RAF Waddington 16th April 2012

markmarples · April 16, 2012, 02:49:05 PM

well what a day, i had to leave at 2pm but we had a cracking time

hawk, shaddow, islander, sentinal, 757, king air!

PR19_Kit · April 16, 2012, 03:22:58 PM

That looked pretty busy, was Wad involved in that exercise that was running out of Leeming?

Captain Canada · April 16, 2012, 07:30:06 PM

Awesome set....what a day for sure ! Love that last shot....those Hawks just looks so right.

PR19_Kit · April 17, 2012, 02:16:44 AM

I checked on that 757-200F, OO-TFA, and it seems to be a bit of a mystery ship.

It used to be with Air Finland, Air Holland and Air Scotland (an AH subsidiary) but it was bought by TNT for a freighter conversion late 2011. There's only TWO piccies of it with that reggie on Airliners.net!!!

pyro-manic · April 17, 2012, 09:16:42 AM

Wonder what it was doing at Waddington?

Nice photos, mark.

perttime · April 17, 2012, 10:03:20 AM

According to JetPhotos.net, it was at Geilenkirchen NATO Air Force Base on 16 April 2012.
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7348063&nseq=7

"First day of official operations on behalf of NATO. This TNT Boeing 757 joined the NATO fleet as a replacement for the retired Boeing 707TCA."

On Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcdee6174/6902121612/

"OO-TFA
Boeing 757-28A SF
TNT Airways / NATO
Cn.25622
TNT Airlines was awarded the contract to provid NATO with routine and short-notice airlift capability to transport personnel and equipment. The aircraft will fly under the Belgian reg and it's NATO reg LX-N25622 is only allocated in the books, for administrative purpose.
"

PR19_Kit · April 17, 2012, 11:02:11 AM

Quote from: perttime on April 17, 2012, 10:03:20 AM
According to JetPhotos.net, it was at Geilenkirchen NATO Air Force Base on 16 April 2012.
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7348063&nseq=7

"First day of official operations on behalf of NATO. This TNT Boeing 757 joined the NATO fleet as a replacement for the retired Boeing 707TCA."

Hm, even more interesting.

That caption is dated April 16th, yesterday, and yet Mark's piccies were taken on Sunday, two days ago..........

markmarples · April 17, 2012, 11:44:54 AM

no my piccys were taken on monday 16th

thanks for the comments

Gondor · April 17, 2012, 02:03:15 PM

Does anyone think its possible to persuade Airfix to do the Sentinel in 1/72 ?

Gondor

Martin H · April 17, 2012, 02:09:11 PM

nice idea, but I doubt it. They wised up to us after the TSR-2 lol

Gondor · April 17, 2012, 02:21:28 PM

Quote from: Martin H on April 17, 2012, 02:09:11 PM
nice idea, but I doubt it. They wised up to us after the TSR-2 lol

But look how well it did for them

Gondor

PR19_Kit · April 17, 2012, 02:48:09 PM

Quote from: markmarples on April 17, 2012, 11:44:54 AM
no my piccys were taken on monday 16th

thanks for the comments

That means you probably got a pic of OO-TFA on its first flight on the NATO contract! Nice one!

markmarples · April 18, 2012, 12:28:18 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on April 17, 2012, 02:48:09 PM
Quote from: markmarples on April 17, 2012, 11:44:54 AM
no my piccys were taken on monday 16th

thanks for the comments

That means you probably got a pic of OO-TFA on its first flight on the NATO contract! Nice one!

we knew she was due in so, used the flight radar app on my phone and tracked her from belgium, into france landed in france then over to us, and back out over germany

pyro-manic · April 18, 2012, 09:33:49 AM

Quote from: Gondor on April 17, 2012, 02:03:15 PM
Does anyone think its possible to persuade Airfix to do the Sentinel in 1/72 ?

Gondor

It would be great, though as there are only five of them and they're due to be retired shortly I doubt it. And it's too different to the civvie version to come with airliner options...

PR19_Kit · April 18, 2012, 01:51:22 PM

Quote from: pyro-manic on April 18, 2012, 09:33:49 AM
It would be great, though as there are only five of them and they're due to be retired shortly I doubt it. And it's too different to the civvie version to come with airliner options...

Nothing quite like our short-sighted Government to retire an aircraft they've spent a FORTUNE on (of our money.....) with no plan for a replacement of any sort.