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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 31, 2020 17:02:17 GMT
And a good shot of a slit trench. You had be aware of these wandering around flight lines in the dark. Ours at Coningsby soon got filled in to prevent injury.
Graham GTF4J2M
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Post by billsamuels on Dec 31, 2020 22:26:06 GMT
Jeff, Used to love that old chair, my new one is a real classic... 😂 Great shot by Frank. Bill
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Post by graham on Jan 1, 2021 10:47:03 GMT
Great chair shot and the F5 is decent too
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Post by christoff on Jan 1, 2021 14:59:42 GMT
Looks like an early series -100 chair, the newer -800 series and above are all composite now..
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Post by Jeff on Jan 15, 2021 11:44:38 GMT
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Post by graham on Jan 15, 2021 11:52:17 GMT
Very good Jeff
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Post by rh226 on Jan 15, 2021 14:12:21 GMT
Lovely shot, Jeff
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Post by Jeff on May 4, 2021 18:38:49 GMT
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Post by graham on May 5, 2021 5:48:45 GMT
A well deserved banner shot!
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Post by billsamuels on May 5, 2021 11:10:15 GMT
Jeff,
Love that banner shot...
Bill
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Post by foxfire on May 5, 2021 14:11:32 GMT
Nice picture and a very smart livery. I occasionally see these zipping over me enroute to London City - with that distinctive sound you know what's approaching!
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Post by Jeff on Aug 16, 2021 20:49:00 GMT
Time for a change, Gull04 supplies the photo from Prestwick
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Post by graham on Aug 17, 2021 17:20:58 GMT
Great shot!
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Post by davebasing on Dec 23, 2021 10:44:48 GMT
The AFA seasonal banner picture showing Santa with an F106 Delta Dart carrying the distinctive markings of the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) reminded me of walking around the Southwest Alloys yard adjacent to Davis Monthan many years ago and having a pair of 5th FIS Darts with their yellow tail marks lift off in very close formation and make a tight low turn right over me. At that time a detachment of the Minot, North Dakota based 5th FIS maintained a two-ship alert at DM. Sadly the camera was in the car! Developed from the F102, the 106 was the last type designed for the USAF specifically as a high-level interceptor, capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2. 340 were built, the original order for 1000 having been cut back when missile defences became the thing. Some 139 were lost in accidents while some 188 were converted to target drones after retirement. I was lucky enough to see 196 of them. My first one was this aircraft from the California Air National Guard visiting Tucson Airport from its base at Fresno for a golf tournament. Originally delivered in December 1959 she was converted to a drone in May 1991 but somehow managed to survive the programme and is now preserved in the museum at Hill AFB, Utah. ac 216 by dave tompkins, on Flickr A few from AMARC following retirement – 83-ke by dave tompkins, on Flickr 83-kd by dave tompkins, on Flickr 90-wj by dave tompkins, on Flickr 92-di by dave tompkins, on Flickr 00-fi by dave tompkins, on Flickr Of the 203 Darts that passed through AMARC, by 2000 when I took this only some 21 remained in the store. Now all have gone. 00-dp by dave tompkins, on Flickr A couple I took on re-work at McClellan in 1980 including 59-0071 which crashed at Annsville, NY and 56-0461 of the 5th FIS now preserved in Lansing, Michigan. ac 351 by dave tompkins, on Flickr ac 352 by dave tompkins, on Flickr A few of those I’ve taken which survive in museums across the States – 58-0787 now in the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson, Ohio is perhaps the most (in)famous. In February 1970 the pilot ejected at 14,000 feet over Montana from an unrecoverable flat spin, but the force of the ejection righted the aircraft which proceeded to fly happily on under its own steam eventually making a perfect gear up landing in a snow covered field with minimal damage. The engine was still running when the local sheriff arrived on the scene and, following radio instructions from the air base, climbed in and attempted to turn it off. At this point it started to slide forward and for the second time that day it was rapidly abandoned and left to run out of fuel. Trucked out and repaired it returned to service and was retired to the museum in 1986. 89-hz by dave tompkins, on Flickr In 5th FIS marks 59-0010 is preserved at McClellan, California. Another lucky survivor it lost virtually all its nose section forward of the cockpit in a mid-air collision with another 106 (57-0236) but landed safely. Very few 106s made it to Europe, mostly on detachment to Iceland but 59-0010 was one of the seven 5th FIS Darts deployed to Germany in September 1975 as part of the annual Reforger exercise. IMG_7060 by dave tompkins, on Flickr The Pima Museum alongside Davis Monthan originally had 57-2470 from the Massachusetts ANG but it was sent for drone conversion and shot down on 1 February 1994 by an AMRAAM missile (which costs around a third of a million Dollars each!) and replaced with 59-0003 in 5th FIS markings. US08 1204 by dave tompkins, on Flickr 57-2533 is pole mounted at Kelly AFB, Texas having been retired with a cracked airframe in 1986. US08 383 by dave tompkins, on Flickr Also pole mounted is California Guard 59-1046 at Fresno, taken before the re-paint was completed 90-zf by dave tompkins, on Flickr 56-0459 (the 7th produced) at McChord AFB, Washington State, retired with almost 5,900 hours on the clock 00-rp by dave tompkins, on Flickr 58-0793 painted for some reason as “57-2456” at Castle AFB, California IMG_7366 by dave tompkins, on Flickr Kept safe from the elements, 59-0123 is in the museum at Warner-Robins, Georgia having been used for parts by NASA at the end of its service life. IMG_2551 by dave tompkins, on Flickr NASA had 2 NF106B two seaters, 57-2516 serving with them for 30 years and which I photographed at Langley, Virginia (note the tail of the F117 in the background). Oddly it was assigned N816NA but NASA number 516. This was because it was used by NASA at Langley whose numbers start with 5 but was officially assigned to Dryden whose numbers start with 8. She now hangs in the Virginia Air & Space Museum in Hampton, Virginia 91-dp by dave tompkins, on Flickr 01-en by dave tompkins, on Flickr If you want a game for Christmas, identify the types from my aerial shot of part of the Pima Museum. The F106 is among the 80 odd aircraft. IMG_8372 by dave tompkins, on Flickr Have a great Christmas
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Post by graham on Dec 23, 2021 13:27:56 GMT
Superb photos and narrative as ever Dave, many thanks
I'll put my awful recognition "talents" into gear and start top left and say B-57, B-58 and 2 x A3 Skywarriors. Anyone care to continue?
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Post by davebasing on Dec 23, 2021 15:30:38 GMT
Superb photos and narrative as ever Dave, many thanks I'll put my awful recognition "talents" into gear and start top left and say B-57, B-58 and 2 x A3 Skywarriors. Anyone care to continue? 3 out of four so far Graham
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Post by zz on Dec 24, 2021 9:04:08 GMT
Great stuff as ever Dave. I guess from the colour scheme that one of Graham’s A-3a, is a B-66 Destroyer.
I’ll take the row opposite that which is a line of MiGs. It looks like, from right to left, a MiG-29, MiG-21, MiG-17 x 2, MiG-19 and then I can’t make out the one on the far left! It could even be a Hunter? Maybe I need to view on something larger than my phone…
(Of course any of the MiGs could be a licence -built version)
EDIT- found a way of magnifying and can see what look like Swiss markings on the wing, so am more confident of the Hunter guess!
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Post by Jeff on Dec 24, 2021 9:10:14 GMT
I guess I will have to put one of these as a banner shot after Christmas now lol
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Post by zz on Dec 24, 2021 9:22:23 GMT
I’ll take another row as it’s got my absolute favourites… When I was a kid in the early 80s I spent hours looking through old Observers books of aircraft from the 60s and 70s and loved the Cold War jets! Which is probably why I still enjoy visiting different museums today-
Anyway, just above the hangar on the left is a row of “Century jets”- F-104 Starfighter F-105 Thunderchief F-101 Voodoo F-102 Delta Dagger F-106 Delta Dart …. Then…
EE Lightning A-7 Corsair
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Post by davebasing on Dec 24, 2021 9:52:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 22:15:40 GMT
Just thinking tonight about Bob's passing maybe a banner shot could be placed in respect of Bob with something military for a short time - I'm sure something from RIAT or a shot from Mildenhall or Lakenheath somewhere he loved to visit could be posted and would be a nice reminder of a good bloke and a military lover. Bob
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Post by zz on Jul 23, 2022 8:34:54 GMT
What a lovely idea Bob, that’s a great shout! Something USAF from Mildenhall or Lakenheath certainly seems fitting!
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Post by Jeff on Jul 23, 2022 8:54:58 GMT
Done.....RIP Bob
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 9:15:57 GMT
Thanks Jeff and Phil Bob
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Post by christoff on Jul 24, 2022 10:56:25 GMT
A fitting tribute...
Chris.
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Post by graham on Jul 25, 2022 6:21:05 GMT
A very good sentiment Bob, thank you for the thought. RIP Bob
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Post by graham on Sept 10, 2022 14:15:35 GMT
A lovely gesture with the new banner shot Jeff, many thanks
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2022 15:41:53 GMT
What a wonderful banner shot Jeff- excellent. Bob
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Post by Jeff on Apr 27, 2024 10:36:56 GMT
Back by popular request, well one person asked :-) will try an update a new banner shot on or around the first of each month, next update being June.
This months photo is from Keith's recent Madrid trip.
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Post by graham on Apr 29, 2024 6:50:26 GMT
LOvely shot Keith, thanks jeff
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