Spinners Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 In the circuit... A Hawker Hunter FGA.9 of No.27 Smaldeel, Belgian Air Force, 1964. Quote
+ludo.m54 Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 Mirage 5F (EC 3/13 1979) over East Germany... :wink2: Ludo Quote
Spinners Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II's - Escuardra 301, 'Jaguares', Força Aérea Portuguesa, 1974. Quote
Spinners Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 A FAP F-4C scrambles from Nacala, Mozambique. Quote
Spinners Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Cool Runnings A BAC Thunderstrike S.1 of No.139 (Jamaica) Squadron Quote
Derk Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) 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 Quote
Vampyre Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 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 Quote
+Piecemeal Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Welcome to the People's Republic of Paradise! 1 Quote
Spinners Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 BAC Thunderstrike S.2 of No.213 Squadron, RAF Germany, Feb 1971. 1 Quote
Vampyre Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 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. Quote
+allenjb42 Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 (edited) 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 3 Quote
ShrikeHawk Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 Most excellent post! I think this could have gone into the "After Action" section. Good writing and good pics to be certain. Quote
+SUICIDAL Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 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 Quote
Spinners Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 BAC Thunderstrike S.2 Operation Black Buck, Falklands 1982 Chapeau! Quote
+allenjb42 Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 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 Quote
Derk Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 Amazing, pic's could well be used for illustration of a book !! Hou doe, Derk Quote
xclusiv8 Posted April 7, 2010 Posted April 7, 2010 My F-14 landing on carrier Hehe, Sweet! Something fresh! Quote
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