Happy Birthday Firebirds.
Happy 100th Birthday to 56(f) Squadron.
3 great years at Wattisham 1979-82. Happy days!! |
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Splendid pictures EngO. Somehow though, the F3 just doesn't cut the mustard alongside the Lightning and Phantom; it looks too delicate. The F4 is just brutal in comparison. In a good way :E
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Bernoulli
But the 'Fin' is so much better at doing this than the 'Tomb'! https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...5943eaaa48.jpg Happy Birthday Firebirds! LJ http://static1.squarespace.com/stati...1422714255000/ |
Banter Mode ON
Bernoulli - I agree ref the Phantom and Lightning. LJ - really - depends which unit is flying it perhaps ! http://static.wixstatic.com/media/37...0_0.00_jpg_srz Not photoshopped. I remember getting the original put on the back cover of a Flight Safety magazine back in the day. Nevertheless, Happy Birthday "Firebirds". |
Firebirds Lightning Display Team - videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn1DtoKV69U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGkpHyeGUnk |
Engo
This is definately a shifty-fix jet flown by Parky and Jabba... http://www.sky-flash.com/mildenhall/059.jpg http://www.sky-flash.com/mildenhall/057.jpg And I think this one was Dicko and Gaz... http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.u...nado05-450.jpg http://jaffapix.com/reheat/tornf3.jpg :ok: |
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My grandfather Sgt WS Appleton joined at London Colney in the August and at one time was Albert Ball VC's fitter/armourer. He earned a Meritorious Service gong for his work on interrupter gear. The family donated some of his memorabilia to 56 at Wattisham on their 75th anniversary.
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I can't seem to find the flying version of this...
http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/wattish...threetails.jpg ...although these days this might be more appropriate for 56(R) Sqn... https://hushkit.files.wordpress.com/...2576.jpg?w=830 :ok: |
Alcock & Brown(e) 60th Anniversary Commemorative Transatlantic Crossing 21 Jun 79 - 5 hours 40 minutes Goose Bay to the UK.
XV424 was allotted to 56(F) Sqn at the time. Sqn Ldr AJN Alcock MBE was a 56 Sqn Flt Cdr. Flt Lt Norman Browne was an ex-Phantom nav brought back from a Buccaneer sqn for the flight. XV486 Backup Aircraft http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...Brown07-79.jpg XV424 Primary Aircraft http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8384/...50f40ce523.jpg http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/document...FGR2-XV424.pdf |
Excuse a spotter butting in here.....
Is't the jet in post 9 from 92 (East India Sqn? It looks very much like a Cobra on the tail to these ancient eyes of mine.......
...anyway, it's still a great picture of a great machine!:ok::ok::ok::D:D |
Such a shame whalebone's contribution is almost lost in amongst the hideous ADV pictures.
Can we try harder, please? Best wishes to all ex Firebirds :D PS Good spotting, Bob! http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/wp-conte...03/bobmem3.jpg |
AB(RAF) photo - Swift of 56 Sqn based at RAF Waterbeach in 1954.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_zghJ8XAAA9SJf.jpg |
Usual RAF Akrotiri APC shenanigans. The Nav on that sortie went on to have a distinguished career retiring as an AVM.
http://www.f4phantomeers.org.uk/imag...prusbeatup.jpg |
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