Screenshot Thread

[Spinners 15,968]

In the circuit...

 

A Hawker Hunter FGA.9 of No.27 Smaldeel, Belgian Air Force, 1964.

[+ludo.m54 1,997]

Mirage 5F (EC 3/13 1979) over East Germany... :wink2:

 

 

Ludo

[Spinners 15,968]

McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II's - Escuardra 301, 'Jaguares', Força Aérea Portuguesa, 1974.

[ShrikeHawk 384]

Hard Hitting victory over Vietnam

[ShrikeHawk 384]

Easter Skies

[Spinners 15,968]

A FAP F-4C scrambles from Nacala, Mozambique.

[+Crusader 2,050]

Thunderstrike... yesssss...!!!!

[Spinners 15,968]

Cool Runnings

 

A BAC Thunderstrike S.1 of No.139 (Jamaica) Squadron

[+Sundowner 4,516]

Look who's outside...........

 

[+Dave 2,318]

It's all Greek to me.

[+Muesli 2,151]

Night Raider.

[Derk 265]

First some excercising with the pilots of the new owners

 

getting them to know the plane and the European weather

 

and then say hello to know the Stinger guys.....

 

better make sure they know who you are......

 

Very nice new MLU !!!!

 

Hou doe,

 

Derk

Edited April 5, 2010 by Derk

[Vampyre 24]

Someone is about to have a really bad day.

 

There can be only one! ... bomber that is

 

Hawk T1 running for home after a successful point defense mission.

 

Tried to land on this lil' fellers wing but overshot my form up a bit... nothing like a touch and go at an enemy base to prove your dominance over them.

 

Vark strike in the goo

[+Piecemeal 450]

Welcome to the People's Republic of Paradise!

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BAC Thunderstrike S.2 of No.213 Squadron, RAF Germany, Feb 1971.

[Vampyre 24]

49th Tactical Fighter Wing, 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron scores a kill.

 

Scratch one MiG-21PFM

 

Bone RTB

 

Raptor cruising by the moon

 

Lancer prepairing to send a B-61 to the enemy airfield.

[+allenjb42 4,127]

BAC Thunderstrike S.2 Operation Black Buck, Falklands 1982

 

Final tanking before ingress

 

 

 

GOOD MORNING STANLEY!!! WAKEY WAKEY!!!

 

 

Hitting the target

 

The Thunderstrike S.2 versions used in the Falklands operation were hastily converted to include and extra fuel tank in the bomb-bay. This had the effect of maintaining the extended range that external tanks would have allowed, whilst allowing the aircraft to carry a wider variety of weaponry than would otherwise have been available had the aircraft been limited to four wing tanks and the bombay full of 'dumb' bombs.

 

The Thunderstrike had a good war, carrying out defence suppression, recon and strike missions, including the use of LGBs, marked by SAS units on the ground.

 

Two aircraft were lost to ground fire in seperate incidents, one to AAA and one to a Roland SAM. All crew members ejected safely; two were captured and would be freed on the liberation of Port Stanley, one was extracted in a daring resue operation by Lynx helicopter, and the remaining WSO evaded capture for some two weeks before finally linking up with Royal Marine units 'yomping' en route to Stanley and was then helicoptered to safety.

 

A third aircraft was reported missing presumed lost in poor weather. No wreckage has been recovered and it is thought that this aircraft was tasked with a reconnaisance of Argentine airfields and\or naval facilities on the mainland and it is known Argentine air defence Mirages were scrambled on a number of occasions against Thunderstrke probes, but in all cases the RAF jets outran any pursuit at low level, using their ECM capabilities to foil any tracking by radar guided missiles.

 

Thanks for the new toy guys!

Edited April 7, 2010 by allenjb42

[ShrikeHawk 384]

Most excellent post! I think this could have gone into the "After Action" section. Good writing and good pics to be certain.

[+Dave 2,318]

Bombers....

[SUICIDAL 402]

BAC Thunderstrike S.2 Operation Black Buck, Falklands 1982

 

 

 

The Thunderstrike S.2 versions used in the Falklands operation were hastily converted to include and extra fuel tank in the bomb-bay. This had the effect of maintaining the extended range that external tanks would have allowed, whilst allowing the aircraft to carry a wider variety of weaponry than would otherwise have been available had the aircraft been limited to four wing tanks and the bombay full of 'dumb' bombs.

 

 

The Thunderstrike had a good war, carrying out defence suppression, recon and strike missions, including the use of LGBs, marked by SAS units on the ground.

 

Two aircraft were lost to ground fire in seperate incidents, one to AAA and one to a Roland SAM. All crew members ejected safely; two were captured and would be freed on the liberation of Port Stanley, one was extracted in a daring resue operation by Lynx helicopter, and the remaining WSO evaded capture for some two weeks before finally linking up with Royal Marine units 'yomping' en route to Stanley and was then helicoptered to safety.

 

A third aircraft was reported missing presumed lost in poor weather. No wreckage has been recovered and it is thought that this aircraft was tasked with a reconnaisance of Argentine airfields and\or naval facilities on the mainland and it is known Argentine air defence Mirages were scrambled on a number of occasions against Thunderstrke probes, but in all cases the RAF jets outran any pursuit at low level, using their ECM capabilities to foil any tracking by radar guided missiles.

 

Thanks for the new toy guys!

 

 

 

 

EXCELLENT VERY GOOD STORY AND MISSION!!!

 

Not to mention the screenshots

They are fantastic

 

Saludos

 

Marcos

 

 

[Spinners 15,968]

BAC Thunderstrike S.2 Operation Black Buck, Falklands 1982

 

 

Chapeau!

[+allenjb42 4,127]

Thanks guys! Here's some screenies of the real raid, using comprnt's excellent Falklands missions pack

 

Tanking before ingress

 

 

 

Hitting the runway

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heading for home

 

 

 

Can you tell I'm currently reading Vulcan 607?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vulcan-607-Rowland-White/dp/0552152293/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270624887&sr=8-1

[Derk 265]

Amazing, pic's could well be used for illustration of a book !!

 

Hou doe,

 

Derk

[AndrzejJ 0]

My F-14 landing on carrier

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My F-14 landing on carrier

 

Hehe, Sweet! Something fresh!