Barkston Heath, Cranwell, Waddington, Coningsby 18/08/17

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After quick stops at Luton and Conington, my first military visit of the day was Barkston Heath.

Barkston Heath 18/08/17 am

The following Prefects were outside in the morning-

ZM300
ZM307
ZM308
G-CKCO

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Then onto Cranwell for the morning visit. I wasn't expecting to make anything here, but fortunately there was a Prefect sat outside-

Cranwell 18/08/17

XS727 Dominie (gate)
XW353 Jet Provost (gate)
ZK452 King Air /L
ZK455 King Air /O
ZK456 King Air /P

ZM305 Prefect

N120MX SR.22 overflew


There were also 7 Grob Tutors but as they were all G-BY, and my last 3 are all Glasgow-based G-CG.. ones, I didn't pay too much attention!

G-BYVH
G-BYVU
G-BYWS were 3 of them

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Next up was Waddington, hoping to see the RAF Rivet Joints. Disappointingly, the only one there was the only one I had seen before!
The only thing made here was the Heli-med!

Waddington 18/08/17

XM607 Vulcan
ZH102 Sentry
ZH104 Sentry
ZH106 Sentry
ZZ664 Rivet Joint
G-HMDX MD.902 Explorer
G-LBSB King Air

Also out were 2 Sentinels which I couldn't read, but don't need anyway, plus another Sentry in a special scheme for 100 years of 54squadton.

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Coningsby 18/08/17

PS915 Spitfire
XR753 Lightning
XS897 Lightning (as "XP765")

Typhoons

ZJ801 /801 hangared
ZJ807 /807
ZJ813 /BL hangared
ZJ912 / DR
ZJ914 /DZ
ZJ917 /917
ZJ924 /924 hangared
ZJ930 /930
ZK315 special scheme
ZK335 /335
ZK343
ZK365 /EB-L
ZK367 /EB-R
ZK379 /379
ZK382 /BG
ZK383 /FY

One new Typhoon here for me- ZK382

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Then it was over to Tattershall Thorpe to try and see one of my last seven Whirlwinds.
This was my second attempt to see it, and fortunately successful this time.

Tattershall Thorpe 18/08/17

XP329 /V Whirlwind

There was another next to it, probably XJ407, but don't need any others there.

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Then back past Cranwell again to see if anything different was outside.
Success, again...

Cranwell 18/08/17 pm

G-MEPS Phenom

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Then Barkston Heath again, to see if there were any different Prefects outside.
Again, success- ZM301 was now outside and ZM305 had made the short hop from Cranwell.
There were two more visible in the hangar but with something in front of them, so not readable.

Barkston Heath 18/08/17 pm

ZM300
ZM301
ZM305
ZM308
G-AZLV Cessna

Then called past Syerston, but the weather was turning bad and nothing was out. This was a shame as a Grob Viking that I need had been showing on FR24
earlier in the day.
That was the end of the military fields, but called in Leicester and Husbands Bosworth in the evening.

[graham]

Nice trip and log there ZZ

[rh226]

Aug 18, 2017 23:03:22 GMT zz said:

Next up was Waddington, hoping to see the RAF Rivet Joints. Disappointingly, the only one there was the only one I had seen before!
The only thing made here was the Heli-med!

Waddington 16/08/17

XM607 Vulcan
ZH102 Sentry
ZH104 Sentry
ZH106 Sentry
ZZ664 Rivet Joint
G-HMDX MD.902 Explorer
G-LBSB King Air

Also out were 2 Sentinels which I couldn't read, but don't need anyway, plus another Sentry in a special scheme for 100 years of 54squadton.

ZH107 is the 54 Sqdn special tail.

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Thanks Bob- I looked for pictures online but none matched what I saw.

[billsamuels]

Blimey Phil, you've been filling your boots...

I haven't been to any of these fields - so now they've got to be done!!!

Cheers mate.

Bill