2006 06 28 Spotting at EGXC

As I was for several months in England for my work, I took one day off to go spotting at RAF Coninsgby. The main goal was to see some Jaguars as the wouldn't last long in RAF service.
At RAF Coningsby you can see old and new at one base. Going from the Battle of Memerial Flight with Spitfires, Hurricanes and the Lancaster through Jaguars from No. 6 Squadron through Tornados F.3, Tornados GR4 and Harriers GR7 from No. 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron on to the 4the generation fighter, the Typhoon. The Typhoon is operated by No. 29(R) squdron, the Operational Conversion Unit, by No. XVII(Test and Evaluation) Squadron, the Operational Evaluational Unit, by No. 3(F) Squadron, the first Typhoon Operational Squadron and No. 11(F) Squadron. Although
No. 11(F) Sqadron joined the station as a Typhoon unit in 2007 there were already some jets with the squadrons insignia present on the flightline.
The day was packed with flying and not only from the local squadrons but there was also a visit from a Beech B200 and a Dominie T1 from the RAF, a Falcon 20 from FRADU and the Americans with two F-15C's and two F-15E's from RAF Lakenheath.
I went back home (or my appartment) with a very satisfied feeling of this day.

Typhoon T1  Royal Air Force  ZJ802/BB
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XZ392/EM
Typhoon T1  Royal Air Force  ZJ812/BK
Typhoon T1  Royal Air Force  ZJ805/BD
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XZ109/EN, XZ399/EJ
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XZ109/EN
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XX729/EL, XX724/EC
Jaguar T4  Royal Air Force  XX847/EZ
Jaguar T4  Royal Air Force  XX847/EZ
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XZ399/EJ
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XZ109/EN
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XX119/EB
Jaguar GR3  Royal Air Force  XX119/EB
Tornado GR4  Royal Air Force  ZA609
Tornado GR4  Royal Air Force  ZA609
Tornado F3  Royal Air Force  ZG731
F-15C  USAF  86-0176/LN
Typhoon T1  Royal Air Force  ZJ802/BB
Typhoon T1  Royal Air Force  ZJ802/BB
Typhoon F2  Royal Air Force  ZJ912/AB
Typhoon T1  Royal Air Force  ZJ802/BB, ZJ801/BJ, ZJ805/BD
Typhoon F2                                                                        ZJ911/BZ

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