RAF Fairford Pre-Deployment Action, Cargo Boeing 747 and C17A arrive with Kit for the BTF 01-Nov-24

[@bigboost2641]

Nice meeting you today Colin at Fairford, we certainly had a lot in common growing up. My wife thinks she knows you from school, and possibly your mum (Pat?) was friends with her mum. Nice videos btw. 😎

[@ydmaviation]

Yes my mums name is Pat What is your wife’s name?

[@bigboost2641]

@@ydmaviation small world, my wife name at school was Linda Trow, her mum is Fay Trow.

[@ydmaviation]

Yes ! She may remember my wife. Samantha Milligan too

[@ydmaviation]

A very small world

[@chairy73]

Any idea what hardware is due?

[@ydmaviation]

Next week we believe

[@ronaldv_tm]

Was that a Muntjac? Never knew they live on British air bases, or anywhere in the UK for that matter.

[@lawrencemartin1113]

Yes, it was. There are loads of them around. Wouldn't want to hit one in an aircraft!

[@sagetheowlfatfeathery2083]

Very common invasive species. Had one in my back garden this afternoon (Norfolk).

[@ydmaviation]

Yes 👍🏻

[@ydmaviation]

I’ve seen loads around by me this year

[@andrrwprice7281]

First one I ever saw was just near the main gate at Mildenhall

[@andrrwprice7281]

Did that flap really flap like that??

[@ydmaviation]

Yes. Quite interesting how it all flexes on touchdown

[@robd2184]

Bear in mind that thing could be up to about 293T on TDZ, if it doesn’t all flex it might just break !

[@ydmaviation]

@ yes absolutely

[@robertpryse-jones3081]

All B747 wings flex on landing and take off

[@ydmaviation]

@ 😀😀

[@typhoon2827]

16:06 little bit of smoke on no.4?

[@ydmaviation]

Shutting down I think

[@robertbate5790]

👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@ydmaviation]

😀👍🏻

[@WILLIAM-y8t]

did not look good did it!!!!!

[@ydmaviation]

Not the first time I’ve seen that amount of flex

[@typhoon2827]

Any more flapping and it'd be called a waggle.

[@ydmaviation]

😀😀

[@adriandavies4012]

BUFFS INBOUND ANY TIME NOW

[@ydmaviation]

Minor birds have gone to Qatar. Barksdale ones to here next week