East Anglia spotting 2021

[shaggy22]

A few weeks ago myself & a couple of friends of mine went on a road trip to East Anglia, for the week we were there we mainly based ourselves at RAF Mildenhall but did trips elsewhere as well. These included a few museums (which I won't put any pics of here), a trip to RAF Lakenheath & spending the afternoon at RAF Marham where we just happened to time it with the family & friends day that was happening on the base. The weather wasn't great apart from a few days of nice weather, for example when the RC-135U came in the cloud base was less than 300ft. That said we still got some great aircraft that week, with plenty of KC-10's (I think there was 9 of them on the ground at Mildenhall at one point)

RAF Mildenhall
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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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FAA CL-60 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF C-5M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF C-5M by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Chinook HC.6 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF CV-22 Osprey by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF CV-22 Osprey by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

16. Not the greatest shot you'll ever see but it's in all likelihood the only 1 of the WC-135W I'm going to get. Also had to shoot through 2 fences which doesn't help
USAF WC-135W Constant Phoenix by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

RAF Marham families & friends day
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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF F-35B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF F-35B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF F-35B by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-47 Thunderbolt by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Tiger formation by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-47 Thunderbolt by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Draken (Cobham) Falcon 20 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Draken (Cobham) Falcon 20 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAC Strikemasters by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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BAC Strikemasters by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Red Arrows by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Jet Provost & L-29 Delphin by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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HHA Hunter T7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Hawk T2 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Hawk T2 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Martin Baker B200 & Meteor by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

RAF Mildenhall
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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-135 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF RC-135U Combat Sent by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF RC-135U Combat Sent by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF KC-10A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

RAF Lakenheath
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USAF F-15E Strike Eagle by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-15E Strike Eagle by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-15E Strike Eagle by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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USAF F-15E Strike Eagle by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

IWM Duxford
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Spitfire T.IX by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Spitfire T.IX by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Dragon Rapide by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Spitfire T.IX by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Spitfire T.IX by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Maule M7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Tiger Moth by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-47 Thunderbolt by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Hawker Hurricane by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Hawker Hurricane by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Dragon Rapide by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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T-6 Texan by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-51 Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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P-51 Mustang by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Hawker Hurricane by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Monnett Sonerai I by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, there's loads more on my facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DanReevesAviography) if you're interested

[John Young]

What an interesting set of photographs Dan. Thanks for posting them and for an enjoyable 20 minutes this morning.

It's good to see the P-47 back in the UK after it was sold to the USA. The Strikemasters are nice to see too. I was watching the tracks of 3 Falcon 20's on FlightRadar24 exercising with Typhoons from Coningsby the other evening. The KC-10A from Travis, 86-0034, I painted the other week. The Typhoon Display paint scheme looks better than I first thought from those angles. Oh, and there's one photo of particular interest in what I'm about to start next.

John

[shaggy22]

Cheers John,

The P-47 has been in the UK for a few years now, 2018 I seem to recall, but I agree it's always great to see one. Especially as we seemed to follow it around all week The Typhoon scheme is absolutely stunning I reckon, although there are a few people out there who don't like it at all, each to their own I suppose.

I'm looking forward to seeing an ai Monnett Sonnerai I in the future then

[John Young]

Not quite Dan.

[TimC340]

I'm not a fan of the Typhoon colour scheme, but never mind. Some great pictures, Dan. I even have a couple of these in my logbook!