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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: String on August 30, 2008, 02:50:11 PM

Title: Leuchars
Post by: String on August 30, 2008, 02:50:11 PM

My dad lives in a small fishing village called CELLERDYKE, it is not far away from leuchars,
last time it was over on holiday, they were doing an exercise 1 small hawk would go out first,
then 10 Tornado's would follow 5 Min's later you can imagine the noise. we loved it.

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: casper on August 30, 2008, 05:59:57 PM

Do you ever get over for the airshow there? Think this years in the 13th September

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: String on September 01, 2008, 12:32:06 PM

No it's OK, but it is mainly a static display, although some planes do a quick flyover

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: vortex003 on September 02, 2008, 09:14:08 PM

Aircraft taking part (http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=35)

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: String on September 04, 2008, 12:59:25 PM

Quote from: vortex003 on September 02, 2008, 09:14:08 PM

Aircraft taking part (http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=35)

Check the RAF leuchars web site for info, useally it's mostly military aircraft plus apache helicopters, the black cats & red arrows will be there also. More info RAF LIST-
tornado f3-typhoon-typhoon/spitfire display-tutor-tucano-king air-hawk-red arrows-battle of britian fly past.
ROYAL NAVY list-
black cats.
CIVILIAN list-
venom,vampire,meteor-chipmunck x2-gnat x2-spitfire Mk19-hunter-strikemaster-se5a scout-vulcan.
FOREGN list-
F-16 dutch airforce-F-16 Belgium airforce.
ARMY list-
blue eagles lynx/apache
all flying

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: String on September 04, 2008, 01:21:46 PM

Static display info- Civilian
Jet Provost Mk5 & Strikemaster - North Wales Aviation
Bulldog & 2 x Chipmunk - Skylark Aviation
Hunter - Hunter Aviation
Jet Provost - Newcastle Jet Provost Company
Tiger Moth - Private Owner
Nord 1101 (Me208) - Caledonian Chipmunks
Microlight x 3 - Scottish Aero Club
Reims Rocket (G-DRAM) - Scotland on Floats
Soko Kraguj G-BSXD - Private Owner
Diamond HK-36 TTC-ECO Dimona - University of Edinburgh Geoscience
Piper Warrier (G-EVIE) - Tayside Aviation
More info to come

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: String on September 04, 2008, 01:27:04 PM

Royal Air Force 
Griffin - 60 Sqn
Merlin - 78/28 Sqn
Puma - 230 Sqn
Tutor - ESUAS
Tucano
Dominie - 55 Sqn
King Air - 45 Sqn
Hawk x 2 - 19 Sqn
Harrier x 2 - 1 Sqn
Nimrod - Kinloss (to be confirmed)
Tornado F3 - 111 Sqn
Tornado F3 - 43 Sqn
Tornado GR4 - 15 Sqn
Tornado GR4 - 31 Sqn
Tornado GR4 x 2 - 12 Sqn
Typhoon - 3 Sqn
Typhoon - 11 Sqn

Army  Gazelle - 3 Flt
Squirrel - 660 Sqn

The Royal Navy 

Jetstream T3 - 750 Naval Air Sqn
Sea King 5 - Gannet SAR Flt

Foreign 
B-52 - USAF
KC-135 - USAF
F-16 (x2) RNLAF - 322 Sqn
E-8C JSTARs - USAF
Tornado ECR- GAF 32 Bomber Wing
F-4F Phantom - GAF JG 71
JAS 39D Gripen - Czech Air Force
Antonov An-26 - Czech Air Force
L-159 T1 Alca - Czech Air Force


 



 

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: casper on September 04, 2008, 01:28:10 PM

Nice line up :)

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: String on September 19, 2008, 12:41:07 PM

This years airshow was a disaster, the weather was bad and no aircraft actually flew, the vulcan was there but refused to fly when asked to, the red arrows were there but only did the formation flying but no high stuff, my freind said he should have come over to prtrush as the planes actually fly, there was a record crowd of 40,000 people, but they were happy just to see them up close as it turned out to be a static display only.

Title: Re: Leuchars
Post by: vortex003 on September 19, 2008, 03:36:50 PM

The Typhoon did a display aswell - but you are right,the weather was terrible.Most of the big shows on the mainland were a washout this year.We couldn't have timed our show better  ;) 8) :D