XV(R) 100 jet first flight

[Takamota]

Well after a freezing cold wait we got what we came for. What a great paint job!

Taxying out
IMG_8339 by tom.sunley, on Flickr

IMG_8361 by tom.sunley, on Flickr

Hot and cold! Some snow on departure.
IMG_8376 by tom.sunley, on Flickr

Back for a shot over the lighthouse
IMG_8378 by tom.sunley, on Flickr

And home
IMG_8402 by tom.sunley, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

[ianf]

Hi Tom, glad you got this beauty. I think it is easily the best special scheme I've seen in many a year. Thanks for sharing it with us. It was worth the wait in the cold!

Ian

[Takamota]

Thanks mate, may be down your way in a couple of weeks.

[RichPittman]

Very nice Tom, always nice to see a special

[Sietse]

Very nice shots, Tom.

Sietse

[MarkL]

Great to see the community getting behind this effort. It must be pretty disheartening when your hard work gets rubbished on enthusiast forums as is the case with some designs.

[SHARFA2]

Stunning pictures of a superb scheme Tom. Easily the best tail/spine for a long time (if not ever).

[Epic Formacion]

New 208 anniversary Hawk looks nice too......

[AndyXH558]

well 10 out of 10 for perseverance in that weather. like ian says best commemorative scheme ive seen for a long time and flying with the Mcallen too. Great pics Tom, Hope to get back up there soon.

[onemac]

Stunning set Tom - love number three.

Al

[Richard E]

Number three is the pick of the set.

A design that recalls the best of the 75th anniversary schemes from the early 1990s