Jaguar is 50
Maybe the OP deleted the thread? There was some jealousy from Phantom operators about being supplanted by the Jag which was getting a bit silly, unless of course it was just a Navigator having a moan.
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Shouldn't it have read: "The Jaguar WOULD have been 50"?
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Why? It is still in military service teaching the future RAF
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Indians still fly it.. This forum is all the Worlds Air Forces, not the RAF Club. RAF don't use them for ground running training and have not done so for over two years. So the Jag @ 50 is still a valid Modern Air Force point..Then again there are so many fossils about here.
I have a soft spot for the old cat, in terms of serviceability I don't think I've ever been associated with a better jet. Watching guys on various Phantom, Harrier, Tornado, Hornet, Eagle, F16 (what is it called? Viper, Fighting Falcon?), AMX working on to fix their jets as the Jag guys put on the covers and buggered off for the night.
Then there is the unforgettable mewl of the EHP first thing in the morning as the lineys prepped their jets for 2 to 3 sorties each (which they would achieve). The debrief from the pilots (Serviceable, weapons expended).
I could go on and on and on and on and on.....
Then there is the unforgettable mewl of the EHP first thing in the morning as the lineys prepped their jets for 2 to 3 sorties each (which they would achieve). The debrief from the pilots (Serviceable, weapons expended).
I could go on and on and on and on and on.....
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I have a soft spot for the old cat, in terms of serviceability I don't think I've ever been associated with a better jet. Watching guys on various Phantom, Harrier, Tornado, Hornet, Eagle, F16 (what is it called? Viper, Fighting Falcon?), AMX working on to fix their jets as the Jag guys put on the covers and buggered off for the night.
Then there is the unforgettable mewl of the EHP first thing in the morning as the lineys prepped their jets for 2 to 3 sorties each (which they would achieve). The debrief from the pilots (Serviceable, weapons expended).
I could go on and on and on and on and on.....
Then there is the unforgettable mewl of the EHP first thing in the morning as the lineys prepped their jets for 2 to 3 sorties each (which they would achieve). The debrief from the pilots (Serviceable, weapons expended).
I could go on and on and on and on and on.....
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I have a soft spot for the old cat, in terms of serviceability I don't think I've ever been associated with a better jet. Watching guys on various Phantom, Harrier, Tornado, Hornet, Eagle, F16 (what is it called? Viper, Fighting Falcon?), AMX working on to fix their jets as the Jag guys put on the covers and buggered off for the night.
Then there is the unforgettable mewl of the EHP first thing in the morning as the lineys prepped their jets for 2 to 3 sorties each (which they would achieve). The debrief from the pilots (Serviceable, weapons expended).
I could go on and on and on and on and on.....
Then there is the unforgettable mewl of the EHP first thing in the morning as the lineys prepped their jets for 2 to 3 sorties each (which they would achieve). The debrief from the pilots (Serviceable, weapons expended).
I could go on and on and on and on and on.....
Last edited by glad rag; 14th Sep 2018 at 20:44. Reason: that was a jello thumbs up btw..
Never flown her.
Have no knowledge of how the aircraft operated.
Have no knowledge of the aircraft's capabilities.
Have no knowledge of how much bang you got from your buck with Jaguar.
Flew or sat in the back of a "better" aircraft.
Every Jaguar thread I have read, people who tick the above boxes pop in to make unnecessary puerile comment. Happened on the last Jaguar thread as well, which is why I am guessing you can't find it.
Have no knowledge of how the aircraft operated.
Have no knowledge of the aircraft's capabilities.
Have no knowledge of how much bang you got from your buck with Jaguar.
Flew or sat in the back of a "better" aircraft.
Every Jaguar thread I have read, people who tick the above boxes pop in to make unnecessary puerile comment. Happened on the last Jaguar thread as well, which is why I am guessing you can't find it.
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Indians still fly it.. This forum is all the Worlds Air Forces, not the RAF Club. RAF don't use them for ground running training and have not done so for over two years. So the Jag @ 50 is still a valid Modern Air Force point..Then again there are so many fossils about here.
OOh, shame it was canned, I never saw it again after my reply. Did some Navs join in? Amazed they have the technical knowhow!
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Last Jags I worked (Farnborough Radar) were a pair from Biggin to St Athan (for disposal?) and I clocked them at 475kt GS going through 'Mig Alley' south of the Heathrow CTR.
