2022.03.24 - A day in the Lake District

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CH79
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2022.03.24 - A day in the Lake District

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Mid-March in the Lake District proved fruitful with a hike to Birk Fell, by Ullswater.

It was incredible to see Deck Flight 1-4 (2x35's Valkyries and 2x 15Cs Reapers) before 9am, followed by WFFFFR Flight (4x F-15Es (World Famous Flying Fighting F**king Rocketeers) around 11:30am.

My first experience of the Lakes for aviation, and hopefully won't be the last :)

1.
Image"Painting of the Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5484, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

2.
Image"Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

3.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

4.
Image"Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5474, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

5.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

6.
Image"Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

7.
Image"Head to Head", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5484, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

8.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

9.
Image"Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5473, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

10.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 88-1671, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

11.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

12.
Image"Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

13.
Image"Painting of a Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

14.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 88-1673, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

15.
Image"Shepherds Warning", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5484, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

16.
Image"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 89-0493, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

17.
Image"Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5474, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

Thanks for looking,
Cheers, Chris

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Re: 2022.03.24 - A day in the Lake District

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This is not aviation photography! Period!!

It's PURE ART!! Some frames could just have been paintings!

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Nice photos. It's a great location if you know in advance they're heading up Ullswater.

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Re: 2022.03.24 - A day in the Lake District

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Lovely set, Chris. I particularly like #13

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Stunning, have you sent these to the guys at the heath ?
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I've got to be honest I'm warming to the F-35 more and more especially due to the recent stunning low level shots people have been posting on here.

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A stunning set of images - numbers 1, 7 & 13 are the stand-out ones for me... Very good, and thanks for sharing them.

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Lovely set of images, Chris!

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Re: 2022.03.24 - A day in the Lake District

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What a superb set - the first shot is an absolute cracker 👏👏👏

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