USMC at RAF Machrihanish, Mar 84

[jmhenderson]

A selection of the A-6s and F-4s transiting in late March 1984:


A-6E 157023 WK03 VMA(AW)-224 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


A-6E 157010 WK02 VMA(AW)-224 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


F-4S 155735 DW03 VMFA-251 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


F-4S 155792 VM09 VMFA-451 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


F-4S 157260 DC9 VMFA-122 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84

[sherriff]

Class. Any more?

[Thunder]

Now this is the kind of posts I like, a/c caught on the chance during normal operations. I'm I right in saying there's at least 7(maybe 8) different F-4's in those shots?

Would love to see anymore you may have from Machrihanish or anywhere else for that matter.

[paddyboy]

Super shots there

Love to see pics of Rhinos

Cheers

Paddyboy

[graham luxton]

Great post - I like operational shots like these as well, particularly from bases off the beaten track like Machrihanish.

Some of us down south also got to see some of these because the EA/A-6's involved staged through Upper Heyford - filmed WK03,WK04,WK07,WK08 plus Prowler's CY01 and CY06 when they departed from R27 on Sun 11 March'84. Missed the others as they went through earlier in the week.

[bigcrow]

Great shots, remember them coming through & I also remember those at Heyford Graham I was walking down Evesham high street on the Saturday here a rumble look up to see two A-6's, didn't expect that...

[Jazz]

Yeh, its one thing to see examples of these in museums now, but to see them operational back in the day
Love the first Intruder and Rhino especially. Classic stuff

[johnwayne]

Brilliant post thanks . Remember dropping by there early 80's just a USN C-130T on that southern ramp plus 4 x Canberra TT18's on detachment from Wyton on easterly dispersal. Loads of USN personnel (SEALS ?) on training run (bare chested) - only time my missus showed any interest ! Sadly no pics (of the a/c that is).

[jmhenderson]

Sherriff, I do have some more but the quality is not as good, either because of the angle or shadowy evidence of the security fence. However, will put some more up a bit later with different a/c.

[jmhenderson]

Another selection from 25 Mar 84:


F-4S 155833 DW12 VMFA-251 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


F-4S 157291 DN10 VMFA-333 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


A-6E 155646 WK00 VMA(AW)-224 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


A-6E 159905 WK10 VMA(AW)-224 RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84


USMC Lineup RAF Machrihanish 25 Mar 84

[SW Sky Blue]

Quality Martin...Keep them coming

Kev

[Thunder]

How many F-4's were there, I think I now count 11 frames?

[venom]

superb love those photos buddy !!
colin

[jmhenderson]

There were 23 F-4Ss present from four squadrons together with 9 A-6Es and 2 EA-6Bs. Not all were photographable from the fenceline.

[Thunder]

23!!!!! What a sight that must've been, then the A-6's on top of that.