Shocking example of low flying
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Err sorry Mr Beeyeate, I have seen that picture and the details about it on a thread in the last few days, I assumed it was this thread, I shall seek it out and see if its on another website I surf.
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Does anyone have the definitive story on how Bill Houldsworth came to take the scanner off a Shackleton? The scanner, housed in a telescopic mounting, was down at the attack position which I believe was 14 feet, and was removed when it hit the sea.
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Blimey, I've started something here, 84 posts and 13k hits - all from a badly doctored holiday snap!
Some terrific stuff chaps, esp the vid clips of the A4's - awesome. The F4 betwixt the hangars is too. Back in 88, whilst holding at St Ath, OC Fg was prone to this regularly - out from hangar level, on its tail, 23000 ft, level out, off to Germany.
I can't remember your name, but you certainly left your mark on me!
Some terrific stuff chaps, esp the vid clips of the A4's - awesome. The F4 betwixt the hangars is too. Back in 88, whilst holding at St Ath, OC Fg was prone to this regularly - out from hangar level, on its tail, 23000 ft, level out, off to Germany.
I can't remember your name, but you certainly left your mark on me!
Check back in a few days...
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Just for you EDD....
Here ae some of my vids of "The Douglas" from NZ.
Enjoy!
PS Turn your sound on.....
Douglas 1
Douglas 2
Douglas 3
Douglas 4
Special thanks to John Eacott for allowing me to use his webspace.
For more good Low Flying sequences I have also posted on the "Low Level Omani Jags" string in this forum.
Enjoy!
PS Turn your sound on.....
Douglas 1
Douglas 2
Douglas 3
Douglas 4
Special thanks to John Eacott for allowing me to use his webspace.
For more good Low Flying sequences I have also posted on the "Low Level Omani Jags" string in this forum.
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You guys are gonna laugh at this civilian, but I'm loving these videos. I have saved a few to my video playlist Hope you don't mind. I just love the sound, the speed, and the way these planes fly. AS I said a long while back, there is a summer airshow here in Rhode Island, right over the water. We sit in our boats while these jets fly overhead at about 100 feet (my guess but I cn see pilots) it is awesome. Thanks guys keep em coming please
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High Is Beautiful Too!
Don't shoot me down for raising the mission to FL240 
Back in March '77, 41 Sqn did a Farewell Phantom tour of the Med, prior to converting to Jags. Our Albert was homeward-bound, and the previous night in the bar we'd all agreed to a spot of embellish on our way out the next day - as one does.
We were duly bounced by, I think, a trio and I managed to get a few shots (with my cam, that is), as it was the last time we were likely to see the F4s bearing the crux vera. I believe this shot was of the Boss's jet and was taken for me by the Co (SS-S). At one point the Tooms were in so close we held up a tray of sandwiches to the window and enquired whether they'd like some. They declined as they were returning to base for lunch!
I always thought it was such a nice pic, so I am sharing it with you! Any ex-41 PPRuNers out there take part?
Back in March '77, 41 Sqn did a Farewell Phantom tour of the Med, prior to converting to Jags. Our Albert was homeward-bound, and the previous night in the bar we'd all agreed to a spot of embellish on our way out the next day - as one does.We were duly bounced by, I think, a trio and I managed to get a few shots (with my cam, that is), as it was the last time we were likely to see the F4s bearing the crux vera. I believe this shot was of the Boss's jet and was taken for me by the Co (SS-S). At one point the Tooms were in so close we held up a tray of sandwiches to the window and enquired whether they'd like some. They declined as they were returning to base for lunch!
I always thought it was such a nice pic, so I am sharing it with you! Any ex-41 PPRuNers out there take part?
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Its all good stuff mate, and this is what these forums are all about. Lets hope that some more from the archives get there way onto this site, whether they be High.....Low...or off the planet ! I am sure there are a lot of old photos gathering dust around the traps that would be well received here. Dust em off, scan em in and send em in....
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Ta for the photo. Brilliant!!!!
The film I remember was show to me/us mmmmm years ago during training at a certain RAF establishment. Someone , somewhere must remember it or have a copy!
I'd love to see more low flying pics of v-bombers. Anyone got any?
Ta for the photo. Brilliant!!!!
The film I remember was show to me/us mmmmm years ago during training at a certain RAF establishment. Someone , somewhere must remember it or have a copy!
I'd love to see more low flying pics of v-bombers. Anyone got any?
When I was in RAFG during the seventies, there was a, maybe apocryphal, story of a bridge on the north German plain, under which the Canberra strike mates used to fly. It was so popular that a cafe had set up business alongside with a sign advertising the spectator sport of watching them. It was curtailed after C-in-C RAFG passed by on holiday and didn't have long to wait before the boys arrived. Does anyone from those days know of this to verify the story and are there any good under bridge photos gathering dust?
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Military low flying from an earlier period
Canadian Spit IX gun camera image of an airfield attack "Somewhere in France"
Link here http://1000aircraftphotos.com/401Squadron/984.jpg
Link here http://1000aircraftphotos.com/401Squadron/984.jpg
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may be you could confirm a story I heard from my UAS QFI (Steve Fisher, top bloke, where are you now?). He told how on year when he was in Canberras in RAFG, the AOC arrived one year to open the RAFG ski championships at Garmisch or somewhere. As he was travelling up to the top on a chairlift with his ADC, there was a whoosh as one of my QFI's mates came up the piste below the level of the lifts. Unsurprisingly he was not wearing blue for much longer. Any body else heard that one?
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may be you could confirm a story I heard from my UAS QFI (Steve Fisher, top bloke, where are you now?). He told how on year when he was in Canberras in RAFG, the AOC arrived one year to open the RAFG ski championships at Garmisch or somewhere. As he was travelling up to the top on a chairlift with his ADC, there was a whoosh as one of my QFI's mates came up the piste below the level of the lifts. Unsurprisingly he was not wearing blue for much longer. Any body else heard that one?
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VERY low flying was legal in the 1950's in many cases. I was in a F2H-3 (Banshee) Squadron, VF-152. We had just become Special Weapons squadron, and we were madse to do long trips at very low level, TO and return to NAS Moffett.
I recall flying just above the tops of wheat stalks in one of those huge farms in The Valley. Looking in my rear view mirrors, I could see a real "wake" in the wheat. RA was reading 25'.
I recall another time flying wing on a lead who returned with a flying fish impaled on his pitot tube. I flew stepped up on him after that.
At the loft bombing range in NV used by us at NAAS Fallon, we flew RA 15' over the desert floor to the IP or the target itself.
I recall flying just above the tops of wheat stalks in one of those huge farms in The Valley. Looking in my rear view mirrors, I could see a real "wake" in the wheat. RA was reading 25'.
I recall another time flying wing on a lead who returned with a flying fish impaled on his pitot tube. I flew stepped up on him after that.
At the loft bombing range in NV used by us at NAAS Fallon, we flew RA 15' over the desert floor to the IP or the target itself.
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Talked recently to some Cranberry drivers who hotly deny any such activity. Especially denied is any knowledge of any girder bridge over a canal on the low-flying route in the north towards the Danish border.
When I was in RAFG during the seventies, there was a, maybe apocryphal, story of a bridge on the north German plain, under which the Canberra strike mates used to fly.
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There's a 'story' that either 1 or 54 Hunters at West Raynham were tasked with an exercise to fly a low level route for an hour in a stream and to have the height measured by theodolite as they crossed the 'finishing line' in order to see what practical levels could be achieved over a significant time. Someone went past the theodolite below the level of the lens.
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Interesting site too, about life at Dharan, long before GW1.
http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/dhahran.html