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First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 12:55 pm
by TinyB
41 Sqn operating from Bardufoss, Norway in March 1981. Pretty sure that this was the first time that snow cam had been applied to a Jaguar.
41y6 by
TinyB1312, on Flickr
41j7 by
TinyB1312, on Flickr
41j6 by
TinyB1312, on Flickr
81-16 by
TinyB1312, on Flickr
41f6 by
41y7 by
TinyB1312, on Flickr/87345569@N08/]TinyB1312[/url], on Flickr
Although it looks sunny, it was still minus lots and not the place do be doing an ejection seat removal outside. Unfortunately the hoist did not go high enough in the HAS to get the seat out, so that was why it had to be towed outside to be removed.
41c4 by
TinyB1312, on Flickr
Not great quality photos but hopefully of interest.
Regards
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:40 pm
by Punkrunner62
Who cares about the quality, this is what this section is all about.
Cheers.
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:41 pm
by paddyboy
Yup: Donald Duck the quality, as I am constantly told
Especially when stalky little felines are involved
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:50 pm
by slogen51
Fantastic set.
Was there anywhere the Jag couldn't go?
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:38 am
by F3
Great sequence, esp 3 + 4. And we think the snow's been bad!
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:13 pm
by Mustang531
Thanks for sharing these, an interesting selection of shots and another sadly missed type.
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:17 pm
by Petepilot
Great pics, the quality isn't bad at all compared to what I was producing in 1981!
Many thanks for sharing
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:51 pm
by eLaReF
Better a poor quality pic than no pic at all!!
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:16 pm
by Jackonicko
Does anyone know the story between this one-off Snowcam jet?
When? Which airframe?
Why?
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 3:06 pm
by MR TERRY GREEN
Love the pictures,still miss Colt.
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:06 am
by Blue Diamond
Nice set. Looked forward to winter deployments as there was the chance of bagging snow camo frames on their return.
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:05 pm
by GeorgeA
Miss the Jag - very underrated and should have had more flying time at airshows in my opinion.
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:37 pm
by JAWS
Jackonicko wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:16 pm
Does anyone know the story between this one-off Snowcam jet?
When? Which airframe?
Why?
Not definitive by any means. Found this post on another website regarding the same photo, where one of the replies claims it is XZ116 and gives a link to another website, but that link no longer works. Not sure if correct or not.
https://www.reddit.com/r/WarplanePorn/c ... ctic_camo/
"u/F4JPhantomII avatar
F4JPhantomII
OP
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5 yr. ago
Had a look around and came across this website. Apparently this is XZ116 of 41 Squadron during an exercise at Bardufoss, Norway in 1984."
Re: First Snow Cam Jaguar - 1981
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 3:37 pm
by capercaillie
GeorgeA wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:05 pm
Miss the Jag - very underrated and should have had more flying time at airshows in my opinion.
It did have around 30 years on the circuit in RAF service almost unbroken, so didn't do badly, considering they weren't the most agile of jets and vastly underpowered. Add to that the French pairs routines and earlier solo.