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Any spotters in the Falklands ?

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Unknown74
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by Unknown74 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:12 pm

The Tornado F.3s taxiing and taking off shots are just amazing, well done ukmil top marks :thumbs:

Moschops
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by Moschops » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:45 pm

UKMIL when we're down the Falkalnds to take those, must have been round about the same time as my wife as it was always rare to get the 4 F3's up together... :thumbs: She was on 1435 Flying Clothing. :thumb:

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gonk
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by gonk » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:49 pm

Goose green 1984
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Port stanley.

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pan trash
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by pan trash » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:54 am

Here's a few from my four trips between 2002 and 2009
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ChrisSk
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by ChrisSk » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:14 pm

Haven't posted in a long while but I hope I get this right....apologise for the quality in advance...

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Return to Minerva by Chris Skelhorn, on Flickr

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Puma by Chris Skelhorn, on Flickr

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Mail Drop Away by Chris Skelhorn, on Flickr

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Mail Drop by Chris Skelhorn, on Flickr

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VERTREP by Chris Skelhorn, on Flickr

Unknown74
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by Unknown74 » Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:16 am

Now I do like the "group shot" of the Tornado F.3 and Typhoon together. That must have been at handover? Got a similar shot like that at Leuchars Airshow in 2010........Old and New so to speak.

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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by merlin101 » Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:31 pm

Some from me during my tours there in '87 & '91
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The Cameraman
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by The Cameraman » Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:08 am

Hi Guys n Gals,

keep 'em coming.

Breaks my heart to see the remains of the Beavers though.

Regards

Reggie

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Watcher
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by Watcher » Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:47 pm

"Keep 'em coming" is exactly what I was gonna say. All these pic's and the variety of them are ace contributions! :thumbs: Fantastic stuff! :)
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Re: Any spotter in the falklands

Post by KINROTATE » Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:21 pm

Two '78' Chinooks. Winch check early doors. A baby crewman with shiny boots!

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Tanking on the air bridge from ASI in Oct 82

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One of the last fighter affil trips against the F4. Check out the horizon above the 'Co's' head, 80-85 degrees AoB?

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Re: Any spotters in the Falklands ?

Post by GOOSE » Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:12 pm

This was a Chinook -

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This was a Puma -

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