The first day had no flying, as the winds were extremely strong so the only action all day was an Italian Typhoon having a taxi test.
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7311 (FERRARI01)
Tuesday morning we headed to Waddington to see the Canadians and Germans who were taking part, as well as an RAF Rivet Joint taking off for a mission along Russias borders.
Royal Air Force - Beech Shadow R.1 - ZZ419 (SNAKE49)
Royal Air Force / RAFAT - Hawk T.1 - XX177 (VULCAN82)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CC-130H Hercules - 130341 (OILER57)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CC-130H Hercules - 130341 (OILER57)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 (SMOKE21 Flight)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+69 (SMOKE21)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CF-18 Hornet (BRANDY61 Flight)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CF-18 Hornet - 188729 (BRANDY61)
Royal Air Force - Phenom T1 - ZM336 (RFR36)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 (MOLTON15 Flight)
Royal Air Force - RC-135W Rivet Joint - ZZ664 (RRR7216)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+69 (SMOKE21)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+62 (SMOKE22)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CF-18 Hornet - 188734 (BRANDY62)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CF-18 Hornet - 188794 (BRANDY64)
Royal Canadian Air Force - CF-18 Hornet - 188794 (BRANDY64)
In the afternoon we spent some time at the fence of Coningsby just to see some of the local Typhoons heading out on sorties.
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK348 (HAVOC021)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZJ947 (TYPHOON117)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZJ947 (TYPHOON117)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK354 (TYPHOON116)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK354 (TYPHOON116)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK375 (REBEL54)
Wednesday started off with heavy rain so we stayed in the caravan, until around 5pm, where the first of two JASDF Kawasaki C-2s reappeared on tracking websites off the coast of Ireland. We waited around an hour for it to come in, in some really nice evening lighting conditions!
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 58-1218 (JF101)
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 58-1218 (JF101)
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 58-1218 (JF101)
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 58-1218 (JF101)
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 58-1218 (JF101)
We then just waited around for the remaining RAF Typhoons to return in the evening light.
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK367 (APOLLO21)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 - ZK380
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZJ950
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (COBRA032)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK304 (COBRA031)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (COBRA032)
Thursday was going to be a busy day due to rumours of the JASDF Mitsubishi F-15Js arriving later on that day, so we went and grabbed our spot at the fence ready for the day. The morning saw the Italian Typhoons head out for the exercise and later return.
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7312 (FERRARI01)
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7296 (FERRARI02)
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7345 (FERRARI03)
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7290 (FERRARI04)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK359 (HAVOC012)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 - ZK382
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK429 (WOLF0012)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon T.3 - ZK379
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7312 (FERRARI01)
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7296 (FERRARI02)
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7345 (FERRARI03)
Italian Air Force - F2000A Typhoon - M.M.7290 (FERRARI04)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK429
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK429
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK306 (HAVOC031)
The F-15Js were due just after 4PM, but they first had a photoshoot in the air with some RAF Typhoons before arriving, and eventually doing so shortly before 5PM.
JASDF - Mitsubishi F-15J (JINTEI1/2)
JASDF - Mitsubishi F-15J - 22-8936 (JINTEI1)
JASDF - Mitsubishi F-15J - 22-8936 (JINTEI1)
JASDF - Mitsubishi F-15J - 42-8946 (JINTEI2)
JASDF - Mitsubishi F-15J - 42-8946 (JINTEI2)
After many people had started to leave, a QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) was called up to go and wait at the runway, ready to takeoff at a moments notice, and after 10 minutes, the call "Scramble, Scramble, Scramble" was heard and off it went.
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK371 (RIGID11)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK371 (RIGID11)
Royal Air Force - Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK371 (RIGID11)
The BBMFs Dakota, alongside 2 Spitfires and a Hurricane all headed off for some flypasts.
Royal Air Force / BBMF - C-47A Dakota - ZA947 (DAKOTA93)
Royal Air Force / BBMF - Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC - LF363 (FIGHTER2)
Royal Air Force / BBMF - Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIX - PM631 (FIGHTER3)
And finally, the second C-2 arrived just after 6PM.
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 28-1216 (JF102)
JASDF - Kawasaki C2 - 28-1216 (JF102)
Friday was our last morning in Lincolnshire for the exercise, so went over to Waddington for one last time to see the exercise participants take-off and return, this time with some sunshine!
