Just to add something....... the 'Jet' in question, (Daily Mail, Later Version) has been pictorially modified, quite right in my view. It has had the Serial and Sqn markings removed. But, that is all. Despite the quotes from earlier posters, it is a recent picture, taken with proper wpns.

If you don't know what I mean, then it doesn't matter. But it is all 'open source', and has been for years.

I am quite suprised, that some of the better 'Spotters', haven't made a connection yet...... ho hum, I guess the trees hide the forrest eh?

Advo

*Pedantic mode ON*
Actually the serial number is still there, albeit in the sooty crap that gets thrown up by the buckets. And it didn't have any Sqn markings when I took it to Malaysia last year - I remember the jet quite well as it dumped me in Sri Lanka twice with DECU problems :hmm:
*Pedantic mode OFF*

Edit - and the jet/weapons I was referring to is the 43 Sqn liveried jet just down the page on the Mails site - carrying 'Flash and 'Winders :yuk:

FRODO,

Yes, I can quite believe that. I too have have the 'fun' that is GE !!!! DECU eh? now that is interesting, remind me again of the annotation NFF?:ugh:

Advo

Frodo Monkey
That Bear looks good in silver why doesn't the F3 smarten up in a natural metal finish as the Lightning used to wear..

Is that a wah?

The F3 has a few panels that wouldn't look right devoid of paint or in other words, 'neath that lick of paint is a right mix of materials.

Zoom,

Er actually you may remember that Air Defence of the Homeland was originally a Naval responsibility.

Which they didn't really take seriously enough, hence the RAF was formed.

The RN are at their best in water, the Army are at their best on the ground and the RAF are at their best in the air.

My word, they must recruit and promote them quickly nowadays....I almost wish I'd stayed in! I remember a few around the turn of the century, one very busy day in particular, and one occasion when the CO of one bunker hadn't been told by a certain other bunker of the intrusion into his airspace when they had been looking after it temporarily.....he looked a bit like this::* and this :=

Stacks
 

The RN are at their best in water, the Army are at their best on the ground and the RAF are at their best in the air

Seems a bit a variance with the old stickers which read "Fly Navy", "Sail Army", and "Eat Crab"!:D

Only kidding .....

Jack

PS (for Zoom) Nice try on "more superior", but any of the 4* masters I had would definitely have substituted "absorbed" for "subsumed" in the case at issue:=

Bear hunting
 

All this Hoo Hah about what used to be almost daily - or at least weekly routine, and the inability of the media to match pictures to stories reminds me of an incident from the days of yore.

In the late 60s, the Fleet (yes we still had one then as opposed to our current Flotilla) were engaged in a major exercise - "Silver Tower" as I recall. When the Bears kindly provided the daily intruder they were intercepted by organic air from the Carrier (An F4, not a plastic Jump Jet thingy!).

The Navy PRO at a certain HQ close to Watford was delighted. What a coup for Navy vs RAF rivalry! However, no photos of the intercept were available so he "Photo shopped" one by cutting a picture of a Navy F4 out of Janes and sticking it onto an old pic of a Bear. Computers in those days filled a room!

The composite pic was duly printed in the press and the stick on F4 was immediately spotted by the RAF PRO who contacted the press to point out the skullduggery of the RN. RN PRO then had to admit to releasing doctored photos to the press and issue apology.

Cause of great leg pulling of Dark Blue by Light Blue at Joint HQ and another point in the RAF's favour!

Let's hope the Ruskies are struggling as hard as we are with cuts and funding.
If not, and they start making regular visits to the UK ADR again we may be pushed to find a servicable Jet to meet them. Do we still have a tanker available for Q or the ability to escort an intruder for a couple of hours?

Good thing we brought all those Typhoons eh?

And based them in the south.

I hope the guys who get posted to Jockistan are ready for the move.

Devil's Advocate wrote:

'Just to add something....... the 'Jet' in question, (Daily Mail, Later Version) has been pictorially modified, quite right in my view. It has had the Serial and Sqn markings removed. But, that is all. Despite the quotes from earlier posters, it is a recent picture, taken with proper wpns.'

I know Frodo's already pointed out that the F-3's pic has not been tampered with, but why would anyone want to airbrush it in the first place? Is it in case the Russians might see it? I dare say they took some photos of their own.

And when they did take a picture, I bet they used a camera, rather than 'proper weapons' ;)

BM

Jack
Settle for a draw?

I love the links at the bottom of the page :)

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77667

Zoom
 

Settle for a draw?

Oh alright you smooth-talking bar-steward.:)

Jack

At the end of the day our pilots saw off the intruders. How dare the Russians assume they can just observe our manoevres..without any intervention.:D

They were Bears, not Intruders. They really are very different to look at.:8

There might have been an Intruder inside the bear... there is enough room after all!