!00 aircraft fly-past over Ipswich
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ex-Gladys
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Looks like it will be visible from many places along the A12 corridor....
MoodySabre
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Pity the route isn't shown on a proper map. I'd like to see it.
CCJ
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They always fly over Ipswich heading south and turn right at the thames. The old fashioned navigation
pvb
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Tomahawk
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If it,s the same flightpath as trooping the colour.. The port wing will be to our right and the starboard wing on our left.
I have a scaffold tower which I am going to put up to get the best possible view.
I have a scaffold tower which I am going to put up to get the best possible view.
Kurrawong_Kid
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I expect to be near Brightlingsea on Tuesday. Present plan is to catch the bus to Colchester Station (not Town) to watch the Flypast. Is that a good viewing spot? Or is there one better I can reach by public transport from the Colne?
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Robert Wilson
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You lucky people.
I don't think I'll see it, even if the weather is clear and fine
I don't think I'll see it, even if the weather is clear and fine
nortada
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Wonder where they found 100 serviceable aircraft
Borrowed a few from Ryan and a quick paint job
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Borrowed a few from Ryan and a quick paint job
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Motor_Sailor
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This has to be the modern version of 'Fiddling while Britain Burns'.
Whilst all this time, effort and money is being spent organising and practicing for this self congratulatory bun fight, other parts of the tax payers domain have had to hire piddling little helicopters to drop thimblefuls of water on the Northern moors. Why the hell are we paying commercial rates to helicopter hire firms when the RAF has the time and money to do all this? Seems a woeful mix up in priorities.
They could have said "To celebrate 100 years of the RAF we going to celebrate by making sure we use our precious resources wisely".
Whilst all this time, effort and money is being spent organising and practicing for this self congratulatory bun fight, other parts of the tax payers domain have had to hire piddling little helicopters to drop thimblefuls of water on the Northern moors. Why the hell are we paying commercial rates to helicopter hire firms when the RAF has the time and money to do all this? Seems a woeful mix up in priorities.
They could have said "To celebrate 100 years of the RAF we going to celebrate by making sure we use our precious resources wisely".
Robert Wilson
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johnalison
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I will be watching it in the company of a Lancaster rear-gunner. He did a full tour and never fired a shot in anger (it would have given his position away).
dolabriform
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Incredible view from Waterloo Bridge, RAF smoked red white and blue as they flew over 
Athene V30
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Is smoking allowed in RAF aircraft?
dolabriform
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Only if you're in the Red Arrows I believe
Cobra
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Sadly a problem that is becoming endemic in these "Septic Isles"!
johnalison
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We had a party in Sainsbury's car park off the A12 with our ex-bomber mate and a thousand others. We didn't get to see that whole show and missed out the helicopters and historic flights but otherwise everything, I think. Our Lancaster chap commented on why weren't there any drones!
Tomahawk
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The boogers flew about half a mile NW of their normal flightpath.
rudolph_hart
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..... and so I was one of the 70 or so people on the Hatfield Peverel flyover who were somewahat disappointed. Luckily the WW2 fighters & Lanc spent a a bit of time jilling around over us, but all the rest could only be seen through binocs through gaps in the trees. Ah well.
oldgit
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One suddenly understands why the odd whinger or two outside the M25 thinks that Engerland is a tad Londoncentric....
Shame the other 99.9999999 of the country gets to see sweet fanny adams ........