one too:

Captain Canada · April 16, 2015, 03:00:26 PM

Wow....how lucky are you ! Great shot of the Eagles. Love that aeroplane !

I just saw/ heard a Chinook flying up the river. Love that sound too.

The Wooksta! · April 16, 2015, 04:30:42 PM

The sound of an Apache woke me up this morning.

kitbasher · April 17, 2015, 12:21:38 AM

What, ypu fell asleep in front of the telly watching a Western?

Thorvic · April 17, 2015, 12:40:47 AM

Quote from: kitbasher on April 17, 2015, 12:21:38 AM
What, ypu fell asleep in front of the telly watching a Western?

Probably the Shadows playing on the Radio

Howard of Effingham · April 17, 2015, 03:05:03 AM

Quote from: pyro-manic on March 14, 2015, 10:39:59 AM
They were bought as-is, straight off the shelf. Removing the hooks, wing-folds etc. would take time and cost money.

that is what I've heard cited as a reason for not denavalising the F-18's that have been sold abroad too.

Thorvic · April 17, 2015, 04:45:03 AM

Quote from: Howard of Effingham on April 17, 2015, 03:05:03 AM
Quote from: pyro-manic on March 14, 2015, 10:39:59 AM
They were bought as-is, straight off the shelf. Removing the hooks, wing-folds etc. would take time and cost money.

that is what I've heard cited as a reason for not denavalising the F-18's that have been sold abroad too.

More like it would have clashed with Northrop's A-18 who retained their rights for the land based strike fighter at the time as it was their design, McDD navalised it for the USN/USMC

Mossie · April 19, 2015, 11:44:13 AM

Quote from: Mossie on March 22, 2015, 08:00:05 AM
One of the new HMCG/Bristow S-92's. Right over the house, got a surprisingly good pic for my point 'n click. I guess I'll be seeing less of the old yella Squea-Kings now, since Bristow have got the contract for SAR for the UK.

Saw this guy again today, although it was about a mile off-shore Withernsea.

A couple of none aircraft related spots too, a red Cortina Mk.III and a brown Rover P6. It drove home the reason I was out, to show my kids the haunts where my Dad took me and my brother when we were kids. These cars would gave been pretty common then, in fact we may well have been riding in a Cortina.

pyro-manic · April 20, 2015, 06:29:19 AM

I was in the New Forest over the weekend, and somebody was out enjoying the sunshine in a Little Nellie style autogyro. A very strange noise...

Sticky Fingers · April 21, 2015, 05:17:54 AM

I went to the runway yesterday at Leeuwarden AFB to see if I could get some landing shots, so not stricktly over my house, these:

Spanish F18 with tail art:

German Eurofighter Tyfoon:

Polish F16:

US F15:

Finnish F18:

And ofcourse

Dutch C130

scooter · April 21, 2015, 05:21:41 AM

Quote from: Sticky Fingers on April 21, 2015, 05:17:54 AM
US F15:

Looks like an Air Guard Eagle, but I can't make out the state...

kerick · April 21, 2015, 06:25:55 AM

142nd Fighter Wing, the Redhawks, is a unit of the Oregon Air National Guard, stationed at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon.

PR19_Kit · April 21, 2015, 08:46:32 AM

Looks like a busy day up there in the North of Holland! Was there some NATO exercise on?

Captain Canada · April 21, 2015, 08:52:48 AM

Wow great shots ! Love the Hornet coming in, one of the best looking 'landing' aeroplanes in my opinion.

Sticky Fingers · April 21, 2015, 11:17:24 AM

Yups Kit, it's week 2 of exercise Frisian Flag. (That sadly means it is also the last week of same exercise

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I'm so happy to hear engine notes that differ from those infernal F16's

@Scooter: what kerick wrote.
The wing's eagle came in two flavours, too. low-viz and high:

And they brought some friends with them:

Had to crop these photo's, so my apologies for the quality loss.

@ Captain Canuck, with kind regards:

I hope my agenda and the organisers' are in sync so I can take some pics friday of the whole flying circus leaving town; can't wait to witness a C-17 up close. Maybe it can cure me of my Hercules-fixation.