Just a little something for you ex Buccaneer and Frightning folk
 

I won't tell you how wet I got, even my wet was wet.........

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Buccaneer by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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Lightning strikes by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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Lightning by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

I thought hobbies were supposed to be fun AND dry.... :E
Bigger versions on Flickr if you want them.

Bet The Bucc guys were happy they didn't have to fly! Spent many happy hours (pre-HAS days) watching the water draining into the side panels after a rainy crew-in, and waiting for something to fail!

Magnificent photos of TWO great British ALL weather aircraft. Thanks NutLoose.

Superb photographs that remind me of my ATC tours at Coltishall in the last year of 226 Lightning OCU and later at Lossiemouth with 12 Sqn, 208 Sqn and 226 Jaguar OCU - such happy days!

What is it with Bruntingthorpe, I have been twice and got a soaking. Worth the trip though. well reccomended to anybody who has OM15/OF4 or OX38 running through their system.

THREE....?

Looks like 15-10-10 not 45-25-25! Great pictures VMT.

I missed the Mighty Hunter in the background dribbling over the Buccaneer-Apologies-and quite correct

Take off config! But you knew that 45-25-25, you were just trying to get your pseudonym in twice.

There is a very good piece, by Ollie Suckling, in the Haynes Buccaneer Manual where, as a non-Buccaneer pilot, he explains his process from strap-in to 'take-off' and subsequent braking!

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GREAT...?

(I kid, I kid!) :p

Love the first photo Nutty, just beautiful.

Make that four

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VC10 by Tony Taylor, on Flickr



Thanks all, from another day

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Buccaneers return by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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Buccaneers Bruntingthorpe trio by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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Buccaneers Bruntingthorpe 2012 by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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Lightning Bruntingthorpe 2010 by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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Lightning 2010 Bruntingthorpe by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

And a couple to make our colonials feel better :)

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Sally B Flying by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

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P-51D duo by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

It was usually the ILS box, which was normally declared "S' after a couple of hours on the radiator in the line hut.

Maybe so, but at least the rest had Rudders on them :p

Forgot the Navy types :)

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Buccaneer 020 roll by Tony Taylor, on Flickr

Classic Aircraft
 

I have tremendous respect for these all British aircraft; incredible performance, even today. I have to confess as I kid, I thought the Buccaneer was as about as sleek and attractive as a roughed up parrott. When I first looked at it again not that long ago it instantly reminded me of a pregnant penguin. "They should have called it Frankenstein" I used to think. But having learned more of its performance and read a few stories of its exploits and capability I have nothing but admiration for what it did in its day. I would love to hear any accounts of what it was really like to fly and of its performance.

The Lightning just takes your breath away looking at it; stunning performance.

A great site for aircraft pics is https://www.airliners.net/ - great variety and quality pics.

19 pages of hi-res Buccaneer pics here: https://www.airliners.net/search?key...egory=9&page=1

31 pages of hi-res Lightning pics here: https://www.airliners.net/search?key...tric+Lightning

Brilliant picture's Nut and worth a soaking to get, say's he from the warmth of Australia. :D

Pretty standard weather for carrier flight deck operations.......

NutLoose
Please excuse my bad manners in not acknowledging your excellent photographs in my prior post! I blame this on my enthusiasm for the subject getting the better of me and my current Robinson Crusoe existence of virtually no contact with people allowing my manners to drain away.

Excellent photo of the B-17 too. Wish I had the chance to see these aircraft at a show, let alone take such excellent photo's; you have some really superb photo's there.

I dont have any photo's of my own of these aircraft; in case any other amateurs like myself cant get enough good pics of these great aircraft I hope you dont mind me plonking the two links to Airliners.net. I dont know how that site operates but your photo's would be worthy additions to those already on that site.

please do.