Wednesday, 11th June 2025 - RAF WADDINGTON & CONINGSBY

Two friends and I had arranged to drive to RAF Waddington for some aviation photography. That base is the home of the famous Red Arrows, the RAF's principal aerobatic display team and there was always a chance of seeing them doing a practise display.

On arrival at the W.A.V.E  (Waddington Aircraft Viewing Enclosure), with nothing obvious happening on the base, we enjoyed hot drinks and bacon/sausage baps (this was before being told I'm pre-diabetic LOL). I had expected there to be a permanent cafe there but there was just a mobile unit - I've since found out the original building had become unsafe and was demolished. But not to worry, the van produced a very tasty snack for us, served up by a very friendly lady.

With that in our bellies, we started paying more attention to the aircraft. We weren't lucky enough to see a display by the Reds but one or two of them were in the air at time

Other aircraft we saw :-

RAF Coningsby, home of the BBMF and several Typhoon fighter squadrons was only 30 minutes away and we decided to head there for the afternoon. We didn't see any of the BBMF aircraft but the Typhoons were quite active :-

We stayed until the anticipated end of flying at 5pm and then got some fish & chips before returning home. Another great day with some of my "Old Geezer" friends.

Thanks for viewing

Den