Corris Corner - 02/08/2005

After a disastrous first visit to "Welsh Wales", a return visit was on the cards, with Lee Hellwing and Ashley Wallace joining Sammy and myself.

Not really knowing where to go, we lurked at the bottom of the road until we saw some activity, thus enabling us to get a feel for where to go. That activity was the weather Hawk. After taking a look at (what we now know to be) Cad, we elected to go a bit further round the valley and ended up at Corris Corner - not quite the spot where most people go at this location, but it did us OK.

After a slow morning of a couple of Hawks, all of which produced 'binners', the afternoon delivered a little more!

First up was a (then) FJ&WOEU Harrier GR9 from Coningsby.

A few more Hawks (including some keepers!) past the lens next.

But the highlight of the day was provided by the first of a pair of Jaguars, this one in 41 Sqn markings, and the second, who went high, in 6 Sqn marks. I can't quite remember why, but they came through while Lee had gone back to the car for something. Doh! An important lesson was learnt there and then!

We stayed on the hill till 1800 but nothing else came by.

A positively resounding success compared to that earlier visit and the appetite duly whetted for some more of this type of action!