Aviation- On This Day

[Blackbird]

I was another at Northolt that night
BAe 146 RJ-100 QQ101 ETPS by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Grob Vigilant ZZ193 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Probably one of my top 10 aviation experiences
Lockheed C-130 C1P XV295 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Eurocopter EC-725 Caracal 2789 / SJ "French Air Force" by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Grumman TS-2A Turbo Firecat (Tracker) Securite Civile F-ZBEH / 20 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy

[cg_341]

Some not from Northolt

Brize, 2013:


RA-30078 | Antonov An-30 | Russian Air Force by Chris Globe, on Flickr

Lakenheath, 2015:


165186 | McDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet | USMC - United States Marine Corps by Chris Globe, on Flickr


165186 | McDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet | USMC - United States Marine Corps by Chris Globe, on Flickr

[Blackbird]

Northolt Nightshoot XIII took place in 2012. It was pretty much a helifest!
Westland Lynx AH7 XZ648 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Agusta A109E ZR322 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Westland Sea King ASaC 7 XV649 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Bell 212 AH2 ZJ964 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Boeing Chinook HC2 ZA704 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Agusta A109 A109 BA/A109HO H20 Belgian Air Component by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

The one non-chopper
BAe 125 ZD704 32 (The Royal) Squadron by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy

[PeteM]

Continuing the night theme, one taken through the fence at Newquay, 18/10/17:


Plus a few from Northolt, 18/10/18:

[ianf]

Day 4 was a mystery tour. On our way to our location for the day we stopped briefly at Gila Bend airport and shot these.





I still find it amazing a small civil airstrip has such gate guardians. Finally after a few hours driving we turn off on to what was basically a dirt road and after a few miles we arrived at the Barry Goldwater's weapons range! to see live weapon firing.

Please forgive the quality of the shots we was in desert with the temperature in the 130s and the heat haze was huge.



It looked like it would largely be a viewing day as obviously we were nowhere near the targets and the aircraft appeared tiny. it was impressive to watch.



Then the star of the day appeared.



and starting gun firing!



The first hit shots you saw above was from a F-16, below is the hog gun run!



The 10 pilot also liked his picture being taken with a few flybys of our tower.





Considering this was one of our "days off " not a bad day at all!

[shorsley]

2016 Doncaster:
XH558_1 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

XH558_5 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

XH558_8 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

XH558_10 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

XH558_14 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

XH558_24 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

And Northolt XXV in 2018. What a sunset:
NortholtXXV_4 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXV_5 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXV_6 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXV_7 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXV_13 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXV_23 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

[jalfrezi]

A few of mine from RAF Northolt in 2018.

Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet E - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 - 04 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide - 07 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

[ianf]

Day 5 was a very busy day. We was in Tucson and the base being visited was Davis Montham AFB this of course has the Boneyard as part of its complex. We was lucky in being allowed on the main base in the morning and from mid morning onwards the whole of the bone yard! This could only be done safely on a bus those familiar with the American yellow school buses know they have sliding windows so allowing us shooting.

Everything was on the clock today so we did the cactus park in 15 mins.





The morning was to be spent with the A-10 but there was plenty more aircraft on site.








Before long the Hogs arrived.













Before we knew it, it was time to go to the boneyard. We had been asked what we want to see most?







Need a clue? Other aircraft were there too.





Some folk like Phantoms there was quite a few still there.





Vikings had recently retired too.



In case you didn't guess we wanted Tomcats!



This doesn't do justice to what we saw. I will post more on my golden oldies theme.

[Wrexham Mackem]

this thread keeps on giving. Great stuff.

Just a single shot from me. Back to 2007, and a fun holiday day out at Kennedy Space Center. It was a small bit of luck to be passing the runway when a couple of astronaut's T-38s landed, this being one.

[Blackbird]

2017, and it's NNS XXIII. This one had a bit of a French theme.
Embraer EMB Xingu 078 / YE by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Dassault Alphajet E26 / 705-ND by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Short Tucano T1 ZF377 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Short Tucano T1 ZF377 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Westland Lynx AH9 ZG885 AAC by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Embraer EMB Xingu 090 / ZF by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Westland Longbow Apache ZJ225 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

MD 520N G-15 Belgian Police Air Support Unit by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy

[jalfrezi]

Some more from 2017's Northolt night shoot.

MD Helicopters MD 520N - 3 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet E - 4 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Westland Lynx AH9A - 8 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

[buccs2b]

October 1996, I was on a tour of the west of the USA. Not quite up to Ianf's epic but a revelation to me

19 October Day 1: Edwards show day but due to the high winds our leader took us to Mojave for some retired, stored and converted airframes

QF-86E
QF-86E by Tony Adams, on Flickr

QF-106
96_F106_Mojave by Tony Adams, on Flickr

DC-130As
199610_DC130As by Tony Adams, on Flickr

QF-4
MOJ96_Phantom_0002 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Civilian F-4
MOJ96_Phantom_0005 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

F-100 & F-86
IMG_0024 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Then it was on to Edwards
EDW9610_0003 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW9610_0004 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW9610_0007 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW9610_0008 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW9610_0012 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW9610_0009 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW96_Phantom by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_B2A_0002 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

EDW9610_0001 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

96_NASA_Edwards by Tony Adams, on Flickr

On the way to the motel, we stopped off at Fox Field
199610_TF102 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Argosy_XP447_1 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

More to come as the tour progresses

[Blackbird]

This thread continues to be a source of fascinating photos.
My thanks to everyone that has contributed. One of the few good things to have come out of lockdown!

Andy

[ianf]

I agree Andy easily the best thread on the site, very enjoyable it is. Tony, Edwards is on my to do list. loving the shots.

This thread is titled Aviation on this day. So Three pics from today 2020!

Were I have been all day.



After our second post lock down Dry spin Anti det run. Which was successful.





A dry spin allows us to turn the engines over without starting them but does lubricate the systems. We also did control surfaces etc. Overall a good run, a few minor gremlins, which we can fix. Covid did damage our systems. She has been worked on weekly for 26 years so going 5 months without took its toll. We are nearly back to were we was. So a good day!

[Blackbird]

Well done to you and all the team.

[shorsley]

2017 and Northolt XXII:
In totally the wrong position for the Tucano run:
NortholtXXIII_10 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXIII_12 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXIII_15 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXIII_20 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXIII_26 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

NortholtXXIII_32 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

[ianf]

Day 6 no base today just the awesome museum that is Pima.















I always wanted to see a Skycrane. You don't get its size till you see a DC-9 in the back ground is roughly the same size!





When I was there this had not been completed.









We spent a full day there and I still want to go back again, With new additions and angles I didn't do this is a museum worth repeat visits.

[Wrexham Mackem]

Airshow time again. 2007, and the sweet little waterfront Albert Whitted in St Pete, Florida. It was a great little show, but cloud and an on crowd wind make most of the photos look like thay were taken on a wet day in Sunderland rather than very warm Florida.

[buccs2b]

20 October, Day 2 of the US tour: Off down to the museum at MCAS El Toro, the base was already slated for closure. I believe most of the exhibits have been relocated

199610_USMCC117D3 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0007 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0008 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0009 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0010 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0012 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0013 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0015 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0017 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0019 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0020 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0020 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0022 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0023 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0024 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

199610_El_Toro_0003 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

A quick stop at Point Mugu
Pt_Mugu_1996 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

[jalfrezi]

This time last year I was at the RAF's Air Combat Power Visit, which was held at RAF Waddington. Conditions weren't great for photography and it was difficult to come away with anything decent.

Bombardier BD-700 Sentinel R1 - 09 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 and Bombardier BD-700 Sentinel R1 - 02 (mod) by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 - 17 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 - 11 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

[PeteM]

Five years ago today the 'Pepsi' Wildcats were still at Newquay, the 20th Oct was only occasion I saw ZZ544.

[buccs2b]

20 October 1986: An autumn visit to IWM Duxford. some of the exhibits were being put away for the winter

Duxford_19861020_0003 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0006 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0025 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0027 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0023 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0024 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0012 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0015 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0020 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0029 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0031 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0032 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0033 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0035 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Duxford_19861020_0036 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

[Wrexham Mackem]

Another Florida trip, this time 2009, and a visit to Kermit Weeks' now closed 'Fantasy of Flight' at Polk City. There are still grand plans for this place, as there were then.























one of my 'near misses' of the 80s when this was briefly on our UK airshow circuit. I didn't succeed in catching it then.

[jalfrezi]

Another RAF Air Combat Power Visit, this time at RAF Conningsby in 2017 - same miserable conditions though!

Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 - 54 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Airbus A400M Atlas C1 - 21 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 - 37 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Boeing P-8A Poseidon - 12 (mod) by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

[Spiny Norman]

That "golden" Typhoon is really something.