RAF Leuchars 2009 info

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Courtesy RAF Leuchars website -

RAF Leuchars Air Show 2009

12 Sep 09, RAF Leuchars

The Royal Air Force Leuchars Airshow takes place on Saturday 12th September. Keeping up tradition launched back in 1945 with the first ‘Battle At Home Day’, RAF Leuchars Airshow has grown and evolved into one of the largest Airshow in the UK and certainly the largest event of its kind in Scotland

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Official website here -

http://www.airshow.co.uk/

Subject: Re: RAF Leuchars 2009 info 2008-12-22, 11:09

Im not doing a 600 mile round trip again unless i know that misty rain will not be there!

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Trembler1 wrote:: Im not doing a 600 mile round trip again unless i know that misty rain will not be there!

Can't make that guarantee, sorry chap. Crying

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Didn't get to it last year (1st I've missed for several years) so definately going this year

Cheers

John

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German - Naval Air Wing 3 - Breguet Atlantic
German - Fighter Wing 71 - F-4F
French - Mirage 2000

A promising start to the static.

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Noticed on the Scramble website Patrouille de France ,i take it this is a mistake folks Unsure/Confused

Noticed also on the Leuchars airshow website, Dutch and Belgian F-16s flying Thumbs Up

It would be good if the based stuff could give us a 4 or 6 ship flypast ,maybe too much to ask for Sad

Dougie strength and honour Cheers

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Leuchars airshow website update
Polish MIG-29
Polish CASA 295
USAF KC-135R 157ARW SQN
USAF B-52 Barksdale
USAF F-15C Lakenheath ? dont know if this is a pair?
They are all down as static ,i was hoping the Polish MIG-29 was going to display it was awesome in 2006. Cheers

Dougie strength and honour Thumbs Up

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Also noted for the flying on website are the following
Vampire Venom and Meteor Air Atlantique Classic flight
The Blades
Team Guinot
Team Viper Stikemasters
Caledonian Chipmunks Chipmunk& Yak
Hunter Hunter Aviation
Is the Hawk not displaying this year at Leuchars?
Dougie strength and honour Cheers

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Leuchars always manages to bag the B52. Anyway, looking like a good line up so far.

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Kieron looking good so far mate, yeah hope the weather is good especially after the monsoon on the Saturday.
Dougie strength and honour Cheers

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dconnery1966 wrote:: They are all down as static ,i was hoping the Polish MIG-29 was going to display it was awesome in 2006

From other sources I have heard that this may fly if there is a display pilot cleared at the time of Leuchars.

Even at this early stage (and subject to cancellations); cannot wait for my first visit to what is fast becoming this years RAF premier event!

Andy

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As at 15/06/09 -

Static Display 2009

Royal Air Force

Tornado F3
Tornado GR4
Hawk T1
Tucano
Puma HC1
Merlin HC3
King Air

The Royal Navy
Jetstream T3 - 750 NAS Culdrose

Foreign
Germany - Naval Air Wing 3 - Breguet Atlantic
Germany - Fighter Wing 71 - F-4F
France - Mirage 2000
Poland - MiG 29
Poland - CASA 295
USA - 157ARW Sqn - KC-135R
USA - Barksdale - B-52
USA - Lakenheath - F-15C

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Royal Air Force
Typhoon Display
Tutor
The Red Arrows
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane
Falcons Parachute Display Team
Chinook
King Air - 45(R) Sqn

The Royal Navy
The Black Cats (Lynx 815 Sqn RNAS Yeovilton)
RN Historic Flight - Sea Hawk & Sea Fury

Civilian
Vampire, Venom & Meteor - Air Atlantique Classic Flight
Caledonian Chipmunks - Chipmunk & Yak
The Blades
Team Guinot
Hunter - Hunter Aviation
Team Viper - Strikemasters
SE5a Scout
Vulcan - Vulcan to the Skies

Foreign
F-16 - Royal Netherlands Air Force
F-16 - Belgian Air Component

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Polish MIG-29 has now been added to the flying display section,on the Leuchars airshow site. Thumbs Up

Dougie strength and honour Cheers

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I am now hoping, the Germans and the Polish send over there specially Marked up F-4 AND MIG 29, bring it on Clap

Dougie strength and honour Cheers

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German F-4 now taken off the Airshow list Sad

Dougie strength and honour Sad

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dconnery1966 wrote:: German F-4 now taken off the Airshow list
Dougie strength and honour

Dougie, don't know if you are aware already, but speaking to the Phantom crew at Waddington, they say that they have a Tac.Eval. in September and that is why they have had to pull the jet Sad

.They said they would much rather be at an airshow than undergo an evaluation! Big Grin

. HTH,Alan. Cheers

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Cheers for that Alan,yeah was really looking forward to the German F-4,Hopefully nothing else will pullout,i noticed on the scramble website Patrouille De France i take it this is a mistake Confused

Dougie strength and honour Thumbs Up

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Any chance they may get the French to send over a Rafale or 2 for both Static and Flying, saw them all at Paris and was very impressed.

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I have a sneaky feeling that Leuchars might steal the accolade as Best Show for this year. Yeovilton showed lots of promise but the weather ruined it of course. Waddington was just a complete disaster (as I've said way too many times!) but Leuchars has looked promising for some time. Shame about the F-4F but a static F-4F isn't particularly unusual in any case so it's no great loss. Guess the MiG-29 will be the star item if it flies.

Dunna about Rafales - I'm old enough to not really care whether one shows up or not - ugly and modern! I'd be delighted if a couple of Etendards managed to make it though but I doubt that they will. The lovely Atlantic will be great though. If they manage to put-up a few of the Tornado F3's I think they will definitely have done really well. I might even make the effort and go *gasp*!

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Still nothing that really blows your skirt up I'm afraid.

Can't rely on the Vulcan.

I'll be there anyway, can't avoid it, but glad I'm not paying. Sad

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Unknown wrote:: Any chance they may get the French to send over a Rafale or 2 for both Static and Flying, saw them all at Paris and was very impressed.

Ask them - info@airshow.co.uk

Can't say if the response would be positive?

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Well well well, what an update today. Thumbs Up

Well done to all at leuchars for the latest additions just brilliant Cheers

What a Czech Air Force particapation Clap

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Bearing in mind that they have just been disbanded is it likely that there should be some 43 Sqn Tornados still sitting around come Airshow Day? It would only be right if they did and if they do please make one of them the Black Tailed one coded GF......