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So yesterday I decided to take a trip down the beach to try and build some sandcastles, I was having some fun until the RAF decided they wanted to join me

First time out with the camera in a good while so please be gentle

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Sorry about the dust spots

Ben

Think of them as sand spots
Amazing images though, well captured

That first image though

Not really the background you'd expect to see in an aircraft silhouette photo (the last one), that's superb!

Cheers guys

Lowfly11 wrote:Fantastic shots Ben ..also how do the RAF cope with salt water corrosion on aircraft..with landings like this? Regards Tim

I'm pretty sure they get a good wash down back at base after doing stuff like this.

Last pic, nice.

pig hunter wrote:ASCOT 4335:

Does the runway have standing water?

CONTROLLER:

yes Sir, quite a bit of it.

Runway condition: THE SEA, THE SEA, THE SEA?

runway state wet wet wet

Wonderful shots Ben, well done. Despite being wet sand the "runway" appears to be quite firm. As has been commented on these a/c must get one hell of a hosing down back at base. We see what the offshore rig helicopters get when they get back to Humberside and they are just flying over salt water!

350biker wrote:Wonderful shots Ben, well done. Despite being wet sand the "runway" appears to be quite firm. As has been commented on these a/c must get one hell of a hosing down back at base. We see what the offshore rig helicopters get when they get back to Humberside and they are just flying over salt water!

They had a special area on the taxiway at Kinloss, where the aircraft were washed down by jets of water. I can remember seeing pictures of it in action, but despite spending 2 years there in the early 80's, never actually saw it happen.

Cheers for the comments folks

Very very ive catch mate

What a great set of shots. Well done

very nice mate, well caught

Great set of shots there

Sean