Has March Come Early?

Clearly the weather gods didn’t realise that today was February and so was meant to be pouring rain and below freezing. I shan’t complain, however, on the basis that it is nice to have to remove one’s anorak in order to not get hyperthermia. It was nice to see a variety of aircraft visiting the aerodrome today, particularly as it is still very much winter although it still is one of very few nice days this year.

Today also saw a couple of new types for me, courtesy of G-BOXR and G-OSFB. G-BOXR is one of only 12 British Grumman Cougars and it was lovely to see her in the flesh instead of a Facebook post. It was in on Thursday as well, although I have been reliably informed that she departed and then re-arrived today. The Dimona, of which G-OSFB is an example, is not much more common, only 15 are on the UK register. As I have never seen a Dimona before, its tricycle undercarriage surprised me, although its high approach surprised me more!

Due to popular request, I have changed the resolution of the photos from over 4000px (long side) to 2000px (long side). I have made this move to speed up image loading speeds which have been rather sluggish.

These are the aircraft I saw:

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