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.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
@Heartlander Yes my girls both got to sit in the cockpit with of Typhoon. My eldest is only 9 but she’s already says she wants to join the RAF after school. I hope it’s the adventure for her that it was for me.
@WintaTheAngle I'm an old, once-upon-a-time USAF pilot and I loved doing those static displays. Did a few months temporary duty at RAF Mildenhall, really loved it.
I was fortunate to fly with some of the old WW2 crew members before they retired, and got to hear their first person accounts of the war. Truly the greatest generation.
