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Post by Rosie on Apr 21, 2016 8:11:55 GMT
There is a huge armed forces operation on just now, Operation Joint Warrior. Soo yesterday we went to RAF Lossiemouth and what a show we got!! You can walk along a track and get almost at the end of the runway... and yes, we really were THAT close to the plane coming into land, couldn't have been more than 30ft above us  we were just about knocked off our feet with the down draught  |
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Post by KC on Apr 21, 2016 13:19:25 GMT
Stunning would love to have been there! |
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Post by daisy on Apr 21, 2016 13:54:22 GMT
Just love those jets rosie one of my favourite films is Top Gun - in my version Tom Cruize is MY wing man |
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Post by ladybird on Apr 21, 2016 14:02:51 GMT
wow! What an experience to have Rosie , I think i would have run .
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Post by roofgardener on Apr 21, 2016 15:54:57 GMT
Gosh... I think that's a Tornado ! I would LOVE to have been there rosie. |
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Post by dianthus on Apr 21, 2016 17:35:14 GMT
They fly up the Usk Valley like that. When they were practising to go to Iraq, they flew lower than usual and were doing more contour flying. I saw the pilot one day, he was that low! The Hercs were much more majestic when they flew over, and seemed so slow by comparison.
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Post by grindle on Apr 22, 2016 4:40:17 GMT
being that close to them would scare the pants off me |
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Post by SueA on Apr 22, 2016 7:05:52 GMT
When I saw the title of your thread Rosie I thought it was a post about a new knee joint procedure you were considering! |
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Post by Rosie on Apr 22, 2016 8:07:00 GMT
That made me laugh SueA It was fantastic being so close to the planes, I would LOVE to have a shotty in one, but that won't happen! |
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Post by Rosie on Apr 22, 2016 8:08:59 GMT
Gosh... I think that's a Tornado ! I would LOVE to have been there rosie. It was indeed a Tornado Roofy, there are Typhoons and Tornados based at RAF Lossiemouth, all the spotters have a great relationship with the site police, they know that no damage or stupidness will happen so they let them stay right on the perimeter fence line. |
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we were just about knocked off our feet with the down draught 
