20/08/2010 Spotting at Farnborough

Farnborough spotting

The show buildings are being cleared very fast and the view from
Dairy gate A325 of the Ramp area Is once again available to
Spotters but please please take care when visiting there do not
Park or Enter the Hotel grounds at any time .Security are very
Hostile.

Eelmore bridge area Fleet road

This area is Favoured by local Spotters but carparking is very
limited . There is a litter problem there so please dont drop
Rubbish.

Fast Museum

Open at Weekends 1000 To 1600 And has very many exhibits
of Farnborough RAE Days , Some Ramp views and East apron
can be had . Car parking very Limited.

All other areas around the perimeter are really not suitable
for Spotters much is private property and you are advised
not to venture or park there.
If any doubt about where you are ask local Spotters or
join our Forums and email lists (click here)

Remember please do not leave your vehicle or property
in places that might be considered a security risk.

If You see anyone or anything that looks suspicious do not hesitate
DIAL 999 For the POLICE do not touch anything or go near

REMEMBER 999
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Weekend Airshows

Saturday and Sunday (21st – 22nd).

This Weekend there are 2 airshows for you to Enjoy. The First

at Shoreham airport on the south Coast. click AIRSHOW

The second show is at Bournemouth 'click ' . SEAFRONT

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (19th – 22nd).

Vulcan XH558 RED ARROWS and loads of other items for you to
Enjoy .

20 August 2010 1940 70 years on

The 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain is being commemorated by
a reading of one of Churchill's most famous speeches and a fly-past.
Winston Churchill's "so much owed by so many to so few" speech will be
read at 1552 BST,precisely 70 years after he gave the address in Parliament.
The reading outside the Churchill War Rooms will be followed by a Spitfire
and Hurricane fly-past over Whitehall.

70th anniversary of Battle of Britain event Friday in which the Battle of Britain
memorial flight will take in overflights of all airfields involved.
the third flight of the day starts in Kent and heads across London
then heads south from Wycombe around 16 .15


full details

Biggin Hill – Take-off 1540

Cabinet War Offices (1600)

Hendon - 1603

Bentley Priory - 1606

High Wycombe - 1616

Lee on Solent - 1637

Thorney Island - 1644

Westhampnett - 1649

Tangmere - 1651

Ford - 1655

Uxbridge - 1715

Northolt – Land 1720

20.08.1940: Winston Churchill "Never in the field of human conflict was so
much owed by so many to so few"

August 11 2010

RAF Familys day at RAF ODIHAM

This Event is not open to the public is an Annual event
at RAF Stations .Military and Civilan aircraft are at the
Event including the BLADES , BBMF . Based Chinnoks
give Rides to Family members .

Subject to availability, serviceability etc.,

1330 Vigilant Glider Flypast Based 618 VGS
1340 Tornado GR4 Marham Wing x2 Allocated
1350 Chinook Role Demonstration [ZA670/AA]
1400 RAF Falcons Hercules FlyBy ?
1410 Hawk 4 FTS Union Tail
1420 Tutor VT Aerospace G-....
1430 AN2 HA-MKF ?
1440 BBMF All 3 ?
1505 Aerostars Yaks
1520 Tucano 2010 Air Display Colours ZF171,317
1528 MC130 Mildenhall Based Machine 352 SOG 66-0215
1533 Jet Provost XM479
1539 Blades Display Team Extra 300LP
1549 B17 Sally B

August 7 2010

The week up to today very little has occured post airshow
although on Tuesday and wednesday Dakota N147DC Was seen flying
through the Area . Owned by Aces High At Dunsfold one of 2 currently
flying in the UK.
At Farnborough during the week Eight wide body jets of Boeing and Airbus
types A318 A319 B737 BBJ Were present on the Tag Ramp.

A7-AAM Qatar Amiri Flight

A6-MRS Dubai Air Wing \royal Flight Dub 7

A6-HEH Dubai Air Wing \royal Flight Dub 6

A6- HRS Dubai Air Wing \royal Flight Dub4

A6-RJY Royal Jet ROJ2

P4-VNL Global Jet Luxembourg

G-NOAH Acropolis Aviation ACJ1 (Based At Farnborough)

N835BA Private owned

There are still a couple of aircraft left over from the show currently parked
on East apron . G-ORED left on Thursday.

Wednesday the area was deluged late morning Early pm by heavy
Thunderstorms which spread to many parts of the south causing
delays to Road Rail and air Travel.

The football season opened on the 7th with our 3 local sides in action

Accrington Stanly 0 Aldershot 0

Farnborough Town 2 Cambridge city 0

Woking 1 Luton 2,