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- Thu May 22, 2025 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: LN Strike Eagles going home
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4482
Re: LN Strike Eagles going home
Interesting read ....... https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/ ... es/405152/
- Tue Apr 08, 2025 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: US return to Afghanistan? (Unconfirmed)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2474
Re: US return to Afghanistan? (Unconfirmed)
If true it beggars belief that this news doesnt make the major news outlets
- Sun Jul 21, 2024 9:10 pm
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: Departure day
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13203
- Mon May 13, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Drone near misses in Mach Loop (BBC report)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 7059
Re: Drone near misses in Mach Loop (BBC report)
On at least four occasions I and other photographers on cad west and bwlch have had to warn s••••••• f@?£?ers that they ate knowingly trying to film planes with drones All of them have quickly seen the light when asked whether they would do it at an airport or whether they'd do it it if one of their...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: 809 NAS reformed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2386
Re: 809 NAS reformed
Wow thats different from the standard recent 35s .perhaps most of the squadron will have a more subdued version…. Yes hope to see them in mach land
- Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:29 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Stars and Stripes Eagle
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5347
Re: Stars and Stripes Eagle
I'm with finty here, aesthetically give me a standard 'hill one' or 'have glass' above the Belgian AF green viper any day. The 'stars and stripes' is very American and I think it just about works, but no way is it better than 'mod eagle'. Everybody has different reasons for being an aviation enthusi...
- Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:48 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Marston Meysey "Boneyard" 09/10/21
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1251
- Sun May 30, 2021 10:41 pm
- Forum: RAF Lakenheath
- Topic: Mach Loop possible?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5540
Re: Mach Loop possible?
Been to both and both are great days out for differing reasons at Lakenheath you see loads if you see them through the loop you feel lucky because a four ship through there is a great sight
- Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:21 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Sunday Times - F-35 order to be cut by 90
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8477
Re: Sunday Times- F-35 order to be cut by 90
If we have a percentage rate of 60% due to faults issues etc(working from memory of a recent statistic) then this gives us about 30 at any one time when we have procured all of them ,is that really enough? Is my 60 % figure erroneous ? I think 70 would be far more sustainable for this very reason.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:26 pm
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: Notam 29 06 20
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4266
Re: Notam 29 06 20
TURBULENCE? Request delay?
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:06 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Coningsby 28th May 20
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3067
Re: Coningsby 28th May 20
NICE WORK
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:04 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: MOre Eagles from the (Middle) East 27.05.20
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4114
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:00 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Lakenheath 06 Departures
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2277
Re: Lakenheath 06 Departures
great work
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:59 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Mildenhall 02/06/20
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3234
Re: Mildenhall 02/06/20
great shots
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Lakenheath 29/5 Locals and MO departure
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3268
Re: Lakenheath 29/5 Locals and MO departure
great shots there