Author Topic: Aldergrove EGAA Sunday 20th September (Read 16979 times)

Murphology · « **Reply #25 on:** September 20, 2009, 08:39:28 PM »

Paticularly like the Islander & Puma pic.

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We're going to have to devise a system so that we can all recognise each other at these events - a red rose in our lapels or something

Bright blue NI Aviation baseball caps! That'll do it

...I'll get me coat...

Mark · « **Reply #26 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:24:30 PM »

Quote from: Keegster on September 20, 2009, 06:43:07 PM

Doesn't ring a bell
I was the one in the [clean and shiny] red Ibiza
I was chatting to one of the guys there who said he'd been on this site last night for info on the Harriers but I didn't get his name.

Me and Casper were standing right beside you in that case, and I was parked next to you.
In fact I am almost sure I was behind you on the road when you were at the other side of the airport before driving to Killead, and you drove in behind me !

redpaul · « **Reply #27 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:38:48 PM »

Turns out I got watching Utd beat City and seeing the Harriers too.
Was sitting in the beer garden when us lucky lot in Craigavon
were treated to a 10 minute mini display by the Harriers.
They must've circled us 3 or 4 times just before one o'clock before
heading to Aldergrove. Just my luck I was drinking and didn't have the
camera.

Paul

Paultojo · « **Reply #28 on:** September 20, 2009, 09:54:46 PM »

Nice photos Casper and Keegster

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CanonJohns40d · « **Reply #29 on:** September 20, 2009, 10:35:09 PM »

Hi Guys nice shots of a sad but memorable day. I was also there in a Blue Scenic with Wife and three girls, most of them peering out the sunroof or door.

John

Nige · « **Reply #30 on:** September 20, 2009, 10:41:41 PM »

52Postroc, by the looks of your photos from the flag ceremony, I would have been standing about ten feet or so to the left of you, at the edge of the hangar.By the way guys, Iam getting up close and personal with the three harriers tomorrow morning !

Nige

Murphology · « **Reply #31 on:** September 20, 2009, 10:51:34 PM »

Good clip from UTV. Mr Clark looks as though the Puma flight disagrees with him and his breakfast is about to reappear.

Interesting choice of heli pic on the front of this article

http://u.tv/News/Flag-lowered-at-RAF-Aldergrove/b78af3e6-0660-48da-b438-4014d1b41d46

Merlin · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2009, 11:17:41 PM »

Quote from: Mark on September 20, 2009, 09:24:30 PM

Me and Casper were standing right beside you in that case, and I was parked next to you.
In fact I am almost sure I was behind you on the road when you were at the other side of the airport before driving to Killead, and you drove in behind me !

You were the one in the black Audi estate with the aerial on the roof?

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #33 on:** September 20, 2009, 11:39:56 PM »

Feared the worst when the Harriers made their first pass down 35/17,but came good in the end-lucky with the good weather also.

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Mark · « **Reply #34 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:01:34 AM »

Quote from: Keegster on September 20, 2009, 11:17:41 PM

You were the one in the black Audi estate with the aerial on the roof?

Thats right !

My photos are online now - click the link below.....

casper · « **Reply #35 on:** September 21, 2009, 09:03:26 AM »

Nice photos all. One thing that struck me about the whole thing though was the lack of participants. I mean 3 visitors and 3 residents? Not much of a send off is it. I'd have thought there would have been a 72Sqn Tucano over

Nige · « **Reply #36 on:** September 21, 2009, 10:41:07 AM »

Guys, just been out to see the three four Sqn Harriers at 8:20 this morning, nice walkround with one of the visiting techies. Boy is that cockpit tiny, trying to get out was extremely difficult (Iam 6 2) gives you a real sense of the special breed of person it takes to sit in that position for up to four hours on an operational sortie. By the way Casper, I totally agree that that was not a good sendoff, we had Typhoons, Hawks, Tornados plus foreign aircraft at the recent families day, why not pull out the stops for such a historical occasion ?. Anyhow, will post some photos of Harriers sometime this week.

Angry Turnip · « **Reply #37 on:** September 21, 2009, 01:52:24 PM »

I agree Casper,I expected a few other aircraft would attend-
Tucano from 72SQD would have been the obvious choice and maybe something a bit larger like a Tristar tanker or a Hercules.

String · « **Reply #38 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:02:14 PM »

Some fantastic pic's of the harriers wished i could have heard them. if anybody has got them on you tube put them on here.

Merlin · « **Reply #39 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:01:50 PM »

Quote from: String on September 21, 2009, 05:02:14 PM

Some fantastic pic's of the harriers wished i could have heard them. if anybody has got them on you tube put them on here.

They were quite loud compared to the 'civies' landing before and after them.

Was rather amusing to watch a herd of cows in a nearby field stampeding when the harriers came in to land

casper · « **Reply #40 on:** December 27, 2009, 12:32:52 AM »

An old thread I know but I came across this video of the hand over ceremony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM5lAf8Zu8U

Shamrock · « **Reply #41 on:** December 27, 2009, 01:29:48 AM »

That is the best video I have seen of the event. 1) It shows alot more than just the flag lowering, 2) I'm in it

. Have to say that it was a very sad day but it is something the tell the grandchildren about.

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