21 Nov - RAF Lossiemouth: Clock strikes gold..

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21 Nov - RAF Lossiemouth: Clock strikes gold..

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Had a day of two halves down at RAF Lossiemouth today. With 3x Hawk T2s deployed and all three squadrons on station I expected a busy day's flying, it didn't start that way with a good three quarters of an hour before the first movement after our arrival. They were on 05 and the T2s were already airborne.

Thanks to the locals for the company.

1. My morning started with a three ship of XVsqn jets..
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Onto the active by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

2. A jet waits to receive attention on the bomber loop whilst another one behind departs.
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One way, or another by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

The rest of the morning shots aren't really worth showing, so I continue to after lunch for the afternoon wave. A few Tornados were airborne on arrival and the Hawk T2s were just getting ready for their sortie.

3. Another local Tornado prepares to depart.
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Onto the active by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

4. Lining up to the sun.
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The shining by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

5. One of the T2s taxi-ing out.
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Mono hawk by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

6. Sunset began to kick in..
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Over the top by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

7. Another Hawk lines up under difficult conditions.
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Bright sunlight by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

8. Big tanks on this 617sqn jet.
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Blue fire by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

9. Burning towards the sunset..
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Burn, burn by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

10. Testflight Tornado overshoot.
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Rising by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

11. Early re-entry to the circuit.
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Golden Tornado by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

12. And safely down.
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Return to deck by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

13. Back on deck, returning to his hardstand.
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Shape but no detail by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

14. After the sun was fully back down, the skies turned pink.
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Pink skies by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

15. And then neared black..
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Back before nightfall by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

16. Leaving the little left light available to allow the shiny paint scheme on the Hawk to work its magic.
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Quick mirror by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

Enjoy,
Chris

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These are absolutely stunning Chris! I love the second sunset shot of the Tonka :drool: :clap:

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:rock: :rock: :rock:
WohoW! Amazing shots!! Those are the moments of life!
Great job on the timing and shooting, some nice compositions here, well done!

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Number 9 has got to be POTW, it's absolute stunning! :clap:

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Number 9: simply stunning.

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50 Shades of Grey: sounds like a paint chart for modern jets

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Number nine was very nice, reminds me of Top Gun :P

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JackyRIATWilson wrote:Number 9 has got to be POTW, it's absolute stunning! :clap:
Indeed. Is it ok if I use it as my desktop?

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DMH wrote:
JackyRIATWilson wrote:Number 9 has got to be POTW, it's absolute stunning! :clap:
Indeed. Is it ok if I use it as my desktop?

If you drop me a PM I can send you the size of your desktop resolution as this is 1000px so it might end up being pixelated.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Chris

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Amazing set, certainly POTW material!
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Number 10 is most unusual, very well caught.

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Some belters in there.
Most of them would make POTW.
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Shot 8 is great and the last shot I like too :smile:

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great shots, #8 big thumbs out
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A few more to throw into the mix..

17.
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Waiting in line.. by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

18.
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Ninja duo by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

19.
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Golden skin by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

20.
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Staring down the sun by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

21.
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Into the distance by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

22.
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Burning blue by Maccphoto.co.uk, on Flickr

Chris

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Oooh that last one! :biggrin: Stunning stuff Chris, shame I can't get anything like this at the moment with other commitments. :sad:

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