8 Sqn Centenary Jet Arrives @ Coningsby.

[dinger]

Caught arriving at Coningsby this evening was the 100th anniversary marked E-3D operated by 8 Sqn. This was the first flight since it received the markings and the evening light for its arrival could not have been better.

Sentry AEW1 ZH106 RAF Coningsby 1 by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

Sentry AEW1 ZH106 RAF Coningsby 2 by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

Dinger.

[RichPittman]

Great to see the weather gods played ball mate

[dinger]

Great to see the weather gods played ball mate

Only just Rich. If it had been 5 minutes earlier it would have been in cloud.

Dinger.

[Pringles]

Nice shots Quite like the scheme - do you have any close ups of the tail design?

[dinger]

Nice shots Quite like the scheme - do you have any close ups of the tail design?

These are the only two edits that I have done. I can do a tail close up if desired. It wont be done until tomorrow night though.

Dinger.

[Stagger2]

Excellent catch on the subtle special marks airframe, which somehow seems to work okay. Good Luck & Good shooting combined
Personally I'm still a tad aggrieved that the Shackleton didn't get a nod in the design, after-all they flew the AEW2 in 8 Sqn service for a longer period than all other individual types utilised or featured?

[Wes_Howes]

Nice and subtle, I like that design.

Lovely pictures too, the light looks almost perfect