What about proper all-over retro schemes - would love to have seen a GR9 dressed up as a GR3

Have patience and you may be rewarded. Might be as a GR1 though. May also be some other fins on the way.

Do you have any more of 858?

No JFH flying on Fridays from now on. Witt may see a single move this Friday to recover a jet. IV Sqn is not disbanding first, or moving to Cott. 41 Sqns jets will be leaving Coningsby sometime soon though for Cott/Witt.

Hope this helps.

SISMORE Not sure where you are getting your info from but IV(R) Sqn aren't going anywhere. OCU training has stopped but other flying will continue at both Cott and Witt by all 3 sqns up until around the 15 Dec 10 when a celebration/mass flypast will be held. Sqns will return in the New Year for admi...

There was plenty of life left. OSD was 2018 with a no cost extension up to 2024 possible. Aghanistan actually used more hours but a lot less fatigue life and in effect extended the possible OSD.

Nope GR9s can and do use the ramp (as its called rather than "Ski Jump") all the time. The T12 has never had a clearance for CVS operations (unlike the T8) and so is not alllowed to use the ramp. It wouldn't be impossible though - the Italian TAV8B is used on Giuseppe. Both Cott and Witt r...

It's not fuel dumping - its just switched on the water injection for the steep climb which results in the exhaust becoming a lot smokier. Fuel dumps are at the wingtips and would look like white vapour.

1 Sqn flying all this sunday if anyone is interested in abit of weekend photography.

Lomcevak26 wrote:Very nice. Shades of the 1992 display ship?

Or the 2010 OCU display ship??

9 Ship planned by IV Sqn on Friday 26th at about 1400L

It's not participating in CQWI. IV Sqn are onboard conducting a carrier qualification period. The ship will be using Lossie as a diversion but it could easily move back down the East coast to Leuchars/Newcastle to chase the weather! The next exercise for the ship will be Joint Warrior for Naval Stri...

It's now onboard Illustrious and will be staying there through the ships visit to London, due to return back to Cottesmore on Monday. Glad you like it!