Back in 2002 retired Gazelle HT2's of the RAF and RN were tendered for sale. There was an event at Redhill to showcase and demo to prospective buyers. A friend from work used to fly from Redhill and knew the demo pilots said he could get me a flight. After several hours the last of the customers had...

Really jealous of your trip. I would retire tomorrow if I could afford to. Really nice shots.

Really jealous of your trip. I would retire tomorrow if I could afford to. Really nice shots.

It seems unthinkable now but back in 2003 a Russian Navy Frigate moored up in London. It coincided with a state visit by Vladimir Putin. I went to take a few pictures and was astounded to be invited on board for a tour. On the flight deck was a KA27 helicopter. I asked if I could take pictures in th...

plmc135 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:17 pm

The exercise was Cobra Warrior.

Correct. Too damn tired. Silly error now corrected.

Couple of weeks ago I spent at couple of days at Lakenheath & Mildenhall for Cobra Warrior. Weather was not the best but here are my efforts. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53221502693_d4fe125e55_o.jpg a268A6208 by timothyholden , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53221699185_77e478...

Quick after work trip over to the Hall. As I arrived everyone else left! Desperately trying to get a day off next week. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53170852147_bb022720e9_h.jpg a268A4857 by timothyholden , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53171871115_9f7ff6839c_h.jpg a268A4923 b...

Seen worse. Interesting loadout on the Typhoon taxying out during the "Alpha Scramble" from Amari towards the end of the 3rd section of the program (about 45 mins in). What's the pod on the port wing station? Doesn't look anything like the drop tank on the starboard wing. Looks a bit like the ECM p...

Hi Gary.

It's been so quiet. Last night however they were night flying. There seem to be some based at Balado airfield south of Perth, Scotland.

Hm. Made in Paris, high altitude, nuclear capable........ Mirage IV????

A couple of days at Waddington for Cobra Warrior. Thanks for the company to everyone I spoke with. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52754971941_a80436b587_h.jpg a268A3535 by timothyholden , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52755460008_f223b5aeed_h.jpg a268A3506 by timothyholden , on ...

I now regret not shooting slides. Slides digitise so much better. I have a high end slide scanner and have experimenting with scanning negatives, but struggle to get accurate colours. Shots taken on a sunny day convert ok but grey day shots have weird colour tones that are difficult to correct. I ha...

It was a sad Saturday Morning when the last 2 Phantoms departed Wattisham. They blasted into the air followed by a Hawk chase plane. The hawk reefed into a turn immediately after lift off nearly digging its wing tip in the ground. The 2 Phantoms did a few passes of the field before flying off to Con...

A few visitors to Wattisham. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52728275555_32ef43ab8b_o.jpg a268A3259 by timothyholden , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52728274535_91a01576ed_o.jpg a268A3431 by timothyholden , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52728274565_2afb1337f3_o.jp...

You are right. I was a Soesterburg F15C. I will put a picture in a future thread. Barely saw it poking out of the F3's backside!

blakey wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:27 pm

Another cracking set

What's parked next to the Tornado in pic 4?

Pic 4. Tornado F3, Phantom FGR2, Lightning F6. Lightning was from BAE at Warto :n. They put a 56 SQN badge on the tail for the occasion

Balcony of the main control tower. Went inside with the ATC bods as well.

Echoes of the past. Lightning tail at the fire section. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52720523540_08e1bc962e_h.jpg a268A3174 by timothyholden , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52720368799_b00868ee5b_h.jpg a268A3172 by timothyholden , on Flickr Old gate guard https://live.staticfl...

Thanks for the comments. In answer to some of the questions. The show pics were from 89. Phantom Phinale 1 & 2 were only released on VHS. The first one I have managed to copy to DVD. Part 2 has some copy protection that I cant get around. I wish they would release it on youtube but I suspect there m...

I started cycling up to Wattisham in the late 70's. Alas I did not have a decent camera at the time. By the time i had a camera it was the late 80's/early 90s. Original photos taken on an Olympus OM10. Flying shots were never great due to the awful Hanimex 200 zoom lends and even worse 2x teleconver...