*RARE* stuff at Mildenhall. 4x USMC AV8, 4x MV22's, E4, C5, HC130. 9/6/2024

A fantastic Sunday at Mildenhall with probably the rarest selection of movements I'll ever see in one day. First time for 4x USMC AV8 harriers to arrive into Mildenhall (non airshow). 4 USMC MV22 Ospreys which is the first time V22s have flown into the UK since they were grounded last year. The 'extras' were a C5, E4, KC135 and a DM HC130 which are all still good on their own. Shame about the weather but can't complain that the USMC movements arrived.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - RCH2057 86-0012 439AW
02:19 - BANSHEE41 flt
04:00 - BANSHEE41 165425/YM52
04:53 - BANSHEE42 164554/YM51
05:37 - BANSHEE43 166288/YM56
06:27 - BANSHEE44 165580/YM54
07:26 - RCH175 58-0066 6ARW
09:26 - GRIMM99 73-1676 1ACCS went to Offutt not Andrews.
11:56 - PHANTOM21 flt
12:22 - PHANTOM21 168337/YM04
12:38 - PHANTOM22 168645/YM06
12:55 - PHANTOM23 168325/YM10
13:18 - PHANTOM24 168225/YM11
15:12 - USMC movements on ground.
15:45 - BANSHEE41 flt depart
20:45 - RCH5719 11-5719 'DM' HC130J
21:18 - PHANTOM21 flt depart

[@martinhoare9525]

The Harrier formation take off - amazing. And the UK scrapped them!! A stupid decision.

[@reynaldogutierrez2631]

And the Marines are slowly retiring AV-8B Harrier II with the F-35 by 2026. I get this think about stealth but I still can find myself liking the 35. They're is just something about it that really grabs my attention unlike the F-22. Now that bad boy F-22 is my favorite. Have a great day from San Antonio Texas.

[@pjotrtje0NL]

The USMC is also scrapping them - there’s a good reason for it.

[@jonathanland2218]

Aren’t you the expert.

[@geo.m1639]

We don’t have the same 700b budget as the US lol

[@travisj9307]

I love the Harriers but their time is over. They’re maintenance nightmares. Having to remove the entire wing just to change an engine is not exactly a favorite among maintainers. They’re also not supersonic and take much more flight hours to qualify as it’s very difficult to fly. I can keep going down the list.

[@chris-rfs]

Great variety....my faves were the Harriers. I really do miss them in the Uk along with the Tornado.❤❤

[@nigelluck8085]

Brilliant, better than some airshows. Thanks for sharing

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Rather be here than Cosford

[@BryanMartin-se5dh]

4:21 6:56 ​@@Mildenhall_Planespotter

[@FootprintPhoto]

The harrier is such an amazing aircraft. I was stationed with them in Germany in the late 80s and got a back seat trip. So good to see the US still using them even though we binned them some years ago

[@williamdodds1394]

The USMC harriers look better with the Ra dome the RAF harriers were ugly not designed right at the front sea harrier looked good though.

[@chriswillis9114]

Thanks for being there to share this, Amazing. The Harriers are fantastic to watch. all great aircraft.

[@Dutchie66]

The harrier was back on UK soil for a short while. Still miss them!

[@trafficsnitch3505]

I often think about the Harriers as I scoot past RAF Wittering as I drive past on the A1

[@Grid56]

Great to see the harriers (by any name) for 1 last time. A fantastic battle tested machine. I thought that Mildenhall was going to close some years ago. Like a previous poster, I attended the fantastic air shows (at least 7 times). The atmosphere was fantastic and thd sheer variety of displays electric. It was especially fun at the end when the numerous food tents were hawking trying to sell the last burgers and Budweiser

[@NeilMicklethwaite1812]

Nice - somebody filming from the old "Cabbage Patch" - we used to camp there back in the 70's / 80's - woken by KC-135Q / SR-71s - Good times!

[@lynothehammer]

An absolute stonking day to be at the fence !

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

You can say that again

[@EP65]

Thanks for sharing, great stuff

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks

[@davidrobinson4118]

Always thought Ospreys were weird looking, like drones on steroids!

[@ZetecinsideMotorsport]

What an amazing selection, thanks for filming them all. Love the sound of the Ospreys

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks great to see them in the air after 7months even though Mildenhall based ones are yet to fly.

[@robertbeane8792]

The C-5M is from Westover ARB here in Chicopee Massachusetts (the Patriot wing)…that’s where the F-15s land when they come from England and stay a few days!Great Video…you get jets I get C-5s!😂

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

I saw those Lakenheath 492FS F15s come in from Westover 10/4/24 I have a couple of videos of them. We’ve had quite a few C5s recently that was the 3rd one from Westover that I’ve seen 👍 glad you liked

[@buzzabuzza3494]

Christ that C5 is a massive beast👏👏

[@TheMangoMussolini]

Beautiful aircraft, so elegant and yet a beast. My top favs are the 747 and the C5. I love how a 747 just seems to float like a feather when landing.

[@fredMplanenut]

Well captured, thanks.

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks 👍

[@daviddarrall9384]

Quite a mix! Well done 😊 UK.

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks

[@shanemac1111]

Glad the jumpjets are still a thing, I was a about 12 when the Falklands gig kicked off.

[@bobsurgranny]

Nicely caught and thanks for posting

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks don’t think I’ll be beating this anytime soon.

[@fredtedstedman]

great catch , Harriers too ! thanks for sharing this !

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks:)

[@ccollins9981]

I miss mildenhall! I was an in-flight electronic technician on the e6a and e6b airborne national command posts..

[@stevewong46]

What a busy day 👍thanks for capturing

[@terrynew6701]

A busy day in Mildenhall where I was born in 1947. Fond memories of the air shows, sadly no more.

[@shaunpavery-pn5jq]

Harriers coming back home to Britain.✈️

[@daviddarrall9384]

Remarkable!

[@AA-xo9uw]

Home would be St. Louis where McDonnell Douglas built all AV-8Bs.

[@tectorama]

What a great video, thanks for posting it. Love seeing the Harriers again. Was the Air Force 1 a cargo version ?, I couldn't see any windows.

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

This was not AF1 it was the E4 ‘doomsday’ plane which came here while the president is in France. If you google E4 there will be plenty of info. Glad you liked.

[@paulbennett5370]

Agreat video from the Hill well Done

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thank you

[@mikoriad]

There seems to be a little low front tire pressure on that last Harrier with the tanks on the outer pylons. Gotta, love those things.

[@jimviv6030]

Made my morning.

[@Ian-xq4rt]

Great capture, seeing the Harrier is a great sight, so powerful with their quick and short take off (key design feature, take off from anywhere potentially), still an amazing plane, sadly missed in the UK, a great British invention. Now we have the F35B, not so British, our industry has gone, are we really better for it?

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Glad you liked 👍

[@johnpirie4804]

The AV8-B was “not so British” either. It was a joint venture between McDonnell Douglas and BAE. Those shown were built in the United States.

[@Ian-xq4rt]

@@johnpirie4804 The Harrier is 100% British, in fact the yanks failed to achieve the same results, as such, the UK licensed the designs and sold planes to the USA, whom then continued to utilise them within their Marine corp. What you see is all based on British engineering.

[@johnpirie4804]

@@Ian-xq4rt That was the first generation of Harrier. The AV8-B was the second generation jointly developed by McDonnell Douglas

[@AA-xo9uw]

@@Ian-xq4rt "the UK licensed the designs and sold planes to the USA"(sic) Incorrect. The UK never licensed either the Harrier or the Harrier II to the United States. The Marine Corps purchased 110 AV-8As and TAV-8As. The UK abandoned the Harrier II redesign in 1975 leaving the work to McDonnell Douglas and returned to the program in August of 1981 after signing the MoU - Memorandum of Understanding - paying the United States $300 million to rejoin the program which relegated BAE to the role of subcontractor after Thatcher had become Prime Minister.

[@Top10Military68]

nice video. thank

[@fleetwarrior75]

Ship four had his external fuel on the outboard pylons interesting choice!

[@eddymagielse4993]

Nice catch

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks

[@markblackman2542]

Brilliant footage ! why did the Government in the UK Scrap the Harriers , such a stupid idea , like scrapping the TSR-2 as well , ive subscribed anyway hoping to see more of this quality

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Thanks, getting another video ready now lol

[@johnp1657]

I see the Yanks are shoving it in our faces with AV 8's

[@tonysammut3799]

Wow 🥲

[@Backwardlooking]

👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@skywarp1]

Four MVs are rolling in, and CVs parked

[@darrenm2736]

Where do you guys find out this stuff is happening??? I cant believe it was just luck. Please fill me in??

[@bogbreffful]

I thought they had just retired the AV8-B?

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Being phased out through the next couple years. probably the last time USMC ones are seen in the Uk

[@AA-xo9uw]

Nope. The Corps is scheduled to sunset the AV-8B in mid 2029.

[@stevenlynskey7879]

Where did the harriers fly in from ,awesome catch,thanks for posting ✈️👍

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

USS Wasp aircraft carrier in the English channel

[@stevenlynskey7879]

@@Mildenhall_Planespotter thanks for that👍

[@AA-xo9uw]

USS Wasp LHD-1

[@Pete68T]

The Harriers are the Stars,I used to See Them in and Off when i Worked at Linton on Ouse,They Have to Have Distilled Water Filled Up As They Use it To Cool the Engine Intake When Hovering,I Still Think there Better than That F35,You Watch That and its All over the Place in a Hover Yet The Harrier is Rock Steady,British Engineering Was Better.

[@AA-xo9uw]

"They Have to Have Distilled Water Filled Up As They Use it To Cool the Engine Intake When Hovering"(sic) Incorrect. The distilled water is injected into the combustion chamber and turbine not the intake. A number of conditions - ambient, payload, etc. - dictate when water injection will be utilized and it is frequently done so during takeoff not the hover during recovery.

[@philiprush3745]

I thought that they had stopped using the sea harrier a while ago but love the content do t any off that here in Northern Ireland

[@AA-xo9uw]

The last SHARs were retired by India in 2016. The Marine Corps doesn't operate the SHAR - FRS.1/FA.2 - and never did

[@Grid56]

Not sure why they didn't land normally, Mildenhall has a huge runway😂. Maybe it's because the US has cheaper fuel prices. If they had to tank up at UK prices, they'd glide in, engine off, lol.😂

[@josephlambe2796]

Bring them back t Witterng

[@nigel8247]

Great stuff. But still don’t get those Ospreys just seem impractical and an accident waiting to happen…

[@stevedonoghue3870]

End of days plane

[@martinjh999]

5:33 - AF1 in the background?? Don't think it is because the President has more important things on his mind right now such as an election....

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Not air force one. And he was just in France for D day anniversary. Plus he is coming back in a few days I think for the G7 in Italy..

[@Pablo17]

No it's the Doomsday plane,

[@my-yt-inputs2580]

The Harrier just completed it's last Airshow performance a few weeks back. Saying goodbye soon.

[@davidclarke7728]

They are an absolute nuisances, this airfield fighters continually showboating in the skys and annoying residents on a daily basis

[@Mildenhall_Planespotter]

Fighters are not even based at Mildenhall?

[@Rob-lu8me]

How can residents ( many of whom benefit from the presence of the base) choose to live close to two very busy air bases and then complain about aircraft !?..it not like they just put it there .

[@davidhunt3808]

I used to live right near a RAAF base in Queensland ,Australia we had regular F111s and Hornets etc. no one complained about noise because the base gave the residents jobs and was important to the local economy . Oh those pilots are not show boating as you put it they are training in the event of war to defend you and yours .

[@SH79011]

Your mum is a nuisance

[@SH79011]

Your mum's a nuisance