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I know it's not quite 'on subject' but I remember seeing a vid of a EE Lightning squadron scramble and a few v low passes from the cockpit, while I was at Willie Clamp's groundschool at Cranditz. Anyone got a copy?.......sure the wiwol crusties would like it too! ;)

A2QFI. Pse check yr PM's.

Thanks for the heads up on the history behind the clips, I have more that I am working on and it makes a big difference when you know what they were all about.

Anybody with any more material from this period feel free to PM me, as mentioned I am restoring some footage and building new shots to try and get something together before these magnificant days are lost. I will be here in the sandpit for the next 12 months, all going well, so looking forward to tyding it all up before then.

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Thumrait Tower ..... Air Traffic Control ..... NOT !

Well, I have finally got to visit this site, and what memories it has rekindled !

Dodgy Bombs were pretty fatal on Jags (a full piccie sequence of the ejection exists somewhere as I saw it in an Australia "Post" magazine years ago) Rick sure was lucky, and beat amazing odds to fly again.

Motor Cycle Batteries stored in nose lockers on beat ups don't do Jags much good either ...... do they Dick ?! :p

Air Traffic Control was rather a misnomer at OOTH .... we were a right bunch of misfits for the most part ..... a couple of ex RN ..... Hairy Doug and Don Thompson ..... couple of ex RAF (including an ex WWII Stirling pilot as I recall) ..... ex RAAF (Me !) ..... the GCI bunch and Ops crew were pretty amazing characters too ...... who could forget "Bubbles" (GCI) or Dickie (Ops) .....

The skyvan story was true ....

Havn't heard the one about the brand new tower windows getting blown out by the arrival of the Jags yet Nick ?! Or the one about all the pool furniture getting dumped in the pool or reduced to bits by the beatup over the Mess.

Also heard a rumour that one Jag beatup went through a hanger ....... Have no doubt it happened, and yes I do know who it was ..... !

Some stories happened in the Messes ..... one pissed off (Hunter) pilot who had been waiting a while got the staff attention by blasting a hole in the dining roof with his revolver at Lansab !

AT LEAST 1 laugh came at my expense ..... the Ex RN guys used to use QTH for QGH's ..... the RAAF used QDM ..... I recall sending a certaing "Paddy" out over Aden for an eternity before I realised the CRDF was set on QTE not QDM .... OOOPS !

Hunter time-exed rocket rails made great back axles for Land Yachts !

Cheers and beers.

Check your PM's mate....good to see you on here, everything you told me about this jewel of the Middle East is true.....yup lotsa sand, lotsa camels and lotsa parties, what more could you want !

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Not Omani Jags, but a seriously good (and amusing) low pass.

It's the same vid that Chimbu tried to post, rehosted for your enjoyment. Also posted on another low flying post, turn up the volume unless you are offended by strong language (which I doubt)

Enjoy.....

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.co...Low%20Pass.wmv

Who the hell is that giving AdC a haircut? Should be easy to spot - obviously has some familiarity with Supermarine/Rolls Royce products and also sports industrial strength gonads. Biggin? Duxford?:ok: :D :ooh:

In case you doubted the Jags low level capabilities Jacko, I have the footage taken from the ground too and the last pass is definately 250 kts +

Ye who doubts....check page 2 of the thread onwards

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Here's another somehwat "low level" pass....

http://www.harry.hirschman.com/image..._ugly_pass.MPG

Cheers! M2

Have fun with these posts mate.

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MMM,
That is really as close as one wants to be!! Any more like it?
Regards, JR :ok:

Fox 3

was that last jag in thumers 05 below the rudders of the other aircraft? If it was great flying by the pilot.

I miss it in New Zealand now.......

I have a copy of the video shot in the early 80's that I am restoring which has these beatups on them and some. It was the "good ol days" when the lads used to give the place a good waz up....thankfully some great photos and footage still around to record the moments.

Thanks Jard,
yep where there is a will there's a way... I have 7 inquires about the Club, 3 of them are wanting to Learn to fly. so as you can see I need a Instructor that is willing for two weekends a month. I could proberly hire a A/C out of DARbut unsure of the legals. Also Jards, no luck at the base yet, not even sure if there is a OIC etc..... But will keep trying.

Captn Gerry,
Fancy comming up for a while????

Regards

Jon

Sorry about the last post , stuffed up.

Jon

Sorry about the last post , stuffed up.

Jon

absoutly superb pics/video of the Jaguar. The Herc Clips remind me of the ards airshow in mid 1990's when the Swedish airforce dislayed the Draken after a flypast by both Drakens the support herc on its transit to dublin requested permission to fly past and with the support crew in the back fle past very low was very impressed.

I don't think I will ever forget the low flying
antics in Oman. The guys on Six sqn (hunters) eight (jags) knew how to fly, and it was a real priviledge to watch the national day 'return' into Seeb, and also to go out at Rubcut with the old man to watch FAC'ing with the odd 'flypast' sans 50 ft. Returning to Oman for a 'magic carpet' Ex some years later was a real eye opener for me.

son of Kendo

Flown with 8x1,000lb (concrete) twice. No problems getting airborne and actually not that draggy, but the circuit(s) to land were interesting. Cruising at 45,000ft in a lightweight jet was no problem provided M.98 maintained to keep the IAS sensible (and the engines happy). Fond memories.

giggling good time

Thanks for the thread folks - reading this in Amman not looking forward to flying the Airbus home tomorrow, but many fond memories of my 40 months with SOAF.

KMB01