Tornados, Typhoons and Lightnings air to air

[Tanker Ray]

Last month I was fortunate to fly on a Voyager AAR sortie with 10/101 Sqns over the North Sea with a number of fast jets participating in Ex Steadfast Noon. Here's a few images from a most memorable day.

5A5A5050b1 by Mark Young, on Flickr

GAF TLG-51 Tornado ECR in the 2024 Tiger scheme

5A5A4833a by Mark Young, on Flickr

5A5A4830a by Mark Young, on Flickr

5A5A4951A by Mark Young, on Flickr

TLG-51 Tornado ECR 4640

IMG_9730a by Mark Young, on Flickr

A trio of Typhoons FGR4s from II(AC) Sqn with one still wearing its previous 12 Sqn markings

5A5A5479a1 by Mark Young, on Flickr
Typhoon FGR4 ZK332 WS-J of IX(B) Sqn

5A5A5109a1 by Mark Young, on Flickr

Typhoon FGR4 ZK310 in 12 Sqn markings.

5A5A5443A by Mark Young, on Flickr

IMG_9767a by Mark Young, on Flickr

Another pair of unmarked II(AC) Sqn Typhoons

5A5A5288A by Mark Young, on Flickr

F-35B ZM169/035 of 617 Sqn, one of four Lightnings flying off of HMS Prince of Wales that refuelled from Voyager c/s Kayak 26

5A5A5303g by Mark Young, on Flickr

F-35B ZM166/032 from 617 Sqn

5A5A5332a by Mark Young, on Flickr

5A5A5728a by Mark Young, on Flickr

Voyager KC.3 ZZ333, our tanker for the flight.

Hope these pictures have been of interest. Thanks for looking.

Thank you to the crew of Kayak 26 and all the personnel from 101 Sqn that made this trip possible.

TR

[SpilsbyPete]

Wow

[Blue fox]

Fantastic set of pictures, thanks for sharing.

[B58Hustler]

Fantastic, what an opportunity!

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these with us, very interesting to see them and stunning shots too.

[macbear26]

Excellent well done.

[Blackcat1]

Great set! What an experience!

[toom317]

That's a really nice set of pics.

[KeBul]

Tremendous set.

Great opportunity, well taken.

Thanks for sharing

Kev

[paddyboy]

Stunning set of shots there

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Tanker Ray]

Thanks everyone for the kind and supportive comments - cheers!

TR

[Seacat192]

Outstanding set of photos.

Thanks for posting these.

[Lakenheathworrior]

Thank for sharing i can only dream of seeing this . That a super cool thing to have been part of.

[GhostFlight91]

Belters those pal.

[ewddie]

Unique set of shots, thanks for sharing the great opportunity.

[SW Sky Blue]

Very nice

[Professor_M]

A wonderful set - you certainly made the most of the opportunity.

[markranger]

Well done you , :-) Awsome.

[XR713]

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

[Tanker Ray]

Cheers everyone!