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Re: Tornados
« Reply #30 on: October 06, 2007, 05:58:57 PM »
Lovely  :)

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #31 on: October 06, 2007, 06:08:35 PM »

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #32 on: October 06, 2007, 06:31:02 PM »
Tiger pattern on A-7 is nice  :-clap

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #33 on: October 06, 2007, 07:55:52 PM »
Great link Wingman81, also excellent image, looks like a 'Tiger Meet' shot

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #34 on: October 06, 2007, 08:26:13 PM »
Great link Wingman81, also excellent image, looks like a 'Tiger Meet' shot

Your are right..see the page before  :-cool

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #35 on: November 23, 2007, 01:33:40 AM »
#1 Tornado preparing before flight @ Holloman Air Force Base
#2 at airfiled Holloman AFB

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #36 on: November 23, 2007, 01:35:56 AM »
#1 Over New Mexico
#2 Recce Tornado starts
#3 Lt.Flenders (first woman pilot in German Air Force)

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #37 on: November 23, 2007, 01:23:21 PM »
Great images Wingman81  :-ok

I found this on the web about RAF female fast jet pilots.

Nearly a third of the female pilots who have qualified to fly RAF jets since 1990 have left before their contracts were up.
Their departure is thought to represent a loss of training that cost the taxpayer nearly £100m at today's prices.
In 14 years, 70 women have won their wings. But 19 have left prematurely - including one who won a six figure payout at an industrial tribunal which heard the culture of her squadron was "macho, male and almost tribal".

Flt Lt Salter – now a lecturer in business studies - claims the sexist attitudes of her male comrades was obvious from her first day on a fighter squadron.
She said: "I did have one navigator who came up to me and said 'We're going to make sure we get rid of you from this squadron'. I don't believe there's such a thing as a man's job or a woman's job but the RAF has traditionally been a man's world."
Flt Lt Salter quit after completing her first tour on Tornado GR1 strike jets, eventually becoming a pairs leader – a senior role on any squadron.
But she says when she tried to return to work after having her first baby at the age of 30 she was not offered a job that reflected her skills or experience.

It's sad in this day and age that they look at the sex of the person doing the job and not if that person can do the task right.

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #38 on: November 23, 2007, 04:05:42 PM »
It is leading us now maybe off topic but is very interesting. In Germany it was only possible to have women in the Bundeswehr since 1. Januar 2001. It then took a few years to change structures and now we see the first effects. Even Luftwaffe homepage is somehow advertising with her. It will be intersting to see how it develops in the next ten years. It is clear that authorities may have been sceptical or critical towards women pilots because Pilot training costs a lot of money. If they quit because of pregnancy it will be hard to re-enter service afterwards. Maybe structures have to be changed to make it easier for them to come back. Problem i see in low governmental military spending for Bundeswehr. The best example, why are we still flying F-4 Phantom ? Maybe it will change now with the new Typhoon the F-4 will continually be parted with (Tornados also but i guess we will have them for at least another 10-12 years).

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #39 on: March 24, 2009, 06:25:11 PM »
A Luftwaffen Tornado crashed yesterday while trying to land on the Air Base Büchel about 120 km south of Cologne.
Both crew ejected and were brought to a nearby hospital with injuries. It was bad weather yesterday and today. Exact reason for crash is yet unknown.
http://www.welt.de/politik/article3433690/Bundeswehr-Tornado-ueberschlaegt-sich.html

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #40 on: March 24, 2009, 06:51:37 PM »
Thanks for info mate...

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #41 on: March 24, 2009, 06:57:29 PM »
Can you post infos if something like these happens in your countries? I am always interested in that.  ;)

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #42 on: March 24, 2009, 08:45:04 PM »
Thanks for the update.
I will try and keep a look out at my end  :-think

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Re: Tornados
« Reply #43 on: March 24, 2009, 08:47:37 PM »
This rarely happen but i will keep this on mind- thank you for suggestion :)