Yorknite 2021 - RAF Leeming

[morleywhite]

Spent a few days these last weeks chasing the Swiss Air Force who have been on their now annual deployment to RAF Leeming, North Yorks. Day at the fenceline and two days (so far) in the Lake District hoping to get them Low Level. Good to catch a few UK assets too.

1. Fleigestaffel18 F/A-18C Special Tail taxies to 34 for Take Off
3F2A5922-Edit-2 by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

2. Swiss Air Force F/8-18C J-5026 following his wingman
3F2A5988-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

3. Swiss Air Force F/A-18C J-5018 recovering in Golden Hour. Two mins later and that awesome light was gone.
3F2A6599-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

4. RAF Hawk T1 Touch & Go. These are down for retirement next year so grab them while you can.
3F2A6279-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

5. RAF Grob Tutor T1 on finals
3F2A6519-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

6. Swiss Air Force F/A-18C J-5018 Low Level from Raven Crag
3F2A7222-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

7. Swiss F/A-18C J-5008 over Great How
3F2A7253-Edit-2 by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

8. Swiss Air Force 3 Ship F/A-18C's Avenger Flight Assembling for the run in to Thirlmere
3F2A7309-Edit-2 by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

9. RN Merlin over Thirlmere. First one LL so real happy. Should have dropped the SS a lot more but didn't want to chance it.
3F2A7096-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

10. Last Light over Thirlmere
3F2A7429-Pano by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

11. RAF A400 dropping in at Dunmail
3F2A7548 by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

12. RAF A400 banking for Keswick. Incredible sight at LL
3F2A7611-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

13. Swiss Air Force F/A-18D J-5236 turning for Kewsick.
3F2A7731-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

14. Swiss Air Force - Basil Flight of 3 Cougars over Thirlmere
3F2A7791-Edit by TIM Claridge, on Flickr

[Trev B]

Nice set

[Daisy M]

Great set , must have had to very determined to wait for these.

[ST-EOS]

Nice series Tim, well done

[Bill53]

Great set Tim.

[Farider]

A good set of pics there, a lot of work to get them too.

Ian

[El Sid]

Some serious looking metal there...

[Alan_H]

Super set

Alan

[Colin W]

Well done, a nice group of photos.

[Fozzy4]

Cracking set Tim, really like #9 the helicopter

Paul.

[John Liddle]

Excellent images Tim

[morleywhite]

Cheers all. Good few weeks with them.

Long cold walk & wait for the lakes trips but they were pretty regular in the days prior so was hopeful they'd show. Nothing ever guaranteed though.

Ironically the Merlin and A400 were my highlights even with the exotic visitors.

[ColytonJohn]

A really nice set (and I especially like the Last Light pano)

Cheers,
John

[tesarver]

Lovely set

Tom