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Combat Warplanes / Re: Royal Air Force Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft
« on: June 21, 2014, 04:26:46 PM »
Thanks No.1, I will keep my eye on the RAF News website and post anything of interest. 
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Combat Warplanes / Royal Air Force Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft
« on: June 21, 2014, 04:12:19 PM »
RAF Typhoons were yesterday (Tuesday 17 June) scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace.
The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron, were launched after four separate groups of aircraft were detected by NATO air defences in international airspace near to the Baltic States.
Once airborne, the British jets identified the aircraft as a Russian Tupolev Tu22 ‘Backfire’ bomber, four Sukhoi Su27 ‘Flanker’ fighters, one Beriev A50 ‘Mainstay’ early warning aircraft and an Antonov An26 ‘Curl’ transport aircraft who appeared to be carrying out a variety of routine training. The Russian aircraft were monitored by the RAF Typhoons and escorted on their way.
The Typhoon pilots involved in the operation were Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Mark Long of 29 (Reserve) Squadron (the Typhoon operational training unit) and a French Air Force exchange pilot Commandant Marc-Antoine Gerrard who is currently attached to 1(Fighter) Squadron.
Flt Lt Long said: “The Typhoon is a superb aircraft that makes intercepting other aircraft exceptionally easy, today’s interception of the Russian Flankers is all in days work for an RAF fighter pilot.”
Typhoon Detachment Commander Wing Commander Ian Townsend said:
“We regularly intercept Russian and civilian aircraft from UK Quick Reaction Alert and so this type of mission is core business for us and exactly what we were sent to the Baltic region by NATO to do. It was a thoroughly successful operation with both my groundcrew and aircrew performing to the exacting professional high standards I have come to expect.”
Photographs: SAC Dan Herrick
RAF/MOD Crown Copyright 2014
The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron, were launched after four separate groups of aircraft were detected by NATO air defences in international airspace near to the Baltic States.
Once airborne, the British jets identified the aircraft as a Russian Tupolev Tu22 ‘Backfire’ bomber, four Sukhoi Su27 ‘Flanker’ fighters, one Beriev A50 ‘Mainstay’ early warning aircraft and an Antonov An26 ‘Curl’ transport aircraft who appeared to be carrying out a variety of routine training. The Russian aircraft were monitored by the RAF Typhoons and escorted on their way.
The Typhoon pilots involved in the operation were Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Mark Long of 29 (Reserve) Squadron (the Typhoon operational training unit) and a French Air Force exchange pilot Commandant Marc-Antoine Gerrard who is currently attached to 1(Fighter) Squadron.
Flt Lt Long said: “The Typhoon is a superb aircraft that makes intercepting other aircraft exceptionally easy, today’s interception of the Russian Flankers is all in days work for an RAF fighter pilot.”
Typhoon Detachment Commander Wing Commander Ian Townsend said:
“We regularly intercept Russian and civilian aircraft from UK Quick Reaction Alert and so this type of mission is core business for us and exactly what we were sent to the Baltic region by NATO to do. It was a thoroughly successful operation with both my groundcrew and aircrew performing to the exacting professional high standards I have come to expect.”
Photographs: SAC Dan Herrick
RAF/MOD Crown Copyright 2014
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Newark Air Museum Cockpit Fest 2014
« on: June 16, 2014, 04:56:21 PM »
Sometimes it is the only why in which the private owner can have their own aircraft. My friend Darren Green who owns WH779 the Canberra PR.7 was been working on it for the past 8 years, the inside looks like the aircraft is ready to take off. I hate to think what it has cost him.
The gentleman who owns the Canberra PR.9 got free when he purchased the trailer it was on. The thing about this PR.9 it was never fitted to an airframe or given an RAF serial number. It was used by the company for testing, so in fact it is very rare.
The gentleman who owns the Canberra PR.9 got free when he purchased the trailer it was on. The thing about this PR.9 it was never fitted to an airframe or given an RAF serial number. It was used by the company for testing, so in fact it is very rare.
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Newark Air Museum Cockpit Fest 2014
« on: June 16, 2014, 04:30:03 PM »
The very small cockpit of the Harrier GR.3
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Newark Air Museum Cockpit Fest 2014
« on: June 16, 2014, 04:27:10 PM »
Inside the Canberra T.17, at one time this variant was highly classified. Very small space for a crew of three
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Newark Air Museum Cockpit Fest 2014
« on: June 16, 2014, 04:25:37 PM »
Inside the Canberra PR.7, it has been over 36 years since I was last inside a PR.7
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Combat Warplanes / Newark Air Museum Cockpit Fest 2014
« on: June 16, 2014, 04:24:13 PM »
Newark Air Museum Cockpit Fest, private owners bring their cockpits for display, you even get to climb in some of them.
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Model Display
« on: June 14, 2014, 10:06:46 PM »
There was a re-build of a Mk.1A Spitfire panel on display, but that was all I saw, See image attached
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Model Display
« on: June 14, 2014, 09:47:15 PM »Look great!!! They have also good collection of real airplanes but wonder did they get Spitfire?There was a great detail on the Spitfire, unsure but it maybe the Tamiya 1/32 scale.
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Aircraft Modeling / Model Display
« on: June 14, 2014, 08:09:29 PM »
Model display at Newark Air Museum, an event which was part of the Cockpit Fest.
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Duxford D-Day Anniversary Air Show
« on: June 09, 2014, 05:22:18 PM »
It was a great day and for a change the weather was good. 
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Curtiss SBC Helldiver
« on: June 09, 2014, 02:41:30 PM »
SBC-4 Helldiver and the XF12C-1
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Duxford D-Day Anniversary Air Show
« on: June 09, 2014, 02:32:02 PM »
Further images from the air show.
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Combat Warplanes / Duxford D-Day Anniversary Air Show
« on: June 09, 2014, 02:25:39 PM »
On the 25th May I attended the D-Day Anniversary air show at Duxford, here are some of the shots I took.