Air to air Shackeltons 1988

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F102A
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Air to air Shackeltons 1988

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Some Kodachrome slide scans taken from a C-130 in 1988. Comments appreciated.
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Shackletons over RAF Lossiemouth 1988 by F102A, on Flickr
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4 Shackletons over Lossiemouth lighthouse 1988 by F102A, on Flickr

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Comments appreciated?! Awesome, just fantstic stuff. Never realised some had an "8" on top of the fuselage.
Superb, if only we could hear 'em too!!!
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Amazing shots, thanks for sharing. I love the Buccaneers on the ground and Hunter(?).

How stable was the C-130 with that lot moving all that air?
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Cracking set, I can hear them Griffons growling away!! Aircraft No 56 looks weatherd and worn, wonderfull images :clap: :clap:
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Wow :clap:

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Utterly gorgeous :clap: Thank you for sharing those :biggrin:
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Oh the nose that lost must have made. Brings back lots of memories.

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A superb set of shots, I can almost hear those growling Griffons - if only we had one on the airshow circuit!

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Now there's an aircraft i would have loved to see fly, lovely shots :clap: :clap:
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These have to be some of the best Golden Oldies ever posted, quality shots and air to air as well. :clap:

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Fabulous set of pictures. It really brings back the memories. :clap: :clap:
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Superb, what else is there to say!

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Lovely - was this the 8/8/88 event?

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These are brilliant! Just want to say a massive thank from my Dad. He loves the Shack and has enjoyed looking at these photos. :)

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Yes was the 8/8/88 event. There was no noise from the Shackeltons just the engines from the C-130 with an open door. The only turbulence was from the guys either side of me pushing to get shots. Glad you like the shots.

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Superb - thanks for sharing :clap: :drool:

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Good god this is just superb!

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Wonderful stuff, thanks for sharing them!
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That is fantastic! :clap: :biggrin:

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