Roy's pics from TV, etc

[cheddar cheese]

The Lightning one would be great if it didnt have the word "Proof" plastered across it

 

[Royzee617]

I agree. Dunno if they sold any of them. For completists only I suppose.

BTW I reckon at least one of those Lightnings used to be based near here at Cranfield in the 80s. Have some pix and a video somewhere. They were near the road for a long while, with tarps over them they looked so forlorn.

 

[Royzee617]

More miscellaneous pix. The first is mine own - a close up of the Jug at IWMD.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics Roy. That is a nice pic of the Thunderbolt there.

 

[Royzee617]

Cheers! Not bad considering the crappy camera I had then.

 

[trackend]

They certainly keep old No Guts No Glory in pristine condition up at Duxford dont they Roy?
nice shots

 

[Royzee617]

That pic was taken about 4 years ago I think. But you are right, magnificent machine.

 

[Royzee617]

More pix from the vaults... display teams etc.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics Roy.

 

[mosquitoman]

Lovely Mossie pics Roy, thanks.
BTW is that the one that's now at Duxford?

 

[Royzee617]

Have a horrible feeling it was the one that was lost.

 

[Royzee617]

More from you know where......

The RF-4C is a scan of a Polaroid taken at Alconbury OJ years ago - used to see these mighty beasts all the time... "The Smokers".

Nice mixed formation of Hunters and Lightnings off the TV. This one and the Hawks maybe should have gone on the other thread of display teams.

Finally the crazy flying of an SAA Jumbo.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics Roy.

 

[trackend]

Its not as good a plane as the Hawk but I have always thought the Gnat was a better looing aircraft Roy

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you kidding me the hawk's far better looking than the Gnat! and that's a great shot of the lightenings and hunters..........

 

[Royzee617]

I like both of them, the Gnat is more 'pointy' and looks like it's always going fast but the Hawk is elegant. It's humpy back makes it look a bit ugly I suppose but it is a marvellous machine, one of my faves. I am old enough to remember when the Reds swopped from the Gnat to the Hawk... By far the Hawk is the more practical machine for training having been designed for that. Mind you the Gnat is a 'killer' I believe it was called the 'Sabre Slayer' in the Indo-Pak wars years ago... Today I reckon the Hawk would give quite a few planes a tough time. Especially with good pilots and Sidewinders. I particularly like the single seat variants... Hot Rod!

 

[Royzee617]

More pix for your delectation... tank pix from BBC's Top Gear where JC was trying to evade the monster... pratt-of-the-month! (Again).

 

[cheddar cheese]

That was funny, "I know, ill go down this moderately steep hill and he wont be able to follow me!" Hell I could have evaded the tank, its not my Range Rover ill just open her up and break all the suspension arms and steering joints, but ill evade it

 

[Gnomey]

LOL CC! Nice pics Roy.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you wouldn't stand a chance CC