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Offline Angry Turnip

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Nimrod MR4A at BFS
« on: July 14, 2009, 11:50:18 PM »
Nimrod did a quick touch and go at approx 1325 at BFS today before heading out on it`s patrol.Again didin`t get a pic but heard it and knew it sounded a bit different to the normal traffic.

I hoped it might have come a rounnd agin and had camera ready but had the radio on and he was heading West and climbing to 15,000ft so he was gone :'(
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Re: Nimrod MR4A at BFS
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2009, 12:05:21 AM »
heard and seen it myself, very loud haa...not much bring me up and outside, but this did!
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Re: Nimrod MR4A at BFS
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2009, 09:27:53 AM »
It was XW665 working ATC as Vulcan 51 and showing on SBS as WAD51
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Re: Nimrod MR4A at BFS
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2009, 02:02:56 AM »
Ahhh no way, that would have been cool to see! Any reason for the touch and go? Just to give the personnel at BFS something exciting to see?
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Re: Nimrod MR4A at BFS
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2009, 11:16:29 PM »
My mistake it was actually a Nimrod R.1

-touch and goes or brief visits to RAF Aldergrove are fairly common-sometimes practise diversions from the intended airfield or sometimes just a courtesy visit.
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