2022.03.24 - A day in the Lake District

[Heal1979]

Mid-March in the Lake District proved fruitful with a hike to Birk Fell, by Ullswater.

It was incredible to see Deck Flight 1-4 (2x35's Valkyries and 2x 15Cs Reapers) before 9am, followed by WFFFFR Flight (4x F-15Es (World Famous Flying Fighting F**king Rocketeers) around 11:30am.

My first experience of the Lakes for aviation, and hopefully won't be the last

1.
"Painting of the Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5484, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

2.
"Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

3.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

4.
"Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5474, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

5.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

6.
"Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

7.
"Head to Head", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5484, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

8.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

9.
"Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5473, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

10.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 88-1671, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

11.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 87-0187, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

12.
"Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

13.
"Painting of a Grim Reaper", F15-C Eagle, 86-0175, 493rd FS, 48th FW by Chris Heal, on Flickr

14.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 88-1673, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

15.
"Shepherds Warning", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5484, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

16.
"Rocketeers", F-15E Strike Eagle, 89-0493, 4th FW, 336th FS, Seymour Johnson AFB by Chris Heal, on Flickr

17.
"Valkyries", Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 19-5474, 495th FS, 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath by Chris Heal, on Flickr

Thanks for looking,
Cheers, Chris

[MR TERRY GREEN]

Lost for words- superb.

[Seahawk 11]

Wow, these are just awesome, big well done on them,

Rob

[ST1976]

Just WOW

[david14]

Very nice, great background colours in some of those shots

[dragonchaser]

Superb selection of shots

[sjoerd]

That is pla(i)n(e) art!

Stunning location, great editing and respect for the compositions!

[Tiger 1]

Errrrr... Wow... wow... wow... absolutely fantastic... really enjoyed looking at these and looking at them again ... you have a great talent and well executed in great light and detail.

I like every one of them but shots 1...7 and 13 are all mind blowing... any of which have got to be a contender for Photo of the Month.

Thank you very much for sharing these .

T1

[B-2 Fan]

WOW.

Number 1 is absolutely stunning. Almost looks like a painting.

[galaxysi]

Superb photos with great backdrops.

[daggerfan]

A lovely selection of pictures, thanks for posting. Just a minor point, but should these not be in the dedicated Low Level Photography section?

[paddyboy]

Absolutely stunning set, Chris

Look at those Reaper shots

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Herkchaser]

Top drawer, first is a peach

[PPP1981]

Insane set! Joy to look at.
Thanks for sharing

[Pune]

Superb images

[Discodaz]

Absolutely some of the best ive ever seen. Stunning

Daz

[d555]

All great shots but #1 is absolutely beautiful with all the subtle colours and the reflections on the water. It would be a great shot even if you took the subject matter away

[slogen51]

Brilliant

The SJ look fantastic in that setting

[Seacat192]

Excellent set.

The bar has been raised a few notches by this post!


Thanks for posting.


Roger

[lukeja33]

Amazing set of shots!