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- Sun 21 Jun 2020, 9:14 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: B-17 Rebuild project in USA
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2420
Re: B-17 Rebuild project in Germany
Liberty Belle is also being rebuilt: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/rebuild-the-liberty-belle-b-17-flying-fortress?utm_campaign=oc&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=crowdrise And there's a group working on an airworthy B-17C. I suspect that they started out with similar amounts of ...
- Sat 20 Jun 2020, 10:49 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Boris Force One?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12244
Re: Boris Force One?
“A friend” 😂 After spending 20 years in the aviation restoration scene you make friends across the restoration and commercial sectors, from private collectors to large companies and everything in between, so whilst you might not have friends plenty of us who have drippled blood, sweat and tears on ...
- Fri 19 Jun 2020, 4:14 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Boris Force One?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12244
Re: Boris Force One?
The aircraft is in for its scheduled maintenance overhaul which will require a complete strip and repaint, the cost is a total of £900,000 all in, it has already been budgeted for and is inline with planned works. Do you have a source for that? I was having a quick google last night to try and find...
- Thu 18 Jun 2020, 9:57 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Boris Force One?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12244
Re: Boris Force One?
The aircraft is in for its scheduled maintenance overhaul which will require a complete strip and repaint, the cost is a total of £900,000 all in, it has already been budgeted for and is inline with planned works. All the BS about just the paint being £900,000 is just the press making the weak of mi...
- Thu 18 Jun 2020, 9:52 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Reds & Patrouille over Heathrow
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8903
Re: Reds & Patrouille over Heathrow
Message from London Southend Airport Air Traffic Control Keep your eyes peeled! This evening at 1700 local time the RAF Red Arrows and French display team La Patrouille de France will undertake a flypast of central London to mark 80 years since Charles De Gaulle’s historic speech. On completion the ...
- Wed 17 Jun 2020, 10:56 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Boris Force One?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12244
Re: Boris Force One?
The aircraft was due for a maintenance check and re-paint anyway, who's to say it will not just be vinyl's so that if the aircraft had to go into a hostile situation they can just peel them off.
- Wed 17 Jun 2020, 10:52 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Not The Way To Social Distance at Airports
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2905
Re: Not The Way To Social Distance at Airports
and I thought it was only dogs that enjoyed sniffing each others exhaust ports
- Thu 11 Jun 2020, 11:35 am
- Forum: Seaside Shows
- Topic: Clacton 2020
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3962
Clacton 2020
Clacton Airshow is been officially cancelled
- Fri 29 May 2020, 10:31 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: 2 Apaches over/into Southend
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1492
Re: 2 Apaches over/into Southend
Two over Southend at about 11:00pm last night
- Thu 28 May 2020, 11:46 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: 2 Apaches over/into Southend
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1492
Re: 2 Apaches over/into Southend
Saw two over Westcliff
- Fri 22 May 2020, 11:03 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Southend Heads UP
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2109
Re: Southend Heads UP
Sadly it cancelled as did this morings C130
- Thu 21 May 2020, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Southend Heads UP
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2109
Southend Heads UP
from the tower at Southend
The Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter and will be training at London Southend Airport at 1545 this afternoon after routing from RAF Odiham.
Please be advised this flight may amend timings/cancel at short notice
The Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter and will be training at London Southend Airport at 1545 this afternoon after routing from RAF Odiham.
Please be advised this flight may amend timings/cancel at short notice
- Sun 17 May 2020, 8:43 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Snowbirds incident
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2320
Snowbirds incident
One of the CAF Snowbirds has crashed during a nationwide tour, pilot reported as having ejected with no loss of life on the ground
https://globalnews.ca/news/6954775/cf-s ... nada-tour/
https://globalnews.ca/news/6954775/cf-s ... nada-tour/
- Wed 13 May 2020, 11:28 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Southend Wildcat
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1180
Southend Wildcat
AgustaWestland Wildcat 'Valiant 62' expected from Yeovilton to carry out approach to Southend Airport this afternoon at 1345.
- Thu 07 May 2020, 10:22 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Two Spitfires
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2381
Re: Two Spitfires
Yes it wasbroadstairs wrote: ↑Wed 06 May 2020, 2:19 pmI wonder if these are the two my son saw over Dover around 1400 today?
Stuart
- Wed 06 May 2020, 11:44 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Two Spitfires
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2381
Re: Two Spitfires
Due out 1345.
An26 due in about 2:00pm
An26 due in about 2:00pm
- Sun 19 Apr 2020, 12:42 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Aircraft tracking system/app - Which is best?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1423
Re: Aircraft tracking system/app - Which is best?
Freedar is a good app, civil and military
- Tue 31 Mar 2020, 5:47 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: C17
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1103
C17
Had C17 ZZ171 bashing the circuit at Southend this after noon he also flew circuit at Norwich, Mildenhall and Brize
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- Sun 29 Mar 2020, 8:35 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Satellite Tracking
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2981
Satellite Tracking
Can anyone recommend a decent satellite tracker for android please?
- Sat 28 Mar 2020, 11:34 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: C130s into LCY
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2487
Re: C130s into LCY
blackcat wrote:Southendnick wrote:Had one doing circuit's at Southend the other day, wonder if they were practicing for LCA
Was the same one fella.
Mark
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- Fri 27 Mar 2020, 12:07 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: C130s into LCY
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2487
Re: C130s into LCY
Had one doing circuit's at Southend the other day, wonder if they were practicing for LCA
- Mon 23 Mar 2020, 12:35 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Will air shows be cancelled because of coronavirus
- Replies: 293
- Views: 49216
Re: Will air shows be cancelled because of coronavirus
Cosford is off
- Tue 10 Mar 2020, 11:46 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Wellesbourne Airfield
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2361
Re: Wellesbourne Airfield
Seems like the owners of Wellesbourne want to make it as uneconomic to retain as possible.
- Thu 05 Mar 2020, 12:59 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Daily Fail reporting Flybe gone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2412
Re: Daily Fail reporting Flybe gone
Many of the railway operating companies have said staff and passengers of Flybe will be able to travel home for free, on production of airline ID card or valid travel documents, they didn't have to but a very nice gesture towards people who are stuck away from home. This collapse has also hit Stobar...
- Fri 14 Feb 2020, 11:00 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Flying Sea Harriers for sale
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4915
Flying Sea Harriers for sale
Art Nellis has put his Sea Harriers up for sale
https://airshowstuff.com/v4/2020/worlds ... dXzjlmpW4Q
https://airshowstuff.com/v4/2020/worlds ... dXzjlmpW4Q