We got to Waddington early, just as the Red Arrows headed up for a morning practice
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT Hawk T.1A
Followed shortly by the Cobra Warrior planes departing...
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 31+53 (SMOKE04)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 (SMOKE01 Flight)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 31+01 (MOLTEN13)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 31+20 (MOLTEN14)
Polish Air Force - F-16C (RAVEN Flight)
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4049 (RAVEN1)
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4043 (RAVEN2)
And then returning...
Luftwaffe & Polish Air Force - MOLTEN 13/14 & RAVEN1/2
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4049 (RAVEN1)
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4043 (RAVEN2)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+47 (SMOKE01)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+68 (MOLTEN11)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+47 (SMOKE01)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 30+81 (MOLTEN12)
Luftwaffe - Eurofighter EF2000 - 31+53 (SMOKE04)
The Red Arrows then went up again for a mid-day practice
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT - The Red Arrows (x7)
Royal Air Force - RAFAT Hawk T.1A - XX321
Followed by two Polish F-16s on a local sortie to the Mach Loop and Lake District
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4052
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4052
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4052
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4045
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4052
Polish Air Force - F-16C - 4045
Tuesday we just spent some time at Coningsby as the weather forecast wasn't looking great
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK325 (TRIPLE63)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK315 (PUNISH21)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK302
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZJ950
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK314 (GUNFIG02)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK314 (GUNFIG02)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK302Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK362
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK302
Wednesday saw 6 AAC Apaches stopping by at Coningsby for some fuel, on their way home from an exercise up north
Army Air Corps - AH-64 Apache - ZM726 (SLAYER1)
Army Air Corps - AH-64 Apache - ZM719 (BEDLAM1)
Army Air Corps - AH-64 Apache - ZM738 (BEDLAM2)
Army Air Corps - AH-64 Apache - ZM700 & ZM746 (NEMESIS1/2)
Army Air Corps - AH-64 Apache - ZM700 (NEMESIS1)
And then finally, on Thursday morning, there was a display slot for the Typhoon Display practice, and it turned out to be the first 500ft one for 'DRAGON01'!
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
Royal Air Force - Typhoon FGR.4 - ZK317 (DRAGON01)
A few of the visitors at Waddington whilst we were there...
Piper PA-28 - G-CLDK (GCLDK)
Royal Air Force - Phenom T1 - ZM336 (CWL30)
Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance - AW-169 - G-LNCC (HLE29)
And a heron who always flew away from us...
