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A place to post photos (just a handful please) of air shows through the season and add any discussion.
Airshows 2017
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23 Jul 2017 08:00 #71
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Cheers Paul.
Yes, it's a KC135 R Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Mildenhall . It's great that they've always retained the 'D' on their aircraft & so they should.
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Superb photographs there Stevie from both shows. Especially love the Square D shot of the Tanker ? of the former 100th BG
Cheers Paul.
Yes, it's a KC135 R Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Mildenhall . It's great that they've always retained the 'D' on their aircraft & so they should.
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05 Aug 2017 15:51 - 11 Jan 2018 13:14 #72
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I'm a bit late with these but here's a set of my pics from Flying Legends last month -
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05 Aug 2017 18:21 #73
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The Dead got memorials, The living got time.
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EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS !! Just wish that we had gone 
The Dead got memorials, The living got time.
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06 Aug 2017 10:46 #74
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Fantastic pictures Steve. Really enjoyed going through them - thanks for sharing mate.
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12 Aug 2017 09:08 - 12 Aug 2017 09:13 #75
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Here's a stunning set of photos of the Reds in action at Old Warden last weekend taken by my mate ROB FEELEY who kindly let me share them on the forum -
Thanks Rob & also Dietmar& Bomber for the great company at another great Shuttleworth show.
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Thanks Rob & also Dietmar& Bomber for the great company at another great Shuttleworth show.
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19 Aug 2017 15:26 #76
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No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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It appears that a an unspecified problem has grounded all the BBMF Merlin powered aircraft. The Griffons are also currently being serviced as they are not available either. I am not sure if ALL Merlin aircraft are grounded.
It is a shame as my daughter is going to the Biggin Hill 100 airshow tomorrow and wanted to see the Lancaster, Spit and Hurricane.
It is a shame as my daughter is going to the Biggin Hill 100 airshow tomorrow and wanted to see the Lancaster, Spit and Hurricane.
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19 Aug 2017 16:15 #77
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The BBMF's Griffon Spit flew at Eastbourne Airshow today & yesterday.
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19 Aug 2017 19:13 #78
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Interesting. It seems you can't rely on the news media 
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19 Aug 2017 21:15 - 19 Aug 2017 21:44 #79
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Also a P51 displayed at Eastbourne maybe Packard merlins are not affected.
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30 Aug 2017 22:40 #80
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Here's the latest on the BBMF's Merlin issue & grounding. From the BBMF website -(www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?story...BE8-7A12C1F5FFC2F90A) -
Following the recent pause in flying our Merlin-powered aircraft for safety reasons, OC BBMF said: “Please see below the MOD’s latest release on the subject of BBMF Merlin engines. As I hope you all know, my aim is to keep these vital and unique artefacts of Britain’s proud history in the sky forever. To do that we sometimes have to take extra precautions, with our eye sharply on continuing safety, to ensure that we can keep them flying for future generations. I thank each and every one of you who has voiced their support and shown their understanding. We will get them back into the blue as soon we can.
Lest We Forget."
The update from the MOD:
"Our investigation has confirmed an issue with a pinion gear in a Merlin engine. With the precise cause of the problem known, each pinion gear is now being inspected to confirm it meets our exacting standards, with the BBMF and industry putting all of our efforts into getting these beautiful aircraft safely back in the air as soon as possible."
Following the recent pause in flying our Merlin-powered aircraft for safety reasons, OC BBMF said: “Please see below the MOD’s latest release on the subject of BBMF Merlin engines. As I hope you all know, my aim is to keep these vital and unique artefacts of Britain’s proud history in the sky forever. To do that we sometimes have to take extra precautions, with our eye sharply on continuing safety, to ensure that we can keep them flying for future generations. I thank each and every one of you who has voiced their support and shown their understanding. We will get them back into the blue as soon we can.
Lest We Forget."
The update from the MOD:
"Our investigation has confirmed an issue with a pinion gear in a Merlin engine. With the precise cause of the problem known, each pinion gear is now being inspected to confirm it meets our exacting standards, with the BBMF and industry putting all of our efforts into getting these beautiful aircraft safely back in the air as soon as possible."
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