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[Otter Spotter]

Typhoon from Coningsby just done a Touch and Go at Liverpool airport

 

[rod_vw]

Typhoon from Coningsby just done a Touch and Go at Liverpool airport

Here he was a few minutes ago...

 

[poppycamper]

So what are we saying here??

 

[PhilMary]

So what are we saying here??

Lost.

 

[RedFrame]

Heard a Chinook pass overhead and wondered what he was up to at this time of night...

200 ft passes down the Broughton Runway...?

On his way back to Wem now.


Cheers
Red.

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[Badknee]

During Covid lockdown a lot of RAF fighters and transport did that on local airports Liverpool and Manchester taking advantage as there were no commercial flights around. Stunning to see a Hercules nearly standing on a wingtip in a tight bank.

 

[Otter Spotter]

So what are we saying here??

Nothing really just pointing it out. I tried to upload AdS-b screenshot but it was too big a file
A Typhoon going into Liverpool doesn’t happen often, after it left Scouseport it flew over us

 

[poppycamper]

Nothing really just pointing it out. I tried to upload AdS-b screenshot but it was too big a file
A Typhoon going into Liverpool doesn’t happen often, after it left Scouseport it flew over us

No I was just interested.....
We regularly see touch and go landing at Prestwick Airport by all sorts of planes both military and commercial but Prestwick does tend to be quite quiet..
Used to love going down to see Concorde doing training flights there..

 

[Otter Spotter]

No I was just interested.....
We regularly see touch and go landing at Prestwick Airport by all sorts of planes both military and commercial but Prestwick does tend to be quite quiet..
Used to love going down to see Concorde doing training flights there..

Prestwick is a full service airfield with all the electronic equipment used to land aircraft such as ILS etc, and because it is quieter than Glasgow it’s a good airfield on the West coast to use. If you watch ADS-B or Flightradar24 most weekdays you will see an A400m Atlas fly up the east coast,cross over to Prestwick then back home to Brize Norton
When I was flying we often flew into Prestwick for fuel before flying onto Mull, Skye and once even Stornoway.

 

[rod_vw]

Heard a Chinook pass overhead and wondered what he was up to at this time of night...

200 ft passes down the Broughton Runway...?

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On his way back to Wem now.


Cheers
Red.

Playing, out from RAF Shawbury helicopter pilot training school and air traffic training I believe, certainly used to be.

You will notice A400Ms fly over Shawbury on most of their sorties northwards out of Brize Norton very often do the same on their return south to BZZ.

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[Stoosal]

About 8pm tonight there were eight typhoons out, two apache helicopters and a chinook…..don’t recall seeing that many out at the same time?

 

[The Old Man]

About 8pm tonight there were eight typhoons out, two apache helicopters and a chinook…..don’t recall seeing that many out at the same time?

Spending after the Budget?

 

[RedFrame]

We've now got Two Chinook playing around the airfield..

Cheers
Red.

 

[monzer]

Reports of a spitfire crashed in to a field near Coningsby. Going to check playback in FR24 to see if anything shows up.

 

[Two on Tour]

Reports of a spitfire crashed in to a field near Coningsby. Going to check playback in FR24 to see if anything shows up.

It was at a Battle Britain event.
Fingers crossed for the pilot, but the Spit looks to be well wrecked.

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[Gromett]

Deserves it's own thread. I just drove past on the way to my mum's and all the roads leading to New York appear to be closed. Sad loss of the plane, I really hope the pilot is ok.

 

[Janine]

No indication whether the pilot survived. Fingers crossed

Spitfire crashes in field near RAF Coningsby station

Emergency services are at the scene of the crash near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[poppycamper]

Deserves it's own thread. I just drove past on the way to my mum's and all the roads leading to New York appear to be closed. Sad loss of the plane, I really hope the pilot is ok.

Indeed.. very sad, for valuable historic plane and even more so the pilot.. no word as such, but hope they ok...
Hoever. On another note, as they say every day a school day...
Never knew there was a New York in England..

 

[Gromett]

 

[Gromett]

Never knew there was a New York in England..

We also have a Washington, Boston, Houston and many others

America also has a London amongst others.

Interesting

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[rb62]

Accident Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe MK356,

A Spitfire crashed in a field near RAF Coningsby. A published photograph of the crash site clearly shows that the colour scheme of the aircraft involved is consistent with MK356. ...

aviation-safety.net

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

We also have a Washington, Boston, Houston and many others

America also has a London amongst others.

Interesting

We've got a Moscow in Scotland

 

[bobnick]

And a Twatt LOL:

 

[Paulypaul]

And let's not forget a pilot lost his life.....

 

[dna]

Bradford had the Walls of Jerico (in a hamlet called Egypt) which were a challenge for learner drivers. These survived until the 1980's when they were eventually replaced by a new road due to the walls becoming unsafe

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[nicholsong]

And a Twatt LOL:

And let's not forget a pilot lost his life.....

Paulypaul if your comment was referring to bobnick and Twatt, I believe he was adding to the list of places in Scotland, which indeed includes one called Twatt, and not to the pilot.

 

[Paulypaul]

Paulypaul if your comment was referring to bobnick and Twatt, I believe he was adding to the list of places in Scotland, which indeed includes one called Twatt, and not to the pilot.

No I did know that so wasn't having a pop at anyone. I was just referring back to the original subject as it seemed to be digressing into a place name thread.

 

[Gromett]

I was just referring back to the original subject as it seemed to be digressing into a place name thread.

The original topic was Flight 24. The spitfire crash and pilot death were also a digression.
I expect most of us can hold more than one thought at once.

 

[Gromett]

First picture of RAF pilot killed in Spitfire crash​

Squadron Leader Mark Long was due to take over the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight next year

The pilot of a Spitfire involved in a fatal crash in Lincolnshire has been named.
Ministry of Defence officials named the pilot as Squadron Leader Mark Long, who was due to take over the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight next year.
Sqn Ldr Long was killed when the Spitfire he was flying crashed shortly after takeoff from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, on Saturday.
It is believed that a catastrophic event happened at a very low level, leaving Sqn Ldr Long with few options to avoid the subsequent crash.
The pilot was flying as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), which operates a number of Second World War RAF aircraft to commemorate the 1.2 million people who served in the Air Force between 1939 and 1945.
His senior officer Group Captain Robbie Lees, Commander Display Air Wing, said: “It is with great sorrow that I must confirm the death of Squadron Leader Mark Long.
“Mark was a Typhoon pilot here at RAF Coningsby and for the last four years, he has been a pilot with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. A great friend, colleague, and a passionate, professional aviator he will be sorely missed by all that knew him.
“An investigation into the cause of this tragic event has now begun. The RAF will not be offering any comment on the accident until that investigation has concluded, and likewise, we ask others not to speculate.
“I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the RAF personnel, and our emergency services colleagues who responded so swiftly yesterday.
“Our thoughts remain with Mark’s family and friends to whom we offer our deepest sympathies. We ask that their privacy be respected at this tragic and shocking time.”

Sqn Ldr Long was flying as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Credit: Charlotte Graham

Sqn Ldr Long qualified to fly Spitfires in 2021 and was due to take over running the BBMF from its current commanding officer in 2025.
Like all BBMF aircrew, he was a regular RAF pilot who volunteered his time with the flight while holding down a ‘regular’ job in the Air Force.
His most recent RAF posting was as a flight commander on 29 Squadron at Coningsby, flying Eurofighter Typhoons.
Sqn Ldr Long joined the Air Force in 2003, having graduated from the University of Warwick.
As well as being the RAF’s Typhoon display pilot in 2016 he was also the last RAF Harrier pilot qualified to fly from an aircraft carrier.
During his career on the Typhoon force, Sqn Ldr Long was posted to 11 Squadron at Coningsby, deploying to the Baltics and the South Atlantic.
A further posting to 29 Squadron, also at Coningsby, saw him return to instructing.
He lived in Lincolnshire with his wife and two daughters.

Police in hazmats enter a tent covering the crash site

Tributes were paid to the pilot on Saturday night after news spread of the fatal crash.
The Prince and Princess of Wales said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Incredibly sad to hear of the news this afternoon from RAF Coningsby.
“Our thoughts this evening are with the pilot’s loved ones, the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and the wider RAF family. W & C.”
Rishi Sunak said in a post on X: “Awful news to see the life of a serving RAF pilot cut short in this tragic event. My thoughts are with their family and loved ones.”
Sir Keir Starmer said: “Deeply saddened by news from Lincolnshire. Thank you to the emergency services for their response. My thoughts are with the pilot’s family at this awful time.”
Accident investigators are now examining the wreckage of aircraft which was overhauled during winter, with engineers dismantling and inspecting it to ensure it remained safe to fly.
Footage published by the BBMF in recent weeks showed the single-seat fighter, serial number MK356, having its engine tested during ground runs.
RAF Coningsby, where the Spitfire took off from, is home to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF).
It is also the training base for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots and is home to two frontline combat-ready squadrons.
The BBMF is the RAF’s collection of wartime fighter and bomber aircraft that take part in air shows and memorial displays.
The flight was inaugurated on July 11, 1957, at RAF Biggin Hill, just south of London.
It was originally known as the RAF Historic Aircraft Flight and consisted of three PR Mk XIX Spitfires and the RAF’s last airworthy Hurricane, LF363.
It was then renamed as the Battle of Britain Flight before a final rebranding in 1969 when the word “memorial” was added to its name as the four-engined Lancaster bomber joined the flight.

 

[monzer]

US Rivet Joint keeping an eye on Cuba after Russian warships dock there in the last couple of days.

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