Ref the Harrier...

It's a war zone :eek:

If that's the tactical way to stay alive then do it :}

If someone who is also putting his or her life on the line wants to get their kicks by standing under a fast mover.... good luck to them :ok:

Next :ugh:

Not quite a fly past but certainly left its mark. Way back in 1976 a Vulcan staged through Masirah (OOMA) on its way to Mauritius for their independence day celebrations. On its arrival it was met by the station medics fully kitted out in suits, masks etc. The crew were confronted by one of the biggest hyperdermic needles I have ever seen as part of the medical arrangements for any visitor to the desert isle as they came down the aircraft ladder. This was of course the infamous Masirah `Rubber Dick/Latex Richard practical joke being played out.
After a couple of days the aircraft was ready to depart and in response to all the ribbing of the crew being carried out in the officers mess the crew duly returned the gesture by making a low pass over the `encampment of tin huts` ie RAF Masirah, stood the aircraft on its tail in the area of the officers mess and climbed skyward resulting in a fair few ceiling panels, dust and sand being `realined` in said officers mess......

I would tell you about the last Belfast fly past at Masirah but it would take toooo long:ugh:

Go to lunch when he's five miles out then come out with your coffee to watch?

I seem to remember about 5 or 6 years ago that the B1s were allowed back to Cold Lake after their slightly supersonic run-through 4 years previous to that. I think they'd been there for a while on an exercise (poss Maple Flag) and they blew a few windows in! Probably one of those stories that has been "enhanced" over the years!!! :} :} :}

The Jaguar exploits at Thumrait are legendary, indeed I can remember looking down on one from halfway up a Victors steps, but they were not alone . Quietly sipping an orange juice at the bar during a visit, there came a gently increasing roar, followed by a loud thump just above, followed by a gently decreasing roar. Non of the locals seemed alarmed, apparently it was quite normal for the Skyvan to do a touch and go on the Officers Mess roof.

Headlines in the Leicester Mercury tonight about low flying Harriers
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.u...pNodeId=132393

Doesn't have to be illegal to be good!
 

Quote from C/S Griffin to C/S Albert after Measles (sorry) Sabre Cross at Alice not that long ago....
"9/10 much better than the F3s"
All legal just using one's imagination to make it good and give the chaps up there a break from the monotony. :ok:

Indeed, I remember standing on Measles Point on Mt Kent for the F3s to do their thing, camera phone poised, whilst the Siggie handed out score cards!

1st pass on video (must post it online sometime, although I only managed to get the part where the aircraft had already passed within 20ft of the radome and was already passing overhead and away into the distance!)

2nd pass was with a score card held above for the aircrew to "collect" their score for the previous run!

Perfectly legal & fun!

EDIT - now posted online [CLICK]

F4 Fly by-CHOM
 

Hi,
Did any 1 get a copy of the fly by in DEC '86.
Please was there and would love a copy if you have.
Ta:ok:

cc
VTSP

Olly O'leg for goodness sake.

1/. An ultralight having a bit of fun on a dry lake bed...no one at risk.
2/. A RNZAF 757 doing a flyby at a RNZAF airbase.
3/. A Piper doing a low pass down a grass airstrip.

Believe it or not we civvy pilots are taught to fly low along airtrips in Oz to get the Roos off so we can land safely.

If you want to expose your holier than thou FJ attitude I would suggest you find some better examples than those. Believe it or not there are pilots in the civvy world that display enormous skill and discipline all day every day in a multitude of different aircraft in a large variety of highly dangerous flying, bush flying, Ag, Mustering etc, who were never in the mil first...and sometimes they have a bit of fun on the side.

When one of the Hannas buzzes Alain De Cadenet, and I agree it's a great vid:E, in a spit that is just good fun...when a civvy dares to fly past on a wide open dry lake or along a airstrip you get all holier than thou.:ugh:

Flying of the type being discussed in this thread is human nature at work...it requires no other justification than 'it is fun'.

Late Join, Vulcan Flypast.
 

Sorry about the delay, I've been lurking . .
Best flypast ever - XH588 in it's last trip overseas before being punted off to Mr Walton.
RAFG (sort of) 1993, Queens Birthday Reception. Starts with four 17 Sqn Tonkas going from left to right, then the Musical Gun Jugglers do their display. Sunset Ceremony, lowering of the flag, everybody stands for the Anthem. 4* and RAF 3* on the dais saluting, then eerie silence. Gradually a whistling noise can be heard, getting louder until the sky goes black, M****goon the Pilot opens the taps and stands it on its tail into a 90 degree wingover over an active air base (est height <200ft - I was recording the event for posterity). There were some apologies made afterwards to the Colonials who ran the base. Utterly brilliant. Even the Groundcrew said when he took off rather enthusiastically "He's up for it today!" Same Pilot returned the next year for a flypast in a V-Tanker, somewhat more sedate and a little higher but got the timing spot-on.
ABS.

My personal fly-past favourite
 

Best Flypast
 

No contest: PP and CC when they left Akrotiri in 1986 after the Lightnings on APC had been holding QRA for a few weeks following the US bombing of Libya.
CB

Lynx Effect.

That is brilliant! New keyboard required!!!

and i was sure that that see-through umbrella would be aeroplane-proof!!

Can somebody please post a link to the Cranwell flypast. I was on Support Sqn at the time and have never seen the actual vid. PM me if you prefer.

Thanks.

It was 1987 not 84 or 86 and I was a flt Cdr on A Sqn but required to show parents of the graduating Sqn to their seats along with the likes of Mike J who was also an A Sqn Flt Cdr. It was not just the Phantoms but the bloomin Nimrod that tried to emulate the exploits of their FJ mates - who had to climb to get over the top of College hall, tremendous, hats everywhere, meanwhile we stood by to be interviewed by the BOI. Not aware of any video though!

Can't remember if I've posted this somewhere else or not. Anyway, Dec 1961, deployed at El Adem, just completed exercise with the army, and they asked for a flypast over their camp.

10 Hunters climbed to a long way up, and peeled off in turn to aim 10 sonic booms at the camp.

On landing at El Adem, signal received from the Colonel said something like, "Thanks very much for the excellent demo. We needed to take the tents down anyway."

Low Flypasts.....
 

Whilst any red blooded aviator would surely love to see all these not strictly legal low flypasts, might I respectfully ask you all to keep the evidence to yourselves! You Tube has put an end to many a flying career.

Perhaps some vague details suitably embellished to impress your drinking budies. Not that I would ever do anything so silly you understand :cool:

Try Tex Johnston rolling a 707 circa 1955 over Lake Washington Seattle.
Great interview and film on youtube.

Great memories of "Frightnings" chasing A10's at low, low level over Windybrook circa the 70's. A Lightning at 300 was a very, very impressive sight and somewhat noisy!!!:ok: