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Took my kids to the families open day at RAF Coningsby today to show them where I used to work and watch the flying.

The weather was overcast but dry and warm. The girls enjoyed watching the flying, charity stalls and fairground and I enjoyed the currywurst. Pity there was no beer tent.

Apologies for the quality of the photos. My kids got in the better ones which I prefer not to share online.

This years display team Typhoon “Black Jack”

A Spitfire, one of the later marks

A pair of Strikemasters

A RAF F35 Lightening, new and ugly

And purely for my own nostalgic purposes, my old 29 Squadron hangar.

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Kerrmit84 · 41-45, M

Some great photos, i did some testing work on the joint strike fighter on my placement year from university

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@Kerrmit84 Awesome. Where and when did you do that?

Kerrmit84 · 41-45, M

@WintaTheAngle i did a years placement with smiths aerospace looking at the mechanism for the vertical take off nozzle nack in 05/06

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@Kerrmit84 Oh okay. Was that at Wittering or Cottesmore maybe?

Kerrmit84 · 41-45, M

@WintaTheAngle no was a company in Wolverhampton. Was development work

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@Kerrmit84 Ah okay.