RAF Jaguars Final Roar

[FTS]

It's taken me a while to get around to finishing these. On 31 Aug 16, the Jaguar ran for the final time in RAF service at an event dedicated to the the types retirement, hosted by 238 Sqn at RAF Cosford. The Jags will continue on in service but only as ground instructional airframes, with 'liney' training now being conducted on simulators.

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

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Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr

Plenty more on my Flickr;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/89987501@ ... 1550/page1

Thanks for looking.

[thorny1a]

A cracking set of images of the mighty cat! Really captures the event well. Thanks so much for posting!! great day dreaming for memories of Coltishall

Such a shame an example is not on the air show circuit

Matt

[The Phantom]

Cracking images

[Kads]

Excellent set of photos of a fantastic aircraft. Nos 10 and 35 stand out for me, both really atmospheric.

[reheat module]

Great set, well presented.
The T2 certainly was a sleek beast.
Cockpit shot shows the fit and high workload really well.

[slogen51]

Really nice pics of what once was the 'tip of the spear' in Germany.

[LTFT5]

A great post, what a brilliant day that was,
Love the low angle shots.
all the best
Andy

[Unknown74]

Would love to see the Spotty Jag on display at the Cosford RAF Museum instead of hiding in a hangar next door.

[gkeeley]

The T2 is not unlike the TSR2. Especially no.7

[Blackcat1]

The Mighty Cat!!! Beautiful

Thanks for sharing

[Steven]

Excellent photos of my favourite aircraft of all. Thanks for posting brings back many happy memories.