*RARE* stuff at Mildenhall. 4x USMC AV8, 4x MV22's, E4, C5, HC130. 9/6/2024
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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
Пікірлер: 101
The Harrier formation take off - amazing. And the UK scrapped them!! A stupid decision.
@reynaldogutierrez2631
26 күн бұрын
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
26 күн бұрын
The USMC is also scrapping them - there’s a good reason for it.
@jonathanland2218
23 күн бұрын
Aren’t you the expert.
@geo.m1639
23 күн бұрын
We don’t have the same 700b budget as the US lol
@travisj9307
19 күн бұрын
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.
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
23 күн бұрын
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.
The harrier was back on UK soil for a short while. Still miss them!
@trafficsnitch3505
27 күн бұрын
I often think about the Harriers as I scoot past RAF Wittering as I drive past on the A1
Brilliant, better than some airshows. Thanks for sharing
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Rather be here than Cosford
@BryanMartin-se5dh
26 күн бұрын
4:21 6:56 @@Mildenhall_Planespotter
Great variety....my faves were the Harriers. I really do miss them in the Uk along with the Tornado.❤❤
An absolute stonking day to be at the fence !
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
You can say that again
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!
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
Thanks for being there to share this, Amazing. The Harriers are fantastic to watch. all great aircraft.
Christ that C5 is a massive beast👏👏
@TheMangoMussolini
25 күн бұрын
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.
Thanks for sharing, great stuff
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks
Always thought Ospreys were weird looking, like drones on steroids!
I miss mildenhall! I was an in-flight electronic technician on the e6a and e6b airborne national command posts..
Glad the jumpjets are still a thing, I was a about 12 when the Falklands gig kicked off.
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
27 күн бұрын
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
A busy day in Mildenhall where I was born in 1947. Fond memories of the air shows, sadly no more.
Well captured, thanks.
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
What an amazing selection, thanks for filming them all. Love the sound of the Ospreys
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks great to see them in the air after 7months even though Mildenhall based ones are yet to fly.
Quite a mix! Well done 😊 UK.
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks
great catch , Harriers too ! thanks for sharing this !
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks:)
What a busy day 👍thanks for capturing
Harriers coming back home to Britain.✈️
@daviddarrall9384
27 күн бұрын
Remarkable!
@AA-xo9uw
17 күн бұрын
Home would be St. Louis where McDonnell Douglas built all AV-8Bs.
Nicely caught and thanks for posting
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks don’t think I’ll be beating this anytime soon.
Made my morning.
Agreat video from the Hill well Done
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thank you
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.
nice video. thank
Nice catch
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
27 күн бұрын
Thanks
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
27 күн бұрын
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.
Ship four had his external fuel on the outboard pylons interesting choice!
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
26 күн бұрын
Glad you liked 👍
@johnpirie4804
25 күн бұрын
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
25 күн бұрын
@@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
24 күн бұрын
@@Ian-xq4rt That was the first generation of Harrier. The AV8-B was the second generation jointly developed by McDonnell Douglas
@AA-xo9uw
17 күн бұрын
@@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.
I see the Yanks are shoving it in our faces with AV 8's
Wow 🥲
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
22 күн бұрын
Thanks, getting another video ready now lol
👍🏻🏴
Four MVs are rolling in, and CVs parked
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.😂
Bring them back t Witterng
Where did the harriers fly in from ,awesome catch,thanks for posting ✈️👍
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
24 күн бұрын
USS Wasp aircraft carrier in the English channel
@stevenlynskey7879
24 күн бұрын
@@Mildenhall_Planespotter thanks for that👍
@AA-xo9uw
17 күн бұрын
USS Wasp LHD-1
Where do you guys find out this stuff is happening??? I cant believe it was just luck. Please fill me in??
I thought they had just retired the AV8-B?
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
26 күн бұрын
Being phased out through the next couple years. probably the last time USMC ones are seen in the Uk
@AA-xo9uw
17 күн бұрын
Nope. The Corps is scheduled to sunset the AV-8B in mid 2029.
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
17 күн бұрын
"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.
Great stuff. But still don’t get those Ospreys just seem impractical and an accident waiting to happen…
End of days plane
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
14 күн бұрын
The last SHARs were retired by India in 2016. The Marine Corps doesn't operate the SHAR - FRS.1/FA.2 - and never did
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
27 күн бұрын
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
27 күн бұрын
No it's the Doomsday plane,
The Harrier just completed it's last Airshow performance a few weeks back. Saying goodbye soon.
They are an absolute nuisances, this airfield fighters continually showboating in the skys and annoying residents on a daily basis
@Mildenhall_Planespotter
26 күн бұрын
Fighters are not even based at Mildenhall?
@Rob-lu8me
26 күн бұрын
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
26 күн бұрын
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
24 күн бұрын
Your mum is a nuisance
@SH79011
24 күн бұрын
Your mum's a nuisance