Help wanted airfield location
But they were some distance from the aircraft aprons, in fact the only hardstanding where I reckon you could photograph Jags with Bloodhounds in the background would have been the 23 ORP.
The inset image is from 1993 where Canberra WJ636 was positioned at Wyton. Note the part of the Bloodhound radar tower and the buildings behind the fence?
See following link for W636 image
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7052106
Google Map link
https://goo.gl/maps/Fmx4z23CPy8R8uSn7
xz3_22_jaguar_gr_1_raf_07_80_01_03_83_013830872ed7c944838c11ea5ecd3105ebe22da8.jpg
xz361_25_jaguar_gr_1_2sqn_raf_07_80_01_03_83_6f98712f9b9bce615cc8674acee313d5135a2de4.jpg
The above are the image file names. It looks like it could be 1st March 1983 or the 07 80 for July 1980?
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Your guess is as good as mine.
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by leaving tramline groves in the taxiways
I presume that you mean damage caused by the gear and, if so, I am a bit surprised as the Hunter was not known for being harsh on taxiways/runways etc. In my 8 yerrs of flying this lovely aircraft and operating out of numerous bases I never experienced this.
HW Can you clarify your last post re 'arrester gear'? The RAF Hunters never had hooks so there was never an issue over which RHAG/PUAG to take. Do you mean the arrester barrier? Once again. for obvious reasons. the overrun barrier could have been the only option. I only know of one approach end barrier engagement and that was survived due to the brute strength of the F4. The subsequent circuit (at night) was quite spectacular due to the light show caused by the shredding bits of barrier being burnt by the F4's reheat. Why they didn't eject is another story.
I presume that you mean damage caused by the gear and, if so, I am a bit surprised as the Hunter was not known for being harsh on taxiways/runways etc. In my 8 yerrs of flying this lovely aircraft and operating out of numerous bases I never experienced this.
HW Can you clarify your last post re 'arrester gear'? The RAF Hunters never had hooks so there was never an issue over which RHAG/PUAG to take. Do you mean the arrester barrier? Once again. for obvious reasons. the overrun barrier could have been the only option. I only know of one approach end barrier engagement and that was survived due to the brute strength of the F4. The subsequent circuit (at night) was quite spectacular due to the light show caused by the shredding bits of barrier being burnt by the F4's reheat. Why they didn't eject is another story.
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Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Hawker Hunter T.8, s/n WV322 RN, c/n 41H-670792, c/r G-BZSE
It always confused me seeing images of RAF T.7s with tail hooks. I was reading Flight Craft 16: The Hawker Hunter in British Service by Martin Derry and Neil Robinson recently and that book suggests some T.7s ended up with T.8 tails.The book seems to suggest that during maintenance the tails of the two types were sometimes swapped about hence some T.8s without hooks and vice versa?
Would that be the case?
For example WV318 images showing with and without tail hook.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/WV318
XL568 with tail hook
https://www.aviationphotocompany.com...C6DB#h3dc5c6db
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The T8's were developed for the RN for training Buccaneer crews, when the RN Buccaneers went to the RAF one might presume that the T8*'s also went as part of the package
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...sion_units#237
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...sion_units#237
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Thanks for the additional info on the T.8Cs at Honington/Lossie.
I don't see why not. Quite a few of the extant Hunters have a different back end from the one they first flew with, which isn't that surprising, given that an engine change involved splitting the aircraft in two:
It always confused me seeing images of RAF T.7s with tail hooks. I was reading Flight Craft 16: The Hawker Hunter in British Service by Martin Derry and Neil Robinson recently and that book suggests some T.7s ended up with T.8 tails.The book seems to suggest that during maintenance the tails of the two types were sometimes swapped about hence some T.8s without hooks and vice versa?
Would that be the case?
Would that be the case?
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IIRC both 12 and 208 at Lossie had (the use of) T7s as SCT machines in the mid 80s. Not sure if they were borrowed/shared with/from each other or the OCU.
57 minutes around “Moon Country” with an Aussie Exchange Pilot (DS?) on 208 in ‘318.
57 minutes around “Moon Country” with an Aussie Exchange Pilot (DS?) on 208 in ‘318.
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Thanks TEEEJ and all others for your help!
No Dave, I have not lost interested in this threat I started! But as being quite ill for some time and doing research as a hobby, I am not using pprune every day!
Would be very nice to get more assistance with further photos!
regards Steffi
No Dave, I have not lost interested in this threat I started! But as being quite ill for some time and doing research as a hobby, I am not using pprune every day!
Would be very nice to get more assistance with further photos!
regards Steffi