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Gramaisc

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Picture of a flyby of some of the great fighters of the past. (Dated 1968, 50th Anniversary of the RAF so I'm told.)

Lightning, Gloster Javelin, Hawker Hunter, Gloster Meteor, Spitfire, Hurricane.

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A colour shot from the same event.

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BobClay

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Nice pix of a Sea Harrier aboard HMS Invincible, with a formidable array of weaponry including Sidewinder and Sea Eagle missiles.

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Gramaisc

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They weren't always so neat-looking.

This picture, although overlaid with a rather garbled description of an event in the Yugoslav disintegrations, is actually one that made a mess of our school football field in 1973.

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It became uncontrollable in the transition to forward flight and the driver made the sensible decision to get out, before it became impossible. He survived the exit, despite it being at an unorthodox angle, with 'just' a broken leg and general minor injuries.

I think it was at a meeting of CENTO allies. CENTO was a NATO-type alliance, comprising Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the UK. It folded up when Iran ceased to be a western ally in 1979.
 

Entropy

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Another Harrier incident...this time at RAF Gutersloh

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Crashed after a technical defect while in a hover at Gutersloh, West Germany. The pilot ejected but was killed​


exactly a month before I made my appearance into the world. I asked my dad if he remembered it and he was in the control tower when it happened.

This is a great resource if you're looking for details on a particular airframe - UK Serials
 

Gramaisc

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And this one - lost, with no radio, so he couldn't find the carrier, and running low on fuel - he intended to hop out and be rescued by a passing container ship, but saw a fair possibility of putting the plane down reasonably safely.

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The van driver's insurance claim form should have made interesting reading.
 

Mudgie

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And this one - lost, with no radio, so he couldn't find the carrier, and running low on fuel - he intended to hop out and be rescued by a passing container ship, but saw a fair possibility of putting the plane down reasonably safely.

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The van driver's insurance claim form should have made interesting reading.

That reminds me of South Houndslow.
In 1946, an aeroplane with ice on its wings crashed into a nearby house, but thanks to the skill of the pilot, essentially landed neatly on the roof. Despite their being 5 people aboard, and a toddler asleep in the top floor of the house, no-one was even injured. The crew & passengers simply went down through the loft, and came out the front door of the house.

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BobClay

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Harriers lining up for a bomb run during the Falklands campaign. I got talking to an RAF pilot in the Globe Hotel, Port Stanley and he explained that a contingent of Harrier pilots had been seconded to a carrier for the that event. He also explained there was considerable inter-service friction at the time, not so much banter as quite nasty. (Probably classified information at the time now I look back on it.) I guess he thought that being Merchant Navy I was OK .... (which of course I am. :heyhey:)

There's no doubt though that the Harrier earned its money on that job.

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Gramaisc

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there was considerable inter-service friction at the time, not so much banter as quite nasty.
There was a huge amount of internecine empire-building activity, both between the services and inside each one.

You sometimes wondered how they could ever find to the time to fight anybody outside.
 

Gramaisc

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Looking at the 'radar' just now, I noticed a TUI flight from Bristol, allegedly going to Melbourne in one go - this seemed somewhat unlikely, especially as they were heading west out into the Atlantic.

Well, it turns out that this Melbourne is in Florida - you would want to be bloody careful typing that into the sat-nav.

And, it seems that you can fly from Melbourne to Naples without ever leaving Florida.

People really should think of new names for new places...


I'm reminded of a couple who found a really cheap flight back to Birmingham from Las Vegas, and were surprised by how quick it was, and how warm it was when they got off - in Alabama.
 

Entropy

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This has been a great watch all this morning....action starts at 9am on the feed.


Lots of F-15's, F-35's a few F-16s and a couple of Alpha Jets thrown in too so far.......
 

Raven

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This has been a great watch all this morning....action starts at 9am on the feed.


Lots of F-15's, F-35's a few F-16s and a couple of Alpha Jets thrown in too so far.......
Jesus who is that idiot making that drivel.
Untold billions (and then some) spent just making the things & the same again to run these killing machines and some (like the fanboy) start wetting their pants going out of their way to watch / record this stuff.
Meanwhile we are told that we are heretics for using to much fuel ………….. the irony !
 
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Mudgie

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Looking at the 'radar' just now, I noticed a TUI flight from Bristol, allegedly going to Melbourne in one go - this seemed somewhat unlikely, especially as they were heading west out into the Atlantic.

Well, it turns out that this Melbourne is in Florida - you would want to be bloody careful typing that into the sat-nav.

And, it seems that you can fly from Melbourne to Naples without ever leaving Florida.

People really should think of new names for new places...


I'm reminded of a couple who found a really cheap flight back to Birmingham from Las Vegas, and were surprised by how quick it was, and how warm it was when they got off - in Alabama.
An old friend of mine a few years ago emigrated on marrying a woman in St Petersburg - the Florida one.
 

Mudgie

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Harriers lining up for a bomb run during the Falklands campaign. I got talking to an RAF pilot in the Globe Hotel, Port Stanley and he explained that a contingent of Harrier pilots had been seconded to a carrier for the that event. He also explained there was considerable inter-service friction at the time, not so much banter as quite nasty. (Probably classified information at the time now I look back on it.) I guess he thought that being Merchant Navy I was OK .... (which of course I am. :heyhey:)

There's no doubt though that the Harrier earned its money on that job.

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And not forgetting 16MU who sent loads of equipment out there, including on the final successful voyage of the Atlantic Conveyor.
 
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