Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)

[Eric Mc]

How do you know it's Israel. It could be an Israeli F-16 in Egypt - for instance.

Is the Tornado and RAF example or somebody else's?

[Bushmaster]

Eric Mc said:

How do you know it's Israel. It could be an Israeli F-16 in Egypt - for instance.

Is the Tornado and RAF example or somebody else's?

I don't, but I should imagine that most F-16I Sufa's are kept inside Israel except when they're off bombing somewhere else.

No idea whose Tornado it is. Maybe diverted to an Israeli base?

[Bushmaster]

[Mr_B]

[Eric Mc]

The Israeli Spit is nice.

In 1948, during the fisrt Egypt-Israeli War there were a number of air to air combats between Israeli and Egyptian Spitfires.

[Dr Jekyll]

I think I'm right in saying the last time any Spitfire was in air to air combat it was against other Spitfires.

[tegwin]

Took this one in Switzerland last year....awsome bit of flying!

[mybrainhurts]

Bushmaster said:

A Tornado?

No....

[eharding]

mybrainhurts said:

Bushmaster said:

A Tornado?

No....

Top left. Try harder with those traffic spotting skills.

[bobthemonkey]

Bushmaster said:

A Tornado? In Israel? How bizarre.

Are you sure its Israel. The more logical explanation is that it was taken on an exercise; something like Reg Flag at Nellis.

[ninja-lewis]

bobthemonkey said:

Bushmaster said:

A Tornado? In Israel? How bizarre.

Are you sure its Israel. The more logical explanation is that it was taken on an exercise; something like Reg Flag at Nellis.

Correct. The picture is a still from the IMAX film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag". It was at Nellis and the aircraft in the background is almost certainly German.

[speedy_thrills]

tegwin said:

OMG, shop though? If the blade was so close to the ground wouldn't it such on snow as it was blowinmg it about? Also interaction between having the surface so close to the blade?

[Burnedout]

[Semi hemi]

Cool as in the temp Brrr! not cool as in the result

YesterdaySaturday on 'Glas Maol' above the Glenshee Ski centre. Pilot was unhurt and able to walk down the mountain aided by the climbers that were on the summit at time of the crash. Full story and more pics here

edited to correct date

Edited by Semi hemi on Monday 3rd November 09:37

[james_tigerwoods]

I've really enjoyed looking through these, but I've not seen any photos of Lightnings...

[speedy_thrills]

Burnedout said:

That's staggeringly beautiful, details please .

[Eric Mc]

Ryan PT-22?

They were used as basic trainers during WW2. Their more normal colours were blue fuselages with bright yellow wings.

[hman]

Semi hemi said:

Cool as in the temp Brrr! not cool as in the result

Yesterday on Glas Maol above the Glenshee Ski centre. Pilot was unhurt and able to walk down the mountain aided by the climbers that were on the summit at time of the crash. Full story and more pics here

snow joke that!

Seriously though I'm glad he was OK, he could have been stranded up there if you hadnt been at the right place at the right time.

He owes you a debt of gratitude.

[Burnedout]

Ryan STM-S2, one of 34 which survived the Japanese attacks on the Dutch AF in what is now Indonesia.
They were shipped to AUS and were as Eric says used as trainers. Some are still flying!
Ryan also built the 'Spirit of St. Louis'

Edited by Burnedout on Monday 3rd November 09:22

[Burnedout]

Another Looker:







They are nice polished up!