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n5151ts
 Post subject: why I like England!
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you can fly a little crazy there---I know first hand!
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T2 Ernie
 Post subject: Re: why I like England!
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you can fly a little crazy there---I know first hand!
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Aye, ya can!

We did hi/low/hi profiles in AFG - don't think the low part was ever above 50'... :twisted:

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Old News

4 years old, to be exact.

The Jags have been retired for a year now, Coltishall's been closed for two.
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the airshows at Duxford did seem like they were a little closer to the ground than what we had seen in the US.

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Old News

4 years old, to be exact.

The Jags have been retired for a year now, Coltishall's been closed for two.


you are not a pilot...and you missed the point...AND it didnt actually happen in england....at least this time!

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n5151ts wrote:
you can fly a little crazy there---I know first hand!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... e91694.ece


Aye, ya can!

We did hi/low/hi profiles in AFG - don't think the low part was ever above 50'... :twisted:


I did some GR1 missions a few years ago in Wales....now that was fun to the max! 500 ft or less to stay below the cloud decks and flying in the mtns to boot! ah the good ole days...

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Actually I like the darts, the pubs and the blokes myself.

Especially, some young lady with that accent and all of her teeth. Man I miss hog call at Mildenhall.

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Actually I like the darts, the pubs and the blokes myself.

Especially, some young lady with that accent and all of her teeth. Man I miss hog call at Mildenhall.

:)

The G-club is but a ghost of its former self...leveled & rebuilt as a "combined" club - coupled with the "closed base" since 9/11 and it's dreadful...

Sad. Used to get our "E"s to sneak us in to the G-club - back in the day...there was no place like it!

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n5151ts wrote:
I did some GR1 missions a few years ago in Wales....now that was fun to the max! 500 ft or less to stay below the cloud decks and flying in the mtns to boot! ah the good ole days...


Yep - I've done quite a bit of OLF in 7T in Wales! Great fun dodging windmills & hawks at the same time! :D

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Paul Krumrei wrote:
Actually I like the darts, the pubs and the blokes myself.

Especially, some young lady with that accent and all of her teeth. Man I miss hog call at Mildenhall.

:)

The G-club is but a ghost of its former self...leveled & rebuilt as a "combined" club - coupled with the "closed base" since 9/11 and it's dreadful...

Sad. Used to get our "E"s to sneak us in to the G-club - back in the day...there was no place like it!



That is too bad, man I used to walk errr..stumble out of the Galaxy Club many a nights....usually with a few woman, I was a stud back then, shhhhh dont tell my wife. But yeah, like they used to say, what goes on TDY, stays on TDY!
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That is too bad, man I used to walk errr..stumble out of the Galaxy Club many a nights....usually with a few woman, I was a stud back then, shhhhh dont tell my wife. But yeah, like they used to say, what goes on TDY, stays on TDY!


Remember 10 West!! :D

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Ah, Mildenhall. Many great memories here as a kid, and still now infact. I live not too far away, and had grown up with you chaps flying around my home town of Holbeach.
I remember the mid 80-90's when you had
Bentwaters
Woodbridge
Alconbury
Upper Heyford
Lakenheath
Mildenhall

all flying arond in F-111's / A-10's / C-130's / C-5's / KC's / and just remember the SR-71, great fun for a youngster to watch!!!!!

Most of all was bank holiday weekend in May at Mildenhall, for it was AIR FETE weekend. Can still here it now coming through the gate...." HOT DOGS, BURGERS, BEST BUD ON THE BASE.......COME AND GET IT". How I miss Air Fete.

I've put in a few shots to stir your memories of little america.

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Check out these on you tube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jO_TNH-pPXk&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qyPFYCZt-z0&feature=related

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=-NJ4FqQodTE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-ULY5b0Vc8g



Thank You " TEAM MILDENHALL "

Cheers

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Most of all was bank holiday weekend in May at Mildenhall, for it was AIR FETE weekend.

Sadly, I don't think they've had an AIR FETE since 9/11...

Mildenhall isn't even the "Gateway to Europe" anymore - most of the transient traffic goes through Germany these days...

Now RIAT, that's some fun there! :D

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Your right, Mildenhall these days is a ghost of it's past. Air Fete 2001 was the last show held their. With the security around the base now I can't see the show coming back.

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