Akrotiri runway closure

[500 above]

Missiles on Akrotiri runway - Cyprus

Notamed closed 15th July.

And the forecast for regions south of AKT, sunny with no spells of raining lead today.

[Ken Scott]

South of Akrotiri? Are they bombing Egypt now? Or did you mean east.....

[Not_a_boffin]

"However due to the serious incident flights have been cancelled from the Akoritiri base. The runway has been cornered for safety."

I want to know how they cornered the runway. With a chair and a whip? A net and a trident? Ferrets and a whippet?

Is this a new role for the Rocks?

[MFC_Fly]

"from a fighter aircraft Tornado GR4"

And there was me always thinking the Tornado GR4 was a bomber - you live and learn

[Mechta]

"The British Bases spokesperson, Kristian Gray".

Wasn't he in a book popular with the ladies?

[Lyneham Lad]

Two missiles detached themselves from a fighter aircraft Tornado GR4 while landing at RAF Akoritiri on Wednesday during military exercises.

Heck of a hard landing? Presumably the very short 'flight' time was insufficient for anything to become active - phew! Still, I imagine anyone tasked with recovering them will be approaching them very slowly and with fingers firmly in their ears just in case...

On the plus side, it represents a rare opportunity for plumbers to carry out an an afterflight!

[Tankertrashnav]

And there was me always thinking the Tornado GR4 was a bomber

Nah! - Now that's a bomber! (1st picture)

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=vi...FUnWFAodKUUIFg

[Brian W May]

Ooops . . . . .

[Willard Whyte]

TTN,

THIS is a bomber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sks6D2l8erA

[Rosevidney1]

Willard, that WAS a bomber!

[Alber Ratman]

Shader is a military exercise.. Yeah..

[air pig]

To drop one brimstone is unfortunate to drop two in this situation seems careless.

[Tankertrashnav]

Willard White -not bad, but I saw the co-pilot of a B52 calculating the take off run during his pre-flight planning once. Can't remember the details, but I remember the curvature of the earth came into it somewhere

Surprised nobody from tin triangles has bitten!

[JointShiteFighter]

The RAF and MOD has some questions to answer now.

Like, why the hell was £210,000 wasted? I could have bought a car with that!


I'll get my coat.

[glad rag]

while landing

Good clue there. Smacked off the deck or detents not engaged or???

[Willard Whyte]

TTN: Yes indeed, I believe they used to get airborn out of Guam by heading over Pati Point and waiting for the ground to drop 618' to sea level

[Lima Juliet]

Never flew it, but I'll bite. NOW this is A BOMBER (and it's still flying - just!):



Plus I beleive that one bomb is just out of shot...

[Training Risky]

I for one am going to see the old girl off when she displays at Headcorn on her final tour next month.

Sound of freedom...

[Top Bunk Tester]

LJ
That'll be the 'one' that hit the runway then

[goudie]

Just....