Topic of the Week #131- Strike

[Seamus]

Inspired by Mike's choice of my Buccaneer image in last week's topic, I want to see five of your best Strike aircraft, types with a primary strike/air to ground role. Dedicated bombers do not count as I'm sure we've covered them before...

Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle | 91-0602/LN | US Air Force | RAF Lakenheath | 15/09/23 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Panavia A-200A Tornado | MM7067/6-41 | Italian Air Force | RAF Fairford | 19/07/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Mirage 2000D | 649/3-XY | Armee de L'Air | RAF Fairford | 15/07/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B XX900 Bruntingthorpe 28/05/17 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

BAE Systems Harrier GR9A ZD433/45A Royal Air Force RAF Cottesmore 10/11/10 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

[DerekF]

UKAR_D750_06_DSC_1339 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

zzD600_01_DSC_4578 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

aa1997298_13 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

aa1987102_07 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

ediy1985075_30 by Derek N.Ferguson, on Flickr

[sylvancatharsis]

American Harrier:
At a Standstill by Sean E. Kelly, on Flickr

Or, if you prefer, a British Harrier:
Hovering In by Sean E. Kelly, on Flickr

One from an earlier era:
On Alert by Sean E. Kelly, on Flickr

Hen from the 'Heath:
Lord of the Heath by Sean E. Kelly, on Flickr

I'd say this is my best Super Etendard photo, but that's only because it's my only Super Etendard photo:
The Standard is the Standard by Sean E. Kelly, on Flickr

[Professor_M]

Mirage...
Indian Air Force Mirage 2000TI by Professor M, on Flickr

Phantom...
Turkish Air Force F-4E Phantom II (NATO 75th) by Professor M, on Flickr

Su-22...
Polish Air Force Su-22M-4 by Professor M, on Flickr

Tornado...
German Air Force Tornado Buddy-Buddy Refuelling Demo - RIAT 2023 by Professor M, on Flickr

AMX...
Italian Air Force AMX TA-11B by Professor M, on Flickr

[poison 143]

IMG_2632 by Sacha Howard, on Flickr
waddo 2008 043 by Sacha Howard, on Flickr
156_5678 by Sacha Howard, on Flickr
176_7645 by Sacha Howard, on Flickr
197_9767 by Sacha Howard, on Flickr

[Blackbird]

A-7D Corsair II 72-0176 "SD ANG" Mildenhall 85 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Tri National Tornado flypast by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk 88-0808 9th FS/49th FW "Black Nights" RIAT 2004 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

F-15E Strike Eagle by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Douglas AD-4 Skyraider 126959 / NX959AD "Naked Fanny" AirVenture 2022 by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

Andy

[Bernard]

A-7D, Spangdahlem, 1988


F-117A, Fairford, 2004


AMX, Florennes, 2006


Jaguar GR.3A, Florennes, 2006


Harrier GR.9A, Fairford, 2009

[MikeH]

Super-Etendard-47-Fairford-14JL05 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Tornado-Lossiemouth-7513-05SE07 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

F-16C-Misawa-91-0357-01DE09 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

Mirage-2000N-Florennes-359-24MR05 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

494th-Line-Lakenheath-3-27OC15 by Michael Hall, on Flickr

[Holty]

ZK060 by Mark Holt, on Flickr

ZG773 by Mark Holt, on Flickr

46+33 by Mark Holt, on Flickr

38+28 by Mark Holt, on Flickr

ZK320 by Mark Holt, on Flickr

[capercaillie]

Old Skool

F-111D 68-0122/CC 522 FS/27 FW US Air Force Cannon AFB by Paul Downes, on Flickr

F-4G Phantom II 69-0286 81TFS/52TFW Spangdahlem AFB by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Buccaneer S2B XV361 208 Squadron RAF Lossiemouth by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Tornado GR1 ZA556 45 Squadron/TWCU RAF Honington by Paul Downes, on Flickr

AJSH37 Viggen 37908/81 F15 Swedish Air Force by Paul Downes, on Flickr

[aviationanoraks]

RIAT 24 Harrier II by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

IMG_1583 by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Version 2 by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

Untitled by aviation anoraks, on Flickr

[AndyXH558]

IMG_8559 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

580A0060 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

IMG_1392 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

616 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

IMG_1343 by andrew abbott, on Flickr

[buccs2b]

Nighthawk_Red_Flag_1996_0009 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

12Sqn_Bucc_IAT89_0003 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Mirage_2000N by Tony Adams, on Flickr

774439_13A_023 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Fairford_199707_0443 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

[PeterR]

Five different iconic strike aircraft from five different locations.

[planenuts]

Hi chaps, here's my 5........could've picked 55.

A-1 Skyraider
IMG_6451 (2) by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Su-24 Fencer
IMG_9850 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Su-22 Fitter Bulgarian AF IMG_7645 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Su-25 Frogfoot
IMG_9592 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Su-34 Fullback
IMG_9969 by Rupert Kelley, on Flickr

Rupe

[Tommy]

[Seamus]

Great stuff all, some fine images of fantastic aircraft in that lot. There were a few images that I kept coming back to, but I've settled on Peter's Fitter, a truck of a jet against a lovely clean backdrop.

Over to you, Peter