Random aviation photos

a reply to: nelloh62

Is that a MiG-15 or a 17? Looks like a 15, but I've never been great at identifying the two.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Spot on Zaph. It's a Mig-15 . Amazing aircraft, so small and extremely quiet. I would go as far to say graceful

a reply to: nelloh62

That's one of those where the MiG-15 is easy to identify, but the MiG-17 has like three more rivets on the panel under the rear of the cockpit.

I took a walking trip over the weekend in the Peak District National Park in Northern England. Had a brief fly by of the U.K.'s HM Coastguard who now have taken over the search and rescue job from the RAF Seakings

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

You ever been to the mach loop around that way ? I am gonna try and get there before the end of next month before the bad weather comes. Apparently you can get real close for some good photo's

a reply to: Zaphod58

And without googling ( not that you need to ! ) , what are the two aircraft chasing it.
Those three put on a superb aerial display

originally posted by: nelloh62
a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

You ever been to the mach loop around that way ? I am gonna try and get there before the end of next month before the bad weather comes. Apparently you can get real close for some good photo's

The Mach loop is in North Wales. That's on my bucket list. To have a walk around the hills and then sit and watch the aircraft

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

There is another one over that way. Stretches all the way into Scotland. I will try and dig the info out if needed

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

Here you go. LFA20(t). Hope the link works

www.gov.uk...

a reply to: nelloh62

They look like Vampires.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Damn. Spot on again

a reply to: nelloh62

It's hard to mistake a Vampire for anything. That was a pretty unique design.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Yeah, I guess so. I was just chuffed to see a pair in formation with the mig

a reply to: nelloh62

It's cool as hell that you got to see them. I don't think there are many left flying.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Apparently those three are from the Norwegian Historic Squadron

Caught a C-130 variant doing touch and gos at Plant 42 today.

a reply to: Zaphod58

I think I saw Air Force One descending towards DC the other day. It was a clearly 4-engined aircraft over northern VA descending east towards DC at ~10,000 feet that didn't show up on any flight tracker, and it looked like it was too high to be making a Dulles approach (and those tend to fly north/south anyways).

a reply to: Barnalby

I'm addition to the -130, which looks like it was Compass Call, just caught the Edwards NKC-135 at The Plant too.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Why am I filled with the sense that both of those old clunkers' mission profiles have been taken over by...

...something that might be related to plant 42...

a reply to: Barnalby

There's been a lot of activity there today. In addition to those I saw at least two C-12s, one was doing touch and gos, and a T-38 do a flyby.

Compass Call was originally going as a no bid contract but they're being forced to bid it now.