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Post by michaelh on Sept 6, 2011 14:06:55 GMT 12
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Post by Andy Wright on Sept 6, 2011 14:23:24 GMT 12
Great pics, mate. Wow, Jaguars. Lovely.  |
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Post by fyl on Sept 6, 2011 15:05:31 GMT 12
Afternoon all, Hopefully there is still interest in what archives I currently have with me. This time it's a random selection from a number of trips to RAF Coningsby, back in a time when we had a decent sized fast-jet force....Enjoy. Lovely shots, thanks very much for posting them.. There's always an interest in pics here, especially since most of us don't get to see these beauties in real life.... Love the C47 pic in-between all the fast-movers.. |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 6, 2011 15:26:40 GMT 12
I'm speechless (again) at the quality of your photos Michael! Thanks for sharing them with us and please keep 'em coming!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 6, 2011 16:16:40 GMT 12
Marvellous photos Michael, they are great. I love the shot of the Eurofighter taking off into the sun with another in the distance, and also that BBMF Dakota photo is great. And it's appropriate for the forum as a number of RNZAF pilots served on that special forces squadron that it depicts by the way.
I had no idea that the RAF still had a Phantom still flying so recently. What unit is that with?? I thought they went out in the 1980's or so.
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Post by Ykato on Sept 6, 2011 16:31:05 GMT 12
I had no idea that the RAF still had a Phantom still flying so recently. What unit is that with?? I thought they went out in the 1980's or so. German Phantom by the looks of the tail dave, All V Awesome photo's Michael Thanks for shareing V  |
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Post by baz62 on Sept 6, 2011 16:31:58 GMT 12
I had no idea that the RAF still had a Phantom still flying so recently. What unit is that with?? I thought they went out in the 1980's or so. They did, that's a Luftwaffe RF-4 Dave. You can just make out the black cross on the fuselage side. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 6, 2011 17:41:47 GMT 12
Oh right, ok. Fooled me.
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 6, 2011 22:38:10 GMT 12
I had no idea that the RAF still had a Phantom still flying so recently. What unit is that with?? I thought they went out in the 1980's or so. They did, that's a Luftwaffe RF-4 Dave. You can just make out the black cross on the fuselage side. How'd it manage to get through the defensive curtain of Hurricanes and Spitfires??? Great photos, Michael - especially the ones of the wonderful Flying Can Openers' Jags. |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Sept 7, 2011 15:46:58 GMT 12
Wonderful photos Michael, love them all.
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Post by sqwark2k on Sept 7, 2011 20:23:28 GMT 12
I'm still amazed and slightly confused that the 2 seat Typhoon has the instructor at the same level as the front seater with their HUD backdropped by the front ejection seat.... Can they fly, mainly land visually from that seat with no forward view??
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 10, 2011 13:10:36 GMT 12
I'm still amazed and slightly confused that the 2 seat Typhoon has the instructor at the same level as the front seater with their HUD backdropped by the front ejection seat.... Can they fly, mainly land visually from that seat with no forward view?? S2K Yeah, I haven't been able to work that one out either - unless they have some secrets in the back that allow them to see through the seat in front of them?  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 10, 2011 17:30:37 GMT 12
Glass cockpit Craig? ;D
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 10, 2011 19:18:14 GMT 12
Maybe, but there's still that problem of a huge knucklehead in the front blocking the view! ;D Anyway, I thought most instructors chose to close their eyes during the last 100ft of the approach.....  |
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Post by furyfb11 on Sept 11, 2011 12:04:40 GMT 12
Great photo's.A pity there is only one real aeroplane amongst them. You just can't beat a C47.Love that photo.
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