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by FarnboroJohn
Mon 18 Mar 2024, 5:09 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic of the week #97 : Olympics
Replies: 9
Views: 605

Re: Topic of the week #97 : Olympics

I definitely love a bad pun so I'm up for this week's game! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152783439_eda042eebf_b.jpg 20100717 (28)_308_Sukhoi_Su-22_Fitter by John Dixon , on Flickr One from the Pole vault https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51150571964_4a88aed549_b.jpg 20100717 (75)_00172_Bo...
by FarnboroJohn
Mon 18 Mar 2024, 3:38 pm
Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
Topic: FIA 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 391

Re: FIA 2024

airbusA330_200 wrote:
Sun 17 Mar 2024, 4:27 pm
Farnborough Airshow 2024, not hoping for much but hopefully they can pull something interesting from RIAT to display
Display at Farnborough, that's a laugh these days. Couple of flat flypasts and endex.
by FarnboroJohn
Fri 15 Mar 2024, 11:37 am
Forum: Aircraft Modelling
Topic: A pair of 1/144 HS Tridents
Replies: 4
Views: 394

Re: A pair of 1/144 HS Tridents

I agree, the nose on the Trident I looks more accurate as I remember the aircraft (as a young spotter the G-ARP* Tridents were one of the fleets I had most of, chiefly at LHR.)

Flew once on a Trident III from Heathrow to Zurich, a joint route with Swissair - came back on a much more comfortable A310!
by FarnboroJohn
Sun 10 Mar 2024, 7:32 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Ace ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1286

Re: Ace ?

Edit: Perhaps relevant: were WWII fighter pilots awarded a kill for shooting down a V1? Unmanned and not manoeuvring..... If I recall correcftly, they were awarded half of a kill. Not quite correctly: the original edict was that a kill over the sea counted as one whereas a kill over England counted...
by FarnboroJohn
Fri 08 Mar 2024, 9:03 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Ace ?
Replies: 17
Views: 1286

Re: Ace ?

Most of the night kills during WWII were performed by expert pilots sneaking up on an aircraft flying straight and level whose crew were completely unaware of their impending destruction. This is not an obstacle to claiming a kill. Edit: Perhaps relevant: were WWII fighter pilots awarded a kill for ...
by FarnboroJohn
Tue 27 Feb 2024, 9:40 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: New Medium Helicopter - Discuss
Replies: 53
Views: 9934

Re: New Medium Helicopter - Discuss

Whomever is awarded it (I hope it is Leonardo), I just hope the MoD pulls their finger out. Much as I love them, the Pumas are very tired and were supposed to be replaced with this new type next year, yet a contract hasn’t even been issued! Other nations have been able to draw up requirements, tend...
by FarnboroJohn
Mon 26 Feb 2024, 11:23 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2023
Replies: 15
Views: 1046

Re: Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2023

I've very little quarrel with the ten selected but for me the highlight of the year was the airshow debut of Sidney Cotton's Electra Junior G-AFTL, one of the most historic airframes of British aviation, marking not only the Entente Cordial co-operation between the French secret service and the Brit...
by FarnboroJohn
Tue 20 Feb 2024, 1:44 pm
Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
Replies: 126
Views: 41568

Re: Duxford Diary 2024

Pen Pusher wrote:
Sun 18 Feb 2024, 10:18 am
RWTYT wrote:
Sun 18 Feb 2024, 8:52 am
Hate to think what will happen to the Sunderland if thats the case for Airspace!
Cold war Started in 1947 (according to wiki) and the Sunderland retired from RAF service in 1959.
Including a contribution to the Berlin Airlift, definitely qualifies for Cold War warrior status.
by FarnboroJohn
Fri 09 Feb 2024, 9:48 am
Forum: Aircraft Modelling
Topic: Revell 1/48 B-17F
Replies: 1
Views: 686

Re: Revell 1/48 B-17F

That is a beast and a half! Nice finish and interesting camo.
by FarnboroJohn
Sat 03 Feb 2024, 12:45 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic Of The Week #92 - Pride Of Ukraine
Replies: 15
Views: 1363

Re: Topic Of The Week #92 - Pride Of Ukraine

Mriya displaying at Farnborough https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53506356505_acf641d42b_b.jpg 20240203 (5)_Antonov_An-225_Mriya by John Dixon , on Flickr Cub at Boscombe Down "Not RIAT" airshow https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53506085758_6e468b88bb_b.jpg 20240203 (6)_2105_Antonov_An...
by FarnboroJohn
Mon 29 Jan 2024, 4:42 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic of the week #91 - F-16 Fighting Falcon
Replies: 19
Views: 1898

Re: Topic of the week #91 - F-16 Fighting Falcon

The future's bright https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51192771512_fa83b187f1_b.jpg 20100717 (166)_J-015_General_Dynamics_F-16A_Fighting_Falcon by John Dixon , on Flickr Thunderbirds are go https://live.staticflickr.com/4512/37597918140_587b5de1f2_b.jpg 20170715 (212)_Thunderbirds by John Dixon , o...
by FarnboroJohn
Mon 22 Jan 2024, 4:46 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Interesting Internet
Replies: 2357
Views: 883917

Re: Interesting Internet

bobby 1211 wrote:
Mon 22 Jan 2024, 12:02 pm
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/c ... akota-base
Image of B-1B that crashed
85-0085 apparently. One I hadn't photographed - not going to now.
by FarnboroJohn
Sun 21 Jan 2024, 4:09 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Picture Of The Week #90, Retired since 2010
Replies: 20
Views: 2069

Re: Picture Of The Week #90, Retired since 2010

https://live.staticflickr.com/4265/34835197993_aedb41838e_b.jpg 20170531 (11)_ZA472_and_ZA554_Panavia_Tornado_GR4 by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52757143603_52c8e5b71e_b.jpg 20230315 (4)_ZH101_and_ZH102_Boeing_E-3D_Sentry by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticf...
by FarnboroJohn
Wed 17 Jan 2024, 1:53 pm
Forum: General Photography
Topic: Firecrest
Replies: 12
Views: 1501

Re: Firecrest

Excellent work on a typically hyperactive crest. Challenging but exciting!
by FarnboroJohn
Tue 16 Jan 2024, 9:14 am
Forum: General Photography
Topic: 1:48 Tiger 131
Replies: 5
Views: 3236

Re: 1:48 Tiger 131

Very nice John. My wife and I often holiday down in Weymouth as it is a good base to visit our two favourite areas down there, Bovington and Portland. We spend many an hour at Bovington, mostly by the tank training area, and often pop into the museum's cafe. It is an exceptional museum, and very we...
by FarnboroJohn
Sat 13 Jan 2024, 8:50 am
Forum: Aircraft Modelling
Topic: Revell 1:48 Rafale C
Replies: 2
Views: 618

Re: Revell 1:48 Rafale C

Yep, looks good to me too. Nicely understated weathering.
by FarnboroJohn
Sat 13 Jan 2024, 8:48 am
Forum: Aircraft Modelling
Topic: Eduard 1/48 MiG-21MF Czech AF 1998
Replies: 3
Views: 555

Re: Eduard 1/48 MiG-21MF Czech AF 1998

That's a hell of a set of decals to get on. Looks amazing!
by FarnboroJohn
Thu 11 Jan 2024, 11:05 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: New CAA registrations G-RNTB / RNFA
Replies: 48
Views: 12598

Re: New CAA registrations G-RNTB / RNFA

Same owners as the Gnats at North Weald looking at Companies House. Apparently the F/A.2 is merely a signature away from flying, according to some sources. Maybe, but there is a massive burden of responsibility on the owner of that signature, especially in these (post Shoreham) times. Maybe, but th...
by FarnboroJohn
Mon 08 Jan 2024, 12:24 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic of the week #89 Animal Print
Replies: 17
Views: 1721

Re: Topic of the week #89 Animal Print

Beluga https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52253002631_05220c87fd_b.jpg 20220716 (86)_F-WBXL_Airbus_BelugaXL by John Dixon , on Flickr Zebra https://live.staticflickr.com/7256/7610070612_7a90a20a71_b.jpg 2012_07_01_Flying_Legends (12) by John Dixon , on Flickr Falcon https://live.staticflickr.com/88...
by FarnboroJohn
Mon 08 Jan 2024, 11:11 am
Forum: General Photography
Topic: 1:48 Tiger 131
Replies: 5
Views: 3236

Re: 1:48 Tiger 131

Really like that, FJ. I used to live near Bovington (mid 60s) and what is now the tank museum was in a very fledgling state with lots outside. We used to go by every week as the school used the army pool for swimming lessons. Thank you Iain! I can recommend a return visit to the Tank Museum now esp...
by FarnboroJohn
Wed 03 Jan 2024, 1:45 pm
Forum: Themed Photo Threads
Topic: Topic of the Week #88 - Low Level
Replies: 15
Views: 1660

Re: Topic of the Week #88 - Low Level

Sadly I've seen more than I've ever had chance to photograph, but hopefully one or two pleasing images for you: BAe's Mosquito in the Derwent valley, May 1993: 50th anniversary of Op Chastise https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53439949948_d57daee579_b.jpg 199305_day_unknown_RR299_De_Havilland_Mosqu...
by FarnboroJohn
Sun 31 Dec 2023, 1:40 pm
Forum: General Photography
Topic: 1:48 Tiger 131
Replies: 5
Views: 3236

Re: 1:48 Tiger 131

Just to finish off the story of my Tiger 131 build, two more photos, one of the original during the re-enactment of its capture and the other of the model on its final display base depicting the same re-enactment event in the Kuwait Arena at the Tank Museum. I've been meaning to do this but never qu...
by FarnboroJohn
Thu 28 Dec 2023, 12:45 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Women viewed as ‘property’ in Red Arrows amid culture of male entitlement, RAF admits
Replies: 27
Views: 6550

Re: Women viewed as ‘property’ in Red Arrows amid culture of male entitlement, RAF admits

I don't know about a permanent disbanding- though those aircraft are not going to last forever- but it was interesting to hear in the news report that grounding them for a year had been considered. Hell of a disruption to the flying currency, though. I've worked in a similarly male dominated enviro...
by FarnboroJohn
Thu 28 Dec 2023, 8:48 am
Forum: Aircraft Modelling
Topic: Another racer. Bugatti style
Replies: 1
Views: 598

Re: Another racer. Bugatti style

Futuristic looking beast for 1937 but from the sound of it maybe not the ideal mount. Nice model anyway, very much out of the ordinary!
by FarnboroJohn
Sun 24 Dec 2023, 9:12 am
Forum: Modern Military Photos
Topic: Tommy in Japan - (Super heavy, sorry!)
Replies: 19
Views: 3054

Re: Tommy in Japan - (Super heavy, sorry!)

Stunning stuff, definitely looking forward to week 2!