Wow! This is my favourite post on here for a long while! Amazing selection of aircraft on display and nicely captured. Have to say that one of the Red Arrow Gnats breaking is something else though. Made even more dramatic in the black and white in my opinion.
Thanks for sharing!
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- Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:48 am
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Lossiemouth Air SHow July '68
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4437
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 10:16 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Lossie - 28 Aug 2018
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2068
Re: Lossie - 28 Aug 2018
Cracking shots! Also great to see a Tornado sat on Charlie Hard again!
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:46 pm
- Forum: RAF Marham
- Topic: Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info
- Replies: 1719
- Views: 299235
Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info
This is my favourite section of this board. The callsigns, regardless of whether still active or not, together with the list of airframes again regardless of whether active or not, gives an excellent and comprehensive record of the Tornado GR4 fleet. These things when read in the context of the thre...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:40 pm
- Forum: Tain Range
- Topic: Do Typhoons Drop To Low Level
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5661
Re: Do Typhoons Drop To Low Level
I'd imagine they will if doing live cannon strafe runs at Tain. Otherwise, they may well do other electronic target practice from higher level than Tornado did. With the targeting kit on Typhoon, much can probably be done from a 'standoff' position rather than dropping to low level. Don't think the ...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:33 am
- Forum: RAF Leeming
- Topic: Tonka on the Ground
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4687
Re: Tonka ont Ground
I gather that ZD741 'MacRobert's Reply' is not scheduled to be broken up any time soon and is likely to head into storage. Hopefully those RTP vultures will keep their scavenging claws off her.
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:16 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Marham 25-01-18 goodbye MacRobert's Reply
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3254
Re: Marham 25-01-18 goodbye MacRobert's Reply
From what I hear, ZD741 MacRobert's Reply is not scheduled to be broken up any time soon. So she's likely to go into storage for the time being. Fingers, toes, eyes, legs etc crossed that she survives the RTP vultures and can be preserved as a static exhibit in future.
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:14 am
- Forum: RAF Marham
- Topic: Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info
- Replies: 1719
- Views: 299235
Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info
Really sad that ZD741 has gone the way of RTP, rather than preservation for display. I guess she has a bounty of usable parts, however she is the last in the line of Tornado 'MacRobert's Reply' airframes and was the XV(R) Disbandment flagship. Yes, I'm the sentimental sort with this kind of thing!
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:12 am
- Forum: RAF Marham
- Topic: Tornado GR4 Fleet General Info
- Replies: 1719
- Views: 299235
Re: Tornado GR4 Fleet
ZD741 - 089 will depart for rtp within the next few weeks . Very saddened by this. The last 'MacRobert's Reply' GR4. By far my favourite Tornado and was lucky enough to get up close at Lossie last year. Some lovely touches on this jet such as the tailcode LS-F which was the code of the original Sho...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:18 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Marham 6th and 8th November
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5050
Re: Marham 6th and 8th November
Stunning shots. That first one with the five ship is a particular favourite of mine. A rarity and brilliantly captured. I think the old adage with Tornado used to be "brief as a four-ship, walk out as a three-ship, taxi out as a pair and take off as a singleton."
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:44 pm
- Forum: RAF Lossiemouth
- Topic: US Navy UC-12 14/11
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2533
Re: US Navy UC-12 14/11
Cheers Niall. I'll try and figure something out for a visit.
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:07 am
- Forum: RAF Lossiemouth
- Topic: US Navy UC-12 14/11
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2533
Re: US Navy UC-12 14/11
Any idea what time the Swiss headed out in the evening yesterday? I'd like to take my wee lad down to see them and the evening slot is the only time we could maybe manage. I saw blinking strobes and landing lights across the Firth last night on my way home at around 18:30 and presumed it was them, b...
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Your first ever military spotting trip, where, when etc?
- Replies: 93
- Views: 26002
Re: Your first ever military spotting trip, where, when etc?
Would have been circa 1988, as a 10 year old, stood at the end of runway 05 at Lossiemouth, watching in utter awe as a growling Shackleton appeared on the horizon and lumbered its way into the air and right over my head. I'd always seen and heard them fly over our house in Elgin and to this day the ...
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:42 pm
- Forum: RAF Lossiemouth
- Topic: 6 Sqn Callsign
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2065
Re: 6 Sqn Callsign
Was he not just calling ahead with his menu choice for lunch?!
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 1:34 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: a select few from RAF Lossiemouth
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2945
Re: a select few from RAF Lossiemouth
First time I've seen 'Sir Roderic' in any form. Love the close up of the markings in the first shot. Nice to see the MacRobert legacy live on at Lossie after the departure of XV(R).
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:07 pm
- Forum: RAF Lossiemouth
- Topic: Typhoon ZJ 919 ( New markings)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1582
Re: Typhoon ZJ 919 ( New markings)
Really nice to see the MacRobert legacy live on at Lossie, albeit in a different form to 'MacRobert's Reply''. Following her donation in 1941 of £25,000 to purchase 'MacRobert's Reply, Lady Rachel MacRobert made a further donation of £20,000 to the RAF in 1942 for the purchase of four Hurricanes, th...
- Mon May 22, 2017 9:52 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Goodbye and farewell XV Squadron. BIG POST!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5492
Re: Goodbye and farewell XV Squadron. BIG POST!
Just a superb set and well done on catching them low level heading south. Low with wings swept back, as they were meant to be. Thanks for posting those!
- Mon May 22, 2017 7:32 am
- Forum: Flight Simulator Technical Board
- Topic: FSX / Windows 10 update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4294
Re: FSX / Windows 10 update
Thanks Gary. I restored Windows back to pre-update version and FSX works perfectly fine again. The issue will be when Windows does an update again. Best I clock up some flying hours before that happens again then!
Cheers
Ryan
Cheers
Ryan
- Fri May 19, 2017 9:18 am
- Forum: Flight Simulator Technical Board
- Topic: FSX / Windows 10 update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4294
FSX / Windows 10 update
Hi folks. Just looking to see if anyone has had the same issue as myself, and / or if anyone knows how to fix the issue. Last night on switching on my PC, which has Windows 10 OS, it ran through a series of updates. Once this was done, I started FSX and began setting up a flight through Flight Plann...
- Wed May 17, 2017 10:40 am
- Forum: Flight Simulator Technical Board
- Topic: Pitch trim
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4638
Re: Pitch trim
Thanks gmc007, it is indeed! Great delight when I press keypad 1 and the trim indicator moved up! Cheers!
- Thu May 04, 2017 10:00 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Lossiemouth, one less Tornado and 'phoon-fest
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2431
Re: Lossiemouth, one less Tornado and 'phoon-fest
Great shots, Wallace and a great sense of poignancy with the Kinloss Abbey photo in black and white. I understand that ZA588 Tornado is likely to head into storage at Marham, as have a few of the XV airframes and may fly again next year. Not quite ready for the RTP pile yet which is encouraging! ZG7...