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fsn

06 November 2022, 11:11:40 AM #3990
Not Team Yankee - support for the Cold War US infantry - M113's and a troop of mixed M60s (a Starship has snuck in somehow) with a couple of A10 Warthogs giving air cover.


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Steve J

06 November 2022, 11:14:59 AM #3991
I remember seeing an A10 Warthog hedge hopping many years ago by a village where I lived. I didn't hear it until it was almost next to me. Very impressive to see.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

06 November 2022, 11:35:11 AM #3992
Over the years I've been assaulted by Hunters, Phantoms, Tornadoes and Tyhpoons. Hogs coming at me from below the M1, near Coventry were the worst
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06 November 2022, 02:03:04 PM #3993
Years ago I went to a RAF station and had the pleasure of a low flying Vulcan.

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06 November 2022, 02:09:53 PM #3994
Quote from: fsn on 06 November 2022, 02:03:04 PMYears ago I went to a RAF station and had the pleasure of a low flying Vulcan.

And got deafened, noisy beast.
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fsn

06 November 2022, 02:11:09 PM #3995
Pardon?
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Westmarcher

06 November 2022, 03:01:48 PM #3996
QuotePardon?

He said, "And got deafened, noisy beast!".   =)
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Raider4

06 November 2022, 03:05:00 PM #3997
QuoteOver the years I've been assaulted by Hunters, Phantoms, Tornadoes and Tyhpoons. Hogs coming at me from below the M1, near Coventry were the worst
Years ago, hill walking in Snowdonia, was very startled to find myself looking down onto the Tornadoes hurtling through the valley.

Steve J

06 November 2022, 04:57:32 PM #3998
Where a friend lived near the Brecon Beacons, there was a valley you used to see various fighters whizzing up, which was pretty impressive, especially looking down on them too.

As a kid we often went to RAF Alconbury to see the various 'V' Bombers at the base, plus the Duxford Airshow of course.

Westmarcher

06 November 2022, 05:53:26 PM #3999
QuoteYears ago, hill walking in Snowdonia, was very startled to find myself looking down onto the Tornadoes hurtling through the valley.

QuoteWhere a friend lived near the Brecon Beacons, there was a valley you used to see various fighters whizzing up, which was pretty impressive, especially looking down on them too.


I'm not exactly sure where "the course" is but this sounds like the famous "Mach Loop." Very popular with military aircraft enthusiasts and, of course, the military.

Loads of spectacular videos on YouTube, btw, .... although I wonder if they are really there for the flying .....   :-\

Mach Loop


I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Raider4

06 November 2022, 07:01:02 PM #4000

QuoteLoads of spectacular videos on YouTube, btw, .... although I wonder if they are really there for the flying .....  :-\

Mach Loop
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Aeroplanes and . . . er, what?

Westmarcher

06 November 2022, 07:20:11 PM #4001
Quote"Sign in to confirm your age. This video may be inappropriate for some users."


Aeroplanes and . . . er, what?

... and here was I thinking you were over 18.  ;)   ;D
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

fsn

06 November 2022, 07:32:28 PM #4002
When I was a child, my Dad was in the RAF. He served on English Electric Lightnings.

When they scrambled, it was very, very noisy. 

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howayman

06 November 2022, 08:04:01 PM #4003
Always loved the Lightning.
One of the few aircraft that could climb vertically.

Heedless Horseman

06 November 2022, 08:36:55 PM #4004
QuoteAlways loved the Lightning.
One of the few aircraft that could climb vertically.
And go into ground vertically!! There is a pic of such, but I can't post it. Pilot survived with injuries.

Used to travel through valley where A10s would just pop over hill, not far overhead. And than a Vulcan did same thing!
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