Well, it said so... but I could not believe they would be able to do this... it's daft anyway. Too vulnerable being so close.
Probably F16s then? But even that would be an unusual battle formation over hostile territory...?
Insurrection Live at The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes - saw this band a couple of weeks ago and very fine they were too: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtiepkPy5js
A nice rendition of Cocaine...
The Royal Air Force has amassed an operational record—and a reputation—that few can match.
There When it Counts
By Rebecca Grant
In early September, NATO forces operating near the town of Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan came under sudden insurgent attack. On-scene controllers called in USAF A-10 Warthogs—and Royal Air Force GR-9 Harriers. The Harriers dropped general-purpose and precision guided bombs on a building used as a mortar firing position. Another Harrier bombed enemy fighters in a nearby town, then launched rockets against enemy forces hiding in a tree line. In the wake of these RAF strikes, the insurgent attacks ceased.
more: There When it Counts - December 2007
V-22 mishap probe prompts US fleet restrictions
By Stephen Trimble
Believing a design defect aboard the Bell-Boeing V-22 is likely to blame for a second in-flight engine fire, the US Navy has placed a flight restriction on the US domestic Osprey fleet and ordered the contractor to rush deliveries of a modification kit.
mORE@ V-22 mishap probe prompts US fleet restrictions
Special clip I filmed at the MAF nearly ten years ago I reckon. Features a single F15C Eagle accompanied by a pair of P51 Mustangs in the 'Heritage Flight'. I love these mixed formations - the sight and sound is breathtaking. It illustrates how large the F15C - in some respects the modern equivalent to the WW2 P51