London Flypast 10 July - up to 100 aircraft

Post by **LN Strike Eagle** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 3:39 pm

Airshowhammer wrote:I didn't think the Typhoons would be in the 100 Formation as on Instagram the RAF posted an animation of the whole flypast and it showed the Typhoons doing two big triangle formations instead.

Only because it was supposed to be a secret/surprise.

Post by **Big Eric** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 3:46 pm

Airshowhammer wrote:I didn't think the Typhoons would be in the 100 Formation as on Instagram the RAF posted an animation of the whole flypast and it showed the Typhoons doing two big triangle formations instead. Decided to opt for Buckingham Palace instead of St Pauls and god i wish i didn't. Awful. Just awful.

I'm saying nothing! :dizzy:

Post by **CJS** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 4:20 pm

Airshowhammer wrote:I didn't think the Typhoons would be in the 100 Formation as on Instagram the RAF posted an animation of the whole flypast and it showed the Typhoons doing two big triangle formations instead. Decided to opt for Buckingham Palace instead of St Pauls and god i wish i didn't. Awful. Just awful.

Let me get this straight, are you actually complaining because instead of displaying half the number 100, the 22 Typhoons actually made the whole number? Or was it 'awful, just awful' because the whole RAF inventory was represented, because 3/4 of its operational Lightning fleet took part?

I'm at a loss :dunno:

Post by **Big Eric** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 4:29 pm

CJS wrote:
Airshowhammer wrote:I didn't think the Typhoons would be in the 100 Formation as on Instagram the RAF posted an animation of the whole flypast and it showed the Typhoons doing two big triangle formations instead. Decided to opt for Buckingham Palace instead of St Pauls and god i wish i didn't. Awful. Just awful.

Let me get this straight, are you actually complaining because instead of displaying half the number 100, the 22 Typhoons actually made the whole number? Or was it 'awful, just awful' because the whole RAF inventory was represented, because 3/4 of its operational Lightning fleet took part?

I'm at a loss

I think he's saying 'awful, just awful' because he picked the busiest place on the planet to watch the flypast from. :facepalm:

Post by **CJS** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 5:06 pm

Ah ok, I'll let him off in that case. :sweat:

Airshowhammer · Post by **Airshowhammer** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 5:49 pm

Big Eric wrote:
CJS wrote:
Airshowhammer wrote:I didn't think the Typhoons would be in the 100 Formation as on Instagram the RAF posted an animation of the whole flypast and it showed the Typhoons doing two big triangle formations instead. Decided to opt for Buckingham Palace instead of St Pauls and god i wish i didn't. Awful. Just awful.

Let me get this straight, are you actually complaining because instead of displaying half the number 100, the 22 Typhoons actually made the whole number? Or was it 'awful, just awful' because the whole RAF inventory was represented, because 3/4 of its operational Lightning fleet took part?

I'm at a loss

I think he's saying 'awful, just awful' because he picked the busiest place on the planet to watch the flypast from.

Indeed. Wish i done my homework! :hide:

Post by **verreli** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 5:52 pm

I saw the flypast today and found it a bit underwhelming. Considering there were 100 aircraft in the sky, I thought they could do a lot more with the formations to make it look more impressive. The Typhoon 100 was OK and the reds are always good value but even the GR4's (with bonus 2) which I'd been looking forward to seeing were disappointing. Couldn't they have swept the wings on the two trailing aircraft? The best bit of formation work I saw was when I got home and put on the news and saw the RAF 100 drill formation by the RAF regiment at Buc palace. All the brass, rank & file at Horse Guards seemed to be having a good time though and I suppose ultimately, it's their party. Oh, and the weather, got home to blue sky but the weather gods insisted on proving how good RAF grey camouflage is. Anyone agree - disagree...?

The best bits will be at RIAT. Wish I'd done the loop today.

Post by **Zoom** » Tue 10 Jul 2018, 7:11 pm

austinp wrote:
Zoom wrote:I called in on the RAF 100 tour on Horseguards this evening; excellent line up of planes which told a story. Hardly a great photo op but was good to get a shot down The Mall of all the flags in advance of tomorrow.

I bought the big white book; they are selling them tomorrow; please don't take this as a recommendation it just looked nice!

looking forward immensely to the big event

PS some miserable bugger stole the England flag off my bicycle while it was parked! don't you have Poundland where you come from? at least I have a spare

Cool, shame I couldn't make it.

What's the big white book? Curious.com.

A sumptuous hardback for £20 with the complete history, mainly lots of stories but worth the extra £10 over the flimsy programme. They also had them in red and blue, were selling them next to the RAFA tent in the Mall today;

I managed to get right by the E end of the memorial roundabout with a clear view down the Mall and beyond (ok it's not anymore) fantastic atmosphere and the sense of anticipation as the lights of each phase approached was electric; much more so than Heathrow 50 in 1996 (when I was standing on a mound which is now T5)

absolutely unmissable! hardly up close and personal and probably not that photogenic but what an occasion, I've been singing the March Past all day!

Post by **keithjs** » Wed 11 Jul 2018, 7:35 am

A big ask I know but does anyone have any of the serials for the aircraft they took part in the RAF 100 flypast yesterday.
Many thanks in advance...

Post by **NTG1610** » Wed 11 Jul 2018, 8:34 am

keithjs wrote:A big ask I know but does anyone have any of the serials for the aircraft they took part in the RAF 100 flypast yesterday.
Many thanks in advance...

Taken from own pictures and added to various list published on FC and Mil Spotters mailing list so credit all the posters on there
a really enjoyable few minutes of aviation history, only time it might get matched or surpassed will be the next coronation
anyway your list
XW217 PUMA
Y ZJ956 PUMA
PUMA
ZA670 CH47
ZA683 CH47
ZA704 CH47
DB ZD574 CH47
ZK559 CH47
ZK561 CH47
ZM500 JUPITER
ZM518 JUNO
ZM519 JUNO
ZA947 DC3
PA474 LANCASTER
PS915 SPITFIRE
MK356 SPITFIRE
TE311 SPITFIRE
PZ865 HURRICANE
LF363 HURRICANE
ZM305 PREFECT
ZM306 PREFECT
ZM319 PREFECT
ZF290 TUCANO
ZF239 TUCANO
ZF512 TUCANO
ZF348 TUCANO
ZF407 TUCANO
ZF142 TUCANO
ZF287 TUCANO
ZF374 TUCANO
ZF291 TUCANO
ZZ417 SHADOW
ZZ418 SHADOW
ZH887 C130
ZH868 C130
ZM416 A400
ZZ172 C17
ZE700 BA146
ZJ692 SENTINAL
ZZ330 VOYAGER
ZZ665 RIVITJOINT
ZH103 AWACS
CG XX318 HAWK T1
CA XX246 HAWK T1
CK XX205 HAWK T1
CI XX321 HAWK T1
CR XX303 HAWK T1
CQ XX348 HAWK T1
CB XX255 HAWK T1
CS XX202 HAWK T1
CL XX339 HAWK T1
ZK025 HAWK T2
A ZK010 HAWK T2
ZK020 HAWK T2
ZK012 HAWK T2
O ZK030 HAWK T2
ZK028 HAWK T2
V ZK031 HAWK T2
W ZK032 HAWK T2
ZK013 HAWK T2
054 ZA585 TORNADO
134 ZG775 TORNADO
110 ZD849 TORNADO
100 ZD792 TORNADO
056 ZA588 TORNADO
063 ZA597 TORNADO
038 ZA546 TORNADO
129 ZG752 TORNADO
ZA543 TORNADO
ZM145 LIGHTNING
ZM147 LIGHTNING
ZM148 LIGHTNING
ZK319 TYPHOON
ZK320 TYPHOON
ZK314 TYPHOON
ZK308 TYPHOON
ZJ942 TYPHOON
ZJ802 TYPHOON
ZK354 TYPHOON
ZJ916 TYPHOON
ZJ939 TYPHOON
ZK304 TYPHOON
ZK306 TYPHOON
ZK307 TYPHOON
ZK310 TYPHOON
ZK316 TYPHOON
ZK342 TYPHOON
ZK357 TYPHOON
ZK383 TYPHOON
ZK301 TYPHOON
ZJ920 TYPHOON
ZJ950 TYPHOON
ZK312 TYPHOON
ZK318 TYPHOON
XX219 hawk ra
XX244 hawk ra
XX245 hawk ra
XX278 hawk ra
XX310 hawk ra
XX311 hawk ra
XX319 hawk ra
XX322 hawk ra
XX325 hawk ra

Post by **keithjs** » Wed 11 Jul 2018, 8:35 am

Oh, wow! Thank you so much :clap:

Post by **austinp** » Wed 11 Jul 2018, 9:11 am

Zoom wrote:
austinp wrote:
Zoom wrote:I called in on the RAF 100 tour on Horseguards this evening; excellent line up of planes which told a story. Hardly a great photo op but was good to get a shot down The Mall of all the flags in advance of tomorrow.

I bought the big white book; they are selling them tomorrow; please don't take this as a recommendation it just looked nice!

looking forward immensely to the big event

PS some miserable bugger stole the England flag off my bicycle while it was parked! don't you have Poundland where you come from? at least I have a spare

Cool, shame I couldn't make it.

What's the big white book? Curious.com.

A sumptuous hardback for £20 with the complete history, mainly lots of stories but worth the extra £10 over the flimsy programme. They also had them in red and blue, were selling them next to the RAFA tent in the Mall today;

I managed to get right by the E end of the memorial roundabout with a clear view down the Mall and beyond (ok it's not anymore) fantastic atmosphere and the sense of anticipation as the lights of each phase approached was electric; much more so than Heathrow 50 in 1996 (when I was standing on a mound which is now T5)

absolutely unmissable! hardly up close and personal and probably not that photogenic but what an occasion, I've been singing the March Past all day!

100 Years of the RAF: The Official Guide A Hardback edition by St James’s House?

And thanks for the reply :-)

Post by **Darren50** » Wed 11 Jul 2018, 3:52 pm

Airshowhammer wrote:I didn't think the Typhoons would be in the 100 Formation as on Instagram the RAF posted an animation of the whole flypast and it showed the Typhoons doing two big triangle formations instead. Decided to opt for Buckingham Palace instead of St Pauls and god i wish i didn't. Awful. Just awful.

Snap, I opted for Buckingham Palace too ,and after managing to get down the Mall, was a bit miffed to find it all closed off until about 15 mins prior and then it was a case of go where you were forced to, rather than where you wanted to be. To be fair though, I did get a reasonable with a bit of space, but the flypast was directly overhead,rather than a bit to the side so pics not as great as I was hoping for. When I got back home to Suffolk, everyone had posted loads of pics with nice blue skies, so the no-one seemed to have any Typhoon shots of the F35's. Did discover some nice local viewpoints for the next flypast though.

Post by **jasonT1981** » Wed 11 Jul 2018, 5:58 pm

Incredible! Just home. Got right up to Buckingham Palace so close we could see Prince George having fun waving to the crowd from one of the rooms.

Flypast was brilliant. Crowds seemed to be in awe of the BBMF more than anything else, at least from where I was. Well done to the RAF. Quite a show!

Post by **sdad** » Thu 12 Jul 2018, 11:27 am

Did anyone go up St Paul's?

Post by **PirateTrickster** » Thu 12 Jul 2018, 1:24 pm

sdad wrote:Did anyone go up St Paul's?

Ironically I took the advice and splashed out and went up St Pauls (£18, would have been £16 if I'd bought in advance). Had a look around the Cathedral first (didn't realise so many famous people were buried there), and then ascended to get a good viewpoint. Stood on the Stone Gallery although would maybe have been better off going right to the top - although not much room up there. Great view, seemed to be only a handful of us up there to view it. Had to bite my tongue when someone insisted the E-3 was a Nimrod.

I'd use it again if there were blue skies, the grey cloud of Tuesday has left me with lots of silhouetted pictures (https://flic.kr/s/aHskEiAMPy if you're interested).

Did get home to find the Tucano 9-ship flew over the kids school (Herts) on their way home so at least they got to see some of it :-)

Post by **dyvroeth** » Thu 12 Jul 2018, 1:41 pm

NTG1610 wrote:
keithjs wrote:A big ask I know but does anyone have any of the serials for the aircraft they took part in the RAF 100 flypast yesterday.
Many thanks in advance...

Taken from own pictures and added to various list published on FC and Mil Spotters mailing list so credit all the posters on there
a really enjoyable few minutes of aviation history, only time it might get matched or surpassed will be the next coronation
anyway your list
XW217 PUMA
Y ZJ956 PUMA
PUMA
ZA670 CH47
ZA683 CH47
ZA704 CH47
DB ZD574 CH47
ZK559 CH47
ZK561 CH47
ZM500 JUPITER
ZM518 JUNO
ZM519 JUNO
ZA947 DC3
PA474 LANCASTER
PS915 SPITFIRE
MK356 SPITFIRE
TE311 SPITFIRE
PZ865 HURRICANE
LF363 HURRICANE
ZM305 PREFECT
ZM306 PREFECT
ZM319 PREFECT
ZF290 TUCANO
ZF239 TUCANO
ZF512 TUCANO
ZF348 TUCANO
ZF407 TUCANO
ZF142 TUCANO
ZF287 TUCANO
ZF374 TUCANO
ZF291 TUCANO
ZZ417 SHADOW
ZZ418 SHADOW
ZH887 C130
ZH868 C130
ZM416 A400M
ZZ172 C17
ZE700 BA146
ZJ692 SENTINAL
ZZ330 VOYAGER
ZZ665 RIVITJOINT
ZH103 AWACS
CG XX318 HAWK T1
CA XX246 HAWK T1
CK XX205 HAWK T1
CI XX321 HAWK T1
CR XX303 HAWK T1
CQ XX348 HAWK T1
CB XX255 HAWK T1
CS XX202 HAWK T1
CL XX339 HAWK T1
ZK025 HAWK T2
A ZK010 HAWK T2
ZK020 HAWK T2
ZK012 HAWK T2
O ZK030 HAWK T2
ZK028 HAWK T2
V ZK031 HAWK T2
W ZK032 HAWK T2
ZK013 HAWK T2
054 ZA585 TORNADO
134 ZG775 TORNADO
110 ZD849 TORNADO
100 ZD792 TORNADO
056 ZA588 TORNADO
063 ZA597 TORNADO
038 ZA546 TORNADO
129 ZG752 TORNADO
ZA543 TORNADO
ZM145 LIGHTNING
ZM147 LIGHTNING
ZM148 LIGHTNING
ZK319 TYPHOON
ZK320 TYPHOON
ZK314 TYPHOON
ZK308 TYPHOON
ZJ942 TYPHOON
ZJ802 TYPHOON
ZK354 TYPHOON
ZJ916 TYPHOON
ZJ939 TYPHOON
ZK304 TYPHOON
ZK306 TYPHOON
ZK307 TYPHOON
ZK310 TYPHOON
ZK316 TYPHOON
ZK342 TYPHOON
ZK357 TYPHOON
ZK383 TYPHOON
ZK301 TYPHOON
ZJ920 TYPHOON
ZJ950 TYPHOON
ZK312 TYPHOON
ZK318 TYPHOON
XX219 hawk ra
XX244 hawk ra
XX245 hawk ra
XX278 hawk ra
XX310 hawk ra
XX311 hawk ra
XX319 hawk ra
XX322 hawk ra
XX325 hawk ra

= = =
To raise pedantry to an art form, in the Ninja Section (Hawk T.2), ZK025 was /P, ZK020 was /K, ZK012 was /C, ZK028 was /S and ZK013 was /D. Only one I disagree with was ZK030, which I think was /U, not /O.

Many thanks for the fabulous checklist.

Post by **sdad** » Thu 12 Jul 2018, 4:25 pm

Pirate
were you the one bloke I could see from the Oxo Tower or were you round on the north side? There were quite a few people another 30 metres up.

Post by **PirateTrickster** » Fri 13 Jul 2018, 10:24 am

sdad wrote:Pirate
were you the one bloke I could see from the Oxo Tower or were you round on the north side? There were quite a few people another 30 metres up.

I was round the north side.

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