A pair from me then!!!


Bearcat and Wildcat by Ian Garfield, on Flickr


"Ghosts" - Westland Puma HC.2 - ZJ957 by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

12th July 2018 - my last visit to the Mach Loop. This was the Thursday before RIAT (the date is correct on this one!!). While you lot were enjoying scorching sunshine, it was freezing cold and a bit damp at times in Wales, as per usual! However, we were treated to two passes by an MC-130J (callsign ...

Erm, hang on Ian, what day is it??? I read the exif data which shows incorrectly the 8th July for some reason! Ah well, it'll save me posting them next week!!! You must show me sometime how to edit that pesky exif data, always handy when you're somewhere you're not supposed to be! :wink: Ive just r...

Two more entries then!


"Bulkhead 02" - Tornado GR4 ZG775 by Ian Garfield, on Flickr


Rockwell B-1B Lancer by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

The best of both.....


Fairford Sat - 023 by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

Peter345 wrote: ↑

Wed 08 Jul 2020, 3:46 pm

Erm, hang on Ian, what day is it???

I read the exif data which shows incorrectly the 8th July for some reason! Ah well, it'll save me posting them next week!!!

Peter345 wrote: ↑

Wed 08 Jul 2020, 3:46 pm

Erm, hang on Ian, what day is it???

378th March I think?

Waddington 2009 and a flypast from ZE706 which was the sole C2A variant I believe? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50090918242_9d1ab32e00_h.jpg Lockheed L-1011 Tristar C2A by Ian Garfield , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50090681706_d3a7265851_h.jpg Lockheed L-1011 Tristar C2A by ...

2017 and a visit up the Mach Loop prior to RIAT. Probably the best day I've spent up there in the last 10 years or so. As well as visiting Belgian F16s, we also had Spang F16s, the usual Hawks and an appearance from the Granby Tornado as well, what a treat that was. https://live.staticflickr.com/436...

Thanks for the reminder Peter! Yes, another grey day at Cosford for the Jaguar arrival on this day in 2007. I thought that I would play it safe, I had been tempted to go to the loop but thought at least Cosford had a 100% chance of seeing a Jaguar!! Yet again, I was blighted by a rubbish lens on a p...

Johnny Mandel, who wrote the theme tune to M*A*S*H (suicide is painless), amongst other things

And Max Crook, he played the 'Musitron' in Del Shannon's hit Runaway

Biman Bangladesh Airlines McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 'S2-ACR' by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

You've got to be pulling my leg-o

McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle 86-0174 by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

So Peter sent me a whatsapp with a pic of his reflection pool. I was eager to try something similar after he'd shown me some of his great images so I've had a quick go with a large growbag tray. It's not quite wide enough to hide the tray in the final images so I may have to have a go with a home-bu...

Thread tidied up, let's have a bit of respect eh?

Peter345 wrote: ↑

Wed 17 Jun 2020, 5:15 pm

Any excuse to reminisce about this epic close pass again...
Hercules by Peter Starling, on Flickr

This still gives me nightmares!!!!!!

CJS wrote: ↑

Wed 17 Jun 2020, 1:04 pm

I can't see the pilot in your Tonka Ian !

[Captain Mainwaring] Wondered how long it would take someone to spot that one [/Captain Mainwaring]

Offending entry replaced!

Three from me then! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48763991221_c11f848662_h.jpg Czech Air Force JAS-39C Gripen by Ian Garfield , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/4727/27738109679_482a7fb013_h.jpg Sepecat Jaguar GR.3 XX725 by Ian Garfield , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/5792/211...

A welcome visitor to Cosford last year


Westland Sea Lynx Mk.88 by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

Possibly the finest air display I have ever seen, taken at Cosby 2015.


Enter the jet age! by Ian Garfield, on Flickr

Nigel, I'm just speechless at your images!

Thirteen years ago today and it only seems like yesterday that I sneaked out of work early and dashed over to Cosford to see the second wave of the "flying tin openers" Jags arriving, 6 sqn having disbanded just a few days earlier. It was another really bittersweet moment, just awesome to see fast j...

Ten years ago....jeeeez

Cosford arrivals/practice in 2017. If I remember correctly it was extremely windy up there on the platform!! https://live.staticflickr.com/4209/34469658893_1b40c6a19b_h.jpg Italian Air Force Tornado IDS by Ian Garfield , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/4222/34469657593_bb674991da_h.jpg Itali...