A Few F3 questions
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In her natural environment, the F3 looks effortless, graceful and sleek. I got sent some shots the other day, of the Tonka at low level and I had forgotten (if I had ever realised) what a beautiful thing she is.
Great shots.
Great shots.
"On January 19, 1991, a Saudi F-15 intercepted two Iraqi Mirage F1s attempting to attack coalition naval vessels in the Gulf. Aided by vectors from a USAF AWACS, the pilot shot down both planes with Sidewinder missiles, resulting in two aerial victories for the coalition and a public relations victory for the Saudi air force." (http://www.conservapedia.com/F-15_Eagle)
Since this is a rumour forum, I heard at the time that an F3 had a firing solution on these two F1s but was ordered to defer to the Saudi pilot. Can anyone here confirm, or deny this?
ps Al R I totally concur, as the images on the previous page demonstrate.
Since this is a rumour forum, I heard at the time that an F3 had a firing solution on these two F1s but was ordered to defer to the Saudi pilot. Can anyone here confirm, or deny this?
ps Al R I totally concur, as the images on the previous page demonstrate.
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In her natural environment, the F3 looks effortless, graceful and sleek. I got sent some shots the other day, of the Tonka at low level and I had forgotten (if I had ever realised) what a beautiful thing she is.
Very true Al R. Ironically with the bigger engines and more fuel the F3 was always a more capable airframe than the GR1/GR4. It was just less suited to its role. This is one of my all time favourites taken by Geoff Lee of BAES in 1992/3
Very true Al R. Ironically with the bigger engines and more fuel the F3 was always a more capable airframe than the GR1/GR4. It was just less suited to its role. This is one of my all time favourites taken by Geoff Lee of BAES in 1992/3
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With the more powerful engines, longer fuselage and the extra fuel tank behind the nav, the F3 would have made a fabulous bomber platform!
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Deny.
Not that the crews didn't try for any intercept possible. By the end of the war something like a total of 18 drop tanks had been banged off. The armourers were going to get a T-shirt:
"43 Sqn - busted more tanks than the A10s"
Deny.
Not that the crews didn't try for any intercept possible. By the end of the war something like a total of 18 drop tanks had been banged off. The armourers were going to get a T-shirt:
"43 Sqn - busted more tanks than the A10s"
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I've a photo somewhere of the first tankless jets taxiing back in. It's not worth posting I'm afraid, very distant. I seem to recall that they had been sent after some Iraqis that seemed to be setting up an intercept on some A10s?
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Here's an old one. From the paint job around the canopy and running down the spine I'd say it was ZE887 but perhaps someone here can correct/confirm that.
'Cool' ('scuse pun) pic all the same. (Worthy of a caption maybe)
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Just to throw in one more question, during my time on 25 it never crossed my mind but why is ZK, ZK and not a FK? From what I can remember it was the air display jet for a few years around 1998 ish?
Was the 5th image (jet in burners) in that set from a Sidewinder head*?
Good air-to-air shots! I like the 'ozone hole' in the first one over that well-known sun-drenched island paradise in the South Atlantic!
*Yes - I did say 'Head'!
Good air-to-air shots! I like the 'ozone hole' in the first one over that well-known sun-drenched island paradise in the South Atlantic!
*Yes - I did say 'Head'!
