Originally posted by beet1e
Speaking of paint, and as someone has posted a pic of a Lockheed C5 Galaxy a few posts up, I am reminded of a titbit of useless information: The weight of the paint on a C5 is equivalent to the weight of a Piper Commanche - forerunner to the Arrow (?).
Nexx - were you buzzed by planes from Conningsby and Finningley?
Before Finningley closed we'd get training aircraft in the area, probably visiting Cranwell. As for Coningsby we didn't get that many purely because they were on rapid reaction standby. You'd occasionally get the odd diversion Phantom/Tornado F.3. Of course you'd be guaranteed to see the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight fly over at least 10 times a year. You could hear the Merlin engines from miles away! Within 50 miles of where I lived you had Cottesmore, Wittering, Cranwell, Waddington, Scampton, Syerston, Barkston Heath, Wyton, Alconbury, Coningsby, not forgetting the non-flying RAF bases (several). Then just outside that area you'd get Marham, Honington, Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Binbrook etc. I wish it was how it was in the mid/late 80s, loads of aircraft and active airfields!
