where can i see.....

[elwellnick24]

some fast jets? or any knd of plane really? can you go to places such as fairford and hang around and see them flying, or is it not worth it? cheers  :)

[Craig.]

weekdays most airforce/ army/ navy bases. Weekends though are usually no fly days. Middle wallop good for student pilots lynx and various other choppers. Yeovilton is good for the navy choppers and harriers plus a good museum, wallop also has a museum. Boscombe down, while a pain to find places to spot, has a huge variety of planes to see. RAF valley in wales has alot of hawks.

[elwellnick24]

cheers mate, what about fairford? its not too far from me, but is it worth it? cheers  :)

[Craig.]

I dont know to much about what goes on at fairford. I would imagine you can see alot of american aircraft when they are in town

[Mr. Bones]

Fairford is IMHO only worth during the yearly Air Tattoo in July. If you live close to Fairford, you definitaly have to go then. People from all over the world visit this show...including me!
During the bombing missions above Irac and Afghanistan, B-52's were based at Fairford, but now not anymore. In the future the USAF is planning on making Fairford able to house B-2's during wartime...so the future looks good for us bomber lovers.  8)

Allas you are too late for Waddington because with the ACMII range (which is closed now) in use, that was also worth the try! Maybe Lakenheath is an option with many F-15's flying around and good photo locations!  ;)

[Hagar]

A good place to see military aircraft is the various low-level practice areas around the country. I found a site with fantastic photos taken at these locations & tips for the best spots. Unfortunately I've lost the link. I'll look around for it.

I've been to one of these spots myself, at Mold in North Wales, but that was many years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast/panoramics/pages/moel_famau.shtml

PS. I think the best places for watching these aircraft would be the various events & air displays held all over the country. There's usually at least one such event every weekend throughout the season. You can see a variety of different types at most air shows & providing you can persuade 'er indoors it makes a good day out for the whole family. This would mean waiting a while as the display season doesn't start untiil May. Here's a list of the more important ones for this year so far. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/shows/showdate.htm

[C]

Boscombe down, while a pain to find places to spot, has a huge variety of planes to see..

And they shoot plane spotters...

[Craig.]

thats part of the reason its a pain to spot there. I have heard of a few people getting pictures there. Its just best not to hang around the perimeter. but hey you work there so your more up to date than i am with their rules:)

[C]

thats part of the reason its a pain to spot there. I have heard of a few people getting pictures there. Its just best not to hang around the perimeter. but hey you work there so your more up to date than i am with their rules:)

As long as you keep your distance I'm sure there's not a problem. There's nothing that special there anyway really...

Its good though if you want to see most RAF/Navy Fast jet aircraft/helis. Most days you'll see Jags, Harrier (Gr7s) Hawks and A-Jets, and Tornados too (very few at the moment). Heli wise you'll see almost everything. Heavy wise you'll probably only see hercs and the old HS748, Andover and BAC 1-11s, as most of the heavy flying is done at other bases...