Spotting in Lincolnshire 10 July 2018

[nuuumannn]

Whilst Gavin was off getting some of the best photos of aircraft possible, and the rest of the UK was watching the massed RAF flypast over London, I was with a group looking at aeroplanes in Lincolnshire. Firstly we went to East Kirkby, where there is a ground runnable Lancaster, currently under restoration to fly again, but not without its ailerons, it won't...

1007 East Kirkby Lancaster I

1007 East Kirkby Lancaster II

1007 East Kirkby Lancaster III

1007 East Kirkby Just Jane

Mosquito NF.II night fighter being restored to ground runnable condition. Formerly living at Elvington, Yorkshire.

1007 East Kirkby Mosquito NF.II

RAF East Kirkby watch office

1007 East Kirkby Tower

[nuuumannn]

After a morning watching four Merlins burn holes in the ozone layer we trundled off to RAF Coningsby to wait for the Eurofighters from the RAF100 formation flypast to return.

1007 RAF Coningsby Eurofighter i

1007 RAF Coningsby Eurofighter Trio

1007 RAF Coningsby Eurofighter ii

1007 RAF Coningsby Eurofighter iii

1007 RAF Coningsby Eurofighter iiii

Despite the proximity of the aircraft to the edges of the frame, this has not been cropped at all! I don't think I could pull that off again...

1007 RAF Coningsby Eurofighter iiiii

Before returning to their home base, a few of the big boys from RAF Waddington dropped by to keep us entertained.

1007 RAF Coningsby Sentry

1007 RAF Coningsby Sentinel

The notoriously shy 51 Squadron doesn't get out in public often, so to get a good view of its Nimrod R.1 replacement was a treat.

1007 RAF Coningsby Rivet Joint i

1007 RAF Coningsby Rivet Joint ii

[Dave Homewood]

That Rivet Joint is something I'd never heard of.

[planecrazy]

Wow there is some hocus-pocus stuff hanging off that machine in the last two pic's,
is it known whats housed in the rectangular sections aft of the cockpit?

[camtech]

I have a fair idea, but if I told you, I'd have to kill you!

[tbf25o4]

Its probably the Sideways looking airborne radar (SLAR) fit that is common on EW machines

[Calum]

Nice shots there