RAF Northolt Nightshoots

2009

Building on the success of the recent summertime photocalls, Phil Dawe and his team at RAF Northolt decided to organise a nightshoot on 29 January 2009, and very successful it was too. So successful in fact, that it led to a series of nightshoots throughout the year. All were very relaxed gatherings, with plenty of space and time to photograph the aircraft, including some with rotors running and/or arriving and departing during the course of the evening. Proceeds from the events are going towards the restoration of the Battle of Britain Ops Room at RAF Northolt, which was the prototype for the standard design Sector Ops Room rolled out across the UK in the 1930s. The plan is to restore it to how it was back then, complete with plotting table, tote boards etc. The pictures below are "thumbnail" images. Click on those of interest to see them full size.

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BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF
BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 146 CC2 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe Hawk T1 208 Squadron, RAF
Griffin HAR2 84 Squadron, RAF	Griffin HAR2 84 Squadron, RAF	Griffin HAR2 84 Squadron, RAF	Griffin HAR2 84 Squadron, RAF
King Air B200GT 45 Squadron, RAF	King Air B200GT 45 Squadron, RAF	Falcon 900EX	Falcon 900EX
BAe 125 CC3 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 125 CC3 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	Sea King HAR3A 22 Squadron, RAF	Puma HC1 33 Squadron, RAF
A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	Westland Merlin HC3A 78 Squadron, RAF
Westland Merlin HC3A 78 Squadron, RAF	Westland Merlin HC3A 78 Squadron, RAF	Agusta A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	Agusta A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF
Agusta A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	Agusta A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	Agusta A109E Power Elite 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	Cessna UC-35A Citation Ultra 52nd Avn Reg, US Army
Cessna UC-35A Citation Ultra 52nd Avn Reg, US Army	Learjet 45 Irish Air Corps	BAe 125 CC3 32(TR) Squadron, RAF	BAe 125 CC3 32(TR) Squadron, RAF