Pics of Aircraft in Odd Places
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GrauGeist
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Oh Lord - that vintage bug with a Wolfsburg crest would be worth a fortune today!
SaparotRob
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That's great aiming!
ARTESH
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That's ME!
Nice shots!
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Hansi's idea to increase range was crude but efficient
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Those Canadians don't care where they leave their drop tanks.
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fubar57
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Iron Maiden: Aces High
Awesome!
I'll see your inflatable Spitfire and raise you a Stuka crashing into a wall!
It's almost as if that was done deliberately... ;D
Roger Waters, The Wall
Yup, saw it as it made its stately way round the world. Pink Floyd have been doing the same since they toured The Wall in 1980. I remember seeing the Gilmour variant of Pink Floyd on their Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour in 1987/88 although I don't think they did In The Flesh. They did do Learning To Fly though, but without a Stuka, although the song features Gilmour running through a pre-take-off check in something. He used to have his own collection of aircraft at North Weald but they've been sold now, went by the name Intrepid Aviation. Nick Mason, the drummer is also a pilot, not to mention his love of motor sport...
Good ones!
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buffnut453
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It's been quiet around here lately...so here are a few pics of 6 Sqn Gladiators being moved overland (and overwater) on the backs of trucks from Sudan to the Kufra Oasis.
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buffnut453
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Another Gladiator, this time belonging to 80 Sqn. Not necessarily an odd place but certainly an odd position. I suspect the pilot dismounted....gingerly!
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buffnut453
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More a propos to the theme of the thread,
On June 7th, 1983, a Royal Navy Sea Harrier set off from HMS Illustrious, which was operating off the coast of Portugal. At the helm was 25-year-old Sub Lieutenant Ian "Soapy" Watson, a junior Royal Navy pilot undertaking his first NATO exercise, and his 14th sortie in the jet. His task was to search for a French aircraft carrier. As he started to return to his ship, he realized his radio wasn't working and so was unable to get a vector back to Illustrious. He couldn't even see his ship on his radar. Running low on fuel, he decided to head for a busy shipping lane. As luck would have it, he found a container ship and pulled off a remarkable, albeit not incident-free, emergency landing. He landed successfully on the containers with just a minute's flight time remaining. Alas, his Sea Harrier rolled backwards after the landing, ending up in the position shown in the photos.
On June 7th, 1983, a Royal Navy Sea Harrier set off from HMS Illustrious, which was operating off the coast of Portugal. At the helm was 25-year-old Sub Lieutenant Ian "Soapy" Watson, a junior Royal Navy pilot undertaking his first NATO exercise, and his 14th sortie in the jet. His task was to search for a French aircraft carrier. As he started to return to his ship, he realized his radio wasn't working and so was unable to get a vector back to Illustrious. He couldn't even see his ship on his radar. Running low on fuel, he decided to head for a busy shipping lane. As luck would have it, he found a container ship and pulled off a remarkable, albeit not incident-free, emergency landing. He landed successfully on the containers with just a minute's flight time remaining. Alas, his Sea Harrier rolled backwards after the landing, ending up in the position shown in the photos.
