QF100F at Mojave 1989 (updated)

Post by **hvaneupen** » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:37 pm

Three of at least 15 QF100F present at Mojave AP in October 1989 during/after their conversion to drone:

These 3 former Turkish AF F100's were recently delivered and awaiting their fate ('091' was still present in 1994):

Post by **slogen51** » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:59 pm

Very nice

F-100 still an old favourite - wish I had seen more in service

Post by **graham luxton** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:02 am

Good to see what happened to one I saw many times - 63883. This served briefly with the 48TFW at Lakenheath before moving to the 20TFW at Wethersfield and finally Upper Heyford.
The others didn't serve in the UK.

Post by **paddyboy** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 6:21 am

Hi Harold

Hardly ever got to see one of those beauties fly

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

Post by **jem60** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:04 am

Yep, lovely aircraft. Only saw one fly on two occasions. Mildenhall and Fairford. Stay warm, Patrick.

Post by **warferry** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:23 am

Nice shots, shame about the weather !

Post by **capercaillie** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:24 am

Stunning stuff, happy memories of photographing Delta Darts there in similar circumstances.

Post by **H.A.Bucken** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:11 am

Only F-100s I ever saw in the air were those of the Danish A.F. at Airfete; I'm not too sure I've a pix of one on a flyby with a Mustang. If I find it, unfortunately I've no means of converting it onto the F.C. forum as I don't have computers at home.
Roger

Post by **bigcrow** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:13 am

Great shots, I also shot them at this time.

Post by **Buccs2b** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:45 am

Fantastic images, unfortunately they had all gone by the time I visited in 1996

Post by **Punkrunner62** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:14 pm

Harold you really are spoiling us now,F-100 one of my all time favourites.
Thanks and Cheers.

Post by **ST24** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:20 pm

capercaillie wrote:Stunning stuff, happy memories of photographing Delta Darts there in similar circumstances.

I wonder if they knocked the dents out of the rental car roof?!?!

Superb scanning, great subject- what a treasure trove Mojave was/is, always something different to see.

Post by **Oak** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:31 pm

what great colours in those.

Don't suppose anybody has a pic of the Tracor F100 at Farnborough Airshow in the early 90's, just got a great memory of the sound on T/o.

Post by **hvaneupen** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:51 pm

Perhaps you mean this one at Fairford 1997?

Post by **paddyboy** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 4:21 pm

Is my memory (what is left) fading, or was that 'frame at Binbrook's 'Last, Last, Last Lightning Show' as well

Post by **Oak** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:43 pm

That could well be the F'boro one, just trying to confirm.

Can't beat Century series.

Thanks

Post by **FalconFlare** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:09 pm

Nice set of shots, great quality too!

Post by **slogen51** » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:15 pm

Very nice quality

Were they the Turkish 'sleds' that had a lengthy stay at Stansted of all places?

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