Originally Posted by
chevvron
In NVG trials for jast jets (we operated the Jaguar at Farnborough as well as Hecate), the sponsors lent us a pair of NVGs so we could take a 'last look' at the gear as they were coming in to land. Once you got it pointed the right way you could see a nice clear picture but it was getting it sighted in that was the problem.
I don't think they managed a full stop landing with the Jag using NVGs; that was reserved for the 'official' landings at Boscombe, but we did several with Hecate. The ops at Farnborough were never really publicised like the Boscombe ones were.
Chevvron: we certainly landed Jaguar ZB 615 at Farnborough at night, but I am not sure if we did that with XW566. We did not land the Tornado at Farnborough although we did one flyby ( I think it was on 28 March 1985) - it was always Boscombe based