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I think you need to catch up. The 100ARW and 352SOW are no longer going to Germany, but staying in the UK. As for LN, the 48FW will increase strength by one extra squadron as both F-15E squadrons remain with the loss of the F-15C/Ds but addition of two F-35 squadrons - so in effect squadrons from cu...

In the bag! Knowing that 'Tartan 19' had been tracking NE of Scotland this afternoon refuelling RAF Typhoons, I made the 1 hour dash to Brize Norton to catch her coming home. Typically the sun disappeared just as she landed http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com

aerobert wrote:very nice Mike !
Is this U-2 detachment lasting all summer long ?

At this moment it is there indefinitely. No one actually knows as and when it will end, could even be a permanent detachment

With the COVID-19 lockdown in full flow through 2020, it's been a very difficult year as far as photographing military aircraft has been concerned. With things easing up a little I ventured to RAF Fairford to shoot the resident U-2 with the 'Senior Span' Dorsal Pod, ASARS-2 nose and wing-mounted 'Se...

Wijgert IJlst wrote:

Derice wrote:How to make a boring Airbus even more boring. Paint it uniform grey.

This military livery suites her beter then the "British Union Jack" scheme applied to the ZZ336 for Boris Johnson.

You think so? It has to be the worst scheme ever on a A330. No titles, nothing.

Monday 22 June saw a MEDEVAC flight into RAF Fairford. Here's a few images of the 86AW C-21A that flew the mission.. http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com

Thanks for sharing this interesting and shocking report. For the sake of completeness, I'd just like to mention that it's really not like that on many greek islands where plane spotting has become a tourist attraction like at Corfu, Skiathos or Rhodes (RHO with almost daily military movements). I'v...

Recently visited Blue Flag 2019 at Ovda. Here's a few images, with the full photo report on my website at
http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com/bl ... -2019.html

A few tasters here from my latest report covering the Army Aviation Centre at Middle Wallop. AAC Middle Wallop is the British Army Air Corps primary airfield providing rotary-wing pilot training and the report and more images available here http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com/army-aviation-centre--...

Thanks jp74
Mainly there the last week for A2A refuelling and support home

A few images to tempt your taste buds on the recent exercise at RAF Waddington involving the Israeli, German and Italian Air Forces If you want to see more and read about the exercise, the full report is now available on the main website at:- http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com/exercise-cobra-warri...

With the B-2 Bomber Task Force deployment at RAF Fairford having now ended, I have put the photo report on the main website here;

http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com/us ... -2019.html

The Bulgarian Air Force event hosted by 3rd Air Base at Graf Ignatievo dedicated to the anniversaries of the Bell 206, Mil Mi-24 and the legendary Mikoyan MiG.29, an opportunity too good to turn down. The full report is available on the main website here:- http://www.jetwashaviationphotos.com/graf-i...

Here's another look at the B-2s in action at RAF Fairford. I'll get a full report on the website at www.jetwashaviationphotos.com soon, but in the meantime......

Bennie wrote:Well done Mike. Any idea how long they'll stick around?

They wouldn't commit to a date/timescale, but expected until around 13th Sept. or so