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I also visited the 'Mach Loop' for the first time whilst staying here. The first day was a washout, but the second day we saw a CV-22B Osprey (10-0053) do two passes and a single pass by an F-15E Strike Eagle (98-0134)
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We also visited Bwlch Nant yr Arian Visitor Centre, another place that feeds Red Kites
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