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by T_J
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Wartime dummy airfields
Replies: 7
Views: 1343

Re: Wartime dummy airfields

Had the maps out and you have nailed it T-J.The active area would near enough walking distance from my late pals house.I was looking further north.Now to dig out more info on it and have a wander up. Thanks again for the help Keith No problem, Keith. All the best with further research and your visit!
by T_J
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Wartime dummy airfields
Replies: 7
Views: 1343

Re: Wartime dummy airfields

Kellie Moor ? Bunker for World War II N series Naval decoy site Q/QF type (a lighting decoy for an airfield and small fire decoy). Identified from RAF aerial photographs taken in June 1947, and designated AR 1 by the War Office, built to cover Arbroath airfield (NO64SW0029). The active part would ha...
by T_J
Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Mach loop first time
Replies: 7
Views: 1701

Re: Mach loop first time

mudhen15 wrote:
Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:35 pm
Thanks for the help and links. Just hope the weather stays decent
No problem. Hopefully you get the weather and activity!
by T_J
Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Mach loop first time
Replies: 7
Views: 1701

Re: Mach loop first time

Yes, the paths are obvious. Just have a look on Google Maps.

Cad West

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DdbFMHBXFG4TAj419

https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Gdjx4FQaWZgAUfn6

Cad East

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MbEXBNMMw3fwrAto8

See following guide for routes, etc

https://www.mjaviation.co.uk/MachLoop.htm
by T_J
Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: RIP Joe Baugher
Replies: 8
Views: 1950

Re: RIP Joe Baugher

Very sad news. Blue skies, Joe. You will be sadly missed! Great that Joe's work will be kept going!

Well done, Marco.

https://www.crouze.com/baugher/
by T_J
Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Mallet Blow exercises ??
Replies: 143
Views: 10218

Re: Mallet Blow exercises ??

F3 wrote:
Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:34 am
Thanks for the info T_J
No problem, F3.
by T_J
Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:22 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Mallet Blow exercises ??
Replies: 143
Views: 10218

Re: Mallet Blow exercises ??

Does anyone remember the mid air collision of 2 Harriers from 3 Sqn. which occurred on a Mallet Blow in the early '80/late '70s? Part answer There have been two major accidents to low-flying aircraft involved in Mallet Blow exercises: a German air force Tornado aircraft crashed during Mallet Blow 8...
by T_J
Wed Dec 20, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Mallet Blow exercises ??
Replies: 143
Views: 10218

Re: Mallet Blow exercises ??

Does anyone remember the mid air collision of 2 Harriers from 3 Sqn. which occurred on a Mallet Blow in the early '80/late '70s? Mallet Blow Exercises HC Deb 30 March 1990 vol 170 cc329-31W329W Mr. Jack Thompson To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list for the years 1975 to 1989(a)...
by T_J
Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

The aircraft will be taxiing to a designated arming/check area. I believe that it is know as Combat Arming? During Libya operations you would regularly see the Typhoons taxiing with the remove before flight pin/tags to the final check area before take-off. Thanks for that, sounds logical. I can't r...
by T_J
Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:22 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

A couple of comments: The series is obviously highly edited and only the keen types like us or the professionals would notice. Did I notice a Typhoon taxying with all the flags flying from the pins? A pal of mine flew F4s and routine was to pass close underneath the opposition to read the con.no of...
by T_J
Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:19 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

Re the Bear intercept, the 3 number tailcode was blurred out? It was strange footage. The footage was mirrored. The serial was visible but reversed. It was ZK305 with the fin as you say blurred out. There wasn't a single missile on ZK305. Looks like they were just filling in with old non related fo...
by T_J
Sun Sep 17, 2023 3:46 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Harriers left AMARC
Replies: 15
Views: 2370

Re: Harriers left AMARC

Hopefully the scrapyard will see the potential for the cockpit sections? No doubt everything will have been stripped out of the cockpits, but they would be of interest to cockpit collectors. The US are quite strict on such things and I guess everything will be scrapped? Time will tell!
by T_J
Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:27 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

Noticed the SWO picking up on ID s not displayed on lanyards.Didnt see his ID. It really surprised me the way the Officers and other ranks interacted when I visited my son on HMS Ocean and Montrose Really lax but it worked. The SWO had his ID attached to his belt on the left hand side. He was picki...
by T_J
Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:39 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

Condor68 wrote:
Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:09 pm
Noticed the SWO picking up on ID s not displayed on lanyards.Didnt see his ID. It really surprised me the way the Officers and other ranks interacted when I visited my son on HMS Ocean and Montrose Really lax but it worked.
The SWO had his ID attached to his belt on the left hand side.
by T_J
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/top-guns-inside-the-raf/on-demand/74781-001 Go to 35:40 to 35:41, where the 'blurry' typhoon lines up onto the runway. No way that port station is a standard drop tank, Meteor or Storm Shadow. Yes, of course it is a Meteor missile. The confusion arises when you m...
by T_J
Tue Aug 22, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

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...
by T_J
Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:09 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
Replies: 124
Views: 14501

Re: Top Guns Inside The RAF

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...
by T_J
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Russian military EX off the coast of Ireland
Replies: 45
Views: 9706

Re: Russian military EX off the coast of Ireland

🇺🇦 🌻 🇺🇦 A definite :Oops: Should have been https://www.navylookout.com/russian-spy-ships-mapping-undersea-infrastructure-in-the-north-sea/ I obviously got the gas mixture wrong on my diving gear I’m all at sea, again https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/19/europe/russia-spy-ships-nordic-waters-intl/inde...
by T_J
Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Russian military EX off the coast of Ireland
Replies: 45
Views: 9706

Re: Russian military EX off the coast of Ireland

C24 wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:41 pm
🇺🇦 🌻 🇺🇦

The game continues…

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... et-cables/
Did you mean to post that link? The link is from 2021.
by T_J
Fri Mar 17, 2023 5:45 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Reports :- SU-27 & MQ-9 “incident” over the Black Sea
Replies: 58
Views: 6287

Re: Reports :- SU-27 & MQ-9 “incident” over the Black Sea

From what I can find is the su27, fuel dump valve is 1 in the rear cone, My view is that jet engaged both afterburner and used the force of the burners and thrust to make the drone unstable, force thou bent the rear prop instead. Not convinced it was fuel dump from 2 dump valve inside the rear engi...

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