Foggy Brize.

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PAPA LAZ
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Foggy Brize.

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Hello all.Just got back from a cracking weekend down Brize.First time down for a weekend's spotting ,will most certainly be going back in the near future if this weekend was anything to go by.Here are the results from a very foggy start to the day,made better with the Vulcan returning early from Scotland.

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Note to the Vulcan crew,any chance you can come to the end next time chaps? :wink:

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There you go,cheers to Ben for a cracking weekend.Probably be back down the "Hall" next week,who knows :wink:

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Dont think there was much point posting that first shot- all i see is gray :grin: Pretty awful weather it seems but the first vulcan shot is very nice :clap:

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Its just not the same with BZZ ATC and no 'user freindly' controller in the tower is it...........

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Epic Formacion wrote:Its just not the same with BZZ ATC and no 'user freindly' controller in the tower is it...........


no :grin: Im more surprised you were able to get any tristars moving, given the number of problems they have had this last week :shock:

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lovely set there mate hope to see you at the weekend :clap:

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Perciverance and performing miracles is how we got the Tristars in the air
5/20 miles south of MAM-GITUS/DIKAS
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Fwuffy wrote:Perciverance and performing miracles is how we got the Tristars in the air


well that and spending 3 hours trying to shut the cargo hold :tongue:

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TheOriginalMonty wrote:Dont think there was much point posting that first shot- all i see is gray :grin: Pretty awful weather it seems but the first vulcan shot is very nice :clap:


I thought that to chap,but i thought it would give the punters an idear of what it was like first thing.Glad you like the Vulcan shot ,thanks for the reply.

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PAPA LAZ wrote:
TheOriginalMonty wrote:Dont think there was much point posting that first shot- all i see is gray :grin: Pretty awful weather it seems but the first vulcan shot is very nice :clap:


I thought that to chap,but i thought it would give the punters an idear of what it was like first thing.Glad you like the Vulcan shot ,thanks for the reply.


I was having a laugh - wasnt expecting you to take it seriously. It is a good shot - really does show off that lovely fog (and tristar :grin: )

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TheOriginalMonty wrote:
PAPA LAZ wrote:
TheOriginalMonty wrote:Dont think there was much point posting that first shot- all i see is gray :grin: Pretty awful weather it seems but the first vulcan shot is very nice :clap:


I thought that to chap,but i thought it would give the punters an idear of what it was like first thing.Glad you like the Vulcan shot ,thanks for the reply.


I was having a laugh - wasnt expecting you to take it seriously. It is a good shot - really does show off that lovely fog (and tristar :grin: )


No worries chap,no offence ior anything otherwise taken,its a laugh at the end of the day.Ho ho :grin:

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Nice set of pic's, but I thought you would have been at Mildenhall to get the E-4B and all those P-3 Orions. :biggrin:

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F-86 wrote:Nice set of pic's, but I thought you would have been at Mildenhall to get the E-4B and all those P-3 Orions. :biggrin:

Naa man,decided to have a change from the "Hall"[bad call],but will be back over the weekend i hope.

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PAPA LAZ wrote:
F-86 wrote:Nice set of pic's, but I thought you would have been at Mildenhall to get the E-4B and all those P-3 Orions. :biggrin:

Naa man,decided to have a change from the "Hall"[bad call],but will be back over the weekend i hope.

They did all look quite nice sitting there tonight.

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