Fairford IAT 1994
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Fairford IAT 1994
I've been busy scanning some of my favourite shots from 1994's IAT. All shot on Praktica MTL5 cameras with Kodak Gold 100 and 400 film:
SAAB J-35F Draken by nickchalloner, on Flickr
SAAB J-32E Lansen by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mil Mi-24D Hind by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed Hercules C1P by nickchalloner, on Flickr
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C by nickchalloner, on Flickr
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C by nickchalloner, on Flickr
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-142M Bear-F by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed LC-130H Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
SEPECAT Jaguar T2 by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Blackburn Buccaneer S2B by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Sikorsky HH-60C Pavehawk by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hughes OH-6A Cayuse by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley TAV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley TAV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley TAV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mig-21MF Fishbed by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF Fishbed by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Sukhoi Su-22M-4 Fitter by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UB Fulcrum by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Antonov An-26 Curl by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Panavia Tornado IDS by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage 2000B by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed KC-130T-30 Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130E Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130E Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130H Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Aeritalia G222 by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent by nickchalloner, on Flickr
BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde 102 by nickchalloner, on Flickr
SAAB J-35F Draken by nickchalloner, on Flickr
SAAB J-32E Lansen by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mil Mi-24D Hind by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed Hercules C1P by nickchalloner, on Flickr
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C by nickchalloner, on Flickr
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C by nickchalloner, on Flickr
de Havilland DH106 Comet 4C by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-142M Bear-F by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Tupolev Tu-95MS Bear-H by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed LC-130H Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
SEPECAT Jaguar T2 by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Blackburn Buccaneer S2B by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Sikorsky HH-60C Pavehawk by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hughes OH-6A Cayuse by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley AV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley TAV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley TAV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Hawker Siddeley TAV-8S Matador by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mig-21MF Fishbed by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF Fishbed by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Sukhoi Su-22M-4 Fitter by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UB Fulcrum by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Antonov An-26 Curl by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Panavia Tornado IDS by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage 2000B by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed KC-130T-30 Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130E Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130E Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Lockheed C-130H Hercules by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Aeritalia G222 by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent by nickchalloner, on Flickr
Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent by nickchalloner, on Flickr
BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde 102 by nickchalloner, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickchalloner
"Final, 3 greens..."
"Final, 3 greens..."
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Wow - some absolute belters in there. Thanks for posting!
Arthur
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Cor what a cracking line up!
Re: Fairford IAT 1994
The UH-60 and the Comet reverse thrust shots are exceptional!
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Jags, MIGs, Buccs, Harriers, Bears......its the humble Comet that wins it, for me anyway.
Cheers,
Chris
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Wonder how many of those a/c are still in use/flying.
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Thanks for taking time to upload them,they will be looked back in 20 years time as "wish we were there" .
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
what do you mean 20 years time !
we wont see the likes of that line up ever again, its already a procession of F16 from different countries, typhoons and simular !
we wont see the likes of that line up ever again, its already a procession of F16 from different countries, typhoons and simular !
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Get stuff, Well done for putting in the time to scan, i know how long it takes!
This was one of the best IAT's at Fairford for me in the 90's great times.
This was one of the best IAT's at Fairford for me in the 90's great times.
Cheers
Richard
Richard
Re: Fairford IAT 1994
I was only 10 and remember it well! Superb post, thank you for taking the time to scan/post!
6D | 7D | 60D
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Definately one of the best IAT's in my opinion.A lot of quality aircraft there that year.
Thanks for posting.
Mike
Thanks for posting.
Mike
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Thanks for all the kind comments. It certainly did take a long time to scan them, and more so to edit them! Particularly removing dust spots etc. I remember being stunned by the Comet almost disappearing in clouds of spray while using reverse thrust - thankfully not enough to stop me pressing the shutter (and manually winding on the film between each shot!). Every IAT/RIAT is a classic, but this one was a bit special. Hard to believe it was 19 years ago
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
All great photos, but the Comet ones do still the show
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Excellent shots....interesting to note that one of the AV-8 Matadors has blown both main wheel tyres!!
Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Couldn't Bruntingthorpe flood their runway on the next Cold War Jet day??
6D | 7D | 60D
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Ah happy days. Great post.
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Great post
almost gone from memories
Can't recall various visiting aircraft.
I only have 2 sample scans
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets ... 925931243/
Hopefully I'll find the other ones
Johan
almost gone from memories
Can't recall various visiting aircraft.
I only have 2 sample scans
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/sets ... 925931243/
Hopefully I'll find the other ones
Johan
Preserved Aircraft, Warbirds, Propliners, Classic Jets & Airshows
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Praktika MTL5 muscle maker ! The shutter took a tonne of pressure and sounded like thunder.
Nice shots
Nice shots
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Re: Fairford IAT 1994
Thunder City Veteran wrote:Excellent shots....interesting to note that one of the AV-8 Matadors has blown both main wheel tyres!!
I was just going to say it looks like it blew the tyres!
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jwarnerxh558 wrote:Thunder City Veteran wrote:Excellent shots....interesting to note that one of the AV-8 Matadors has blown both main wheel tyres!!
I was just going to say it looks like it blew the tyres!
It did indeed on arrival, though I don't recall any lengthy runway closure delays as we've seen in later times...
A fabulous show no doubt with a really peculiar downpour on the Saturday?? morning IIRC. Quite miffed that I can't recall H.M.S. Comet's appearance though - that looks really spectacular and much more akin to it's Nimrod offspring.
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