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7th Jan 2022, 22:59
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Posted By BEagle

RAFG F-4s at Goose on the way to Red Flag 5 Oct...

RAFG F-4s at Goose on the way to Red Flag 5 Oct 1988:

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x558/rafg_f_4s_goose_bay_5_oct_88_56371c9fb8e24fbe20f11d68732bb92d4d8d54de.jpg

Taken...
28th Mar 2021, 15:33
Replies: 757
Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

That 892 Sqn commissioning clip brought back...

That 892 Sqn commissioning clip brought back memories! The pilot of the Sea Venom, the late John 'Farmer' Steele, was a great family friend with a fine sense of humour. His description of the event...
14th Mar 2019, 07:53
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Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

The One Eleven ;) squadron nose marking is...

The One Eleven ;) squadron nose marking is incomplete, green/grey camouflage is incorrect for an aircraft fitted with TESS and the centreline store is unusual.

Whereas the 64(R) painted original...
26th Nov 2016, 15:29
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Posted By BEagle

The normal RAF paint scheme in my brief F-4 time...

The normal RAF paint scheme in my brief F-4 time was 'Barley Grey'....

That is, if you could actually see it under the general grubbiness of hydraulic stains, oil stains from the blowholes,...
10th May 2016, 07:36
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Posted By BEagle

On the subject of F-4 models, or rather toys,...

On the subject of F-4 models, or rather toys, Airfix should forever hang their heads in shame at this piece of utter junk they sold in the '70s:

watch?v=BqvHATKNKf0

'Super Flight...
20th Sep 2015, 07:40
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Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

TheWestCoast wrote: The full story certainly...

TheWestCoast wrote:
The full story certainly is. The flight on 10 May 1972, during which he and his RIO Willy Driscoll achieved 3 kills before themselves being shot down, is a classic of the time....
1st Sep 2015, 08:51
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Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

27mm wrote: And the slug-balancer in chief...

27mm wrote:

And the slug-balancer in chief on the front row is GB, OC 56.

(When did 'Marvin the paranoid android' become 'Grumpy Bob'?)

Gizz - the RAF's only commissioned football hooligan!
16th Feb 2015, 22:01
Replies: 757
Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

When our 'hemp' VC10Ks were repainted in grey, it...

When our 'hemp' VC10Ks were repainted in grey, it was referred to not as 'Barley' grey, but as 'John Major' grey - he was PM at the time.

The first grey jet came back with a pansy wedgwood 'blue...
14th Feb 2015, 21:40
Replies: 757
Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

Thought so, mate! That OP TIGER TRAIL 3/84...

Thought so, mate!

That OP TIGER TRAIL 3/84 was somewhat protracted! From what I've been able to recall, I flew out on 24 Oct 84 in the back of one VC10K as another crew was flying it. We also...
14th Feb 2015, 10:37
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Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

Hi Jerrynav! Great to hear from you! I wasn't...

Hi Jerrynav! Great to hear from you! I wasn't sure whether it was you or SkidM who took the photo.

That's you hiding in the intake in the 1982 APC piccy, isn't it?
13th Feb 2015, 16:08
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Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

Not F-4s, this time, sorry. There's always...

Not F-4s, this time, sorry.

There's always an element of luck when taking air-to-air photos, and I had 2 basic rules: 1. Never try to fly and take photos at the same time; 2. Never ask crews to...
13th Feb 2015, 15:09
Replies: 757
Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

Here's a couple more, featuring the F-4J(UK)s of...

Here's a couple more, featuring the F-4J(UK)s of 74(F) Tiger Sqn:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/F-4JUK_zps569d5c30.jpg...
13th Feb 2015, 10:21
Replies: 757
Views: 512,875
Posted By BEagle

Rather nicer weather for this dashed handsome...

Rather nicer weather for this dashed handsome group of Firebirds:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/FirebirdsAug1982_zpsa4c1da9a.jpg...
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