The Skunk @ White Waltham Nightshoot

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The Skunk @ White Waltham Nightshoot

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My take on Threshold.aero's event at White Waltham Airfield 19th September 2020.

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Hawker Hurricane Mk1 R4118 - G-HUPW by Gary Beale, on Flickr

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PANAVIA Tornado GR1 [EA] ZA355 by Gary Beale, on Flickr

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Aérospatiale Alouette XR379 - 2-ALOU by Gary Beale, on Flickr

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PANAVIA Tornado GR1 [EA] ZA355 by Gary Beale, on Flickr

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Aérospatiale Alouette XR379 - 2-ALOU by Gary Beale, on Flickr

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PANAVIA Tornado GR1 [EA] ZA355 by Gary Beale, on Flickr

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Messerschmitt Me108 Taifun by Gary Beale, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

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I love the Hurricane start-up shot!

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Super shots - especially the 108!

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Nice. The Hurricane startup shot is great, but what a surprise to see that Tornado. I had no idea it had survived and was living at White Waltham. That had gone under my radar totally.

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Same here, that Tornado is a massive surprise.

Which 108/Pingioun is that?

Great pics.

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Wrexham Mackem wrote:
Tue 22 Sep 2020, 2:07 pm
But what a surprise to see that Tornado. I had no idea it had survived and was living at White Waltham. That had gone under my radar totally.
Worth pointing out that it isn't the real deal! It's actually ZA355 (Tornado GR1) which was moved to White Waltham last year and was previously in standard 'Tornado Grey'. I believe the repaint into Gulf War markings was a lockdown project for the current owners at Shoot Aviation... and it does look marvelous! :star_struck: The real MiG-Eater (ZA447) was upgraded to GR4 standard and is now resident at RAF Cosford as an engineering instructional airframe.

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PeterR wrote:
Wed 23 Sep 2020, 10:25 am
Wrexham Mackem wrote:
Tue 22 Sep 2020, 2:07 pm
But what a surprise to see that Tornado. I had no idea it had survived and was living at White Waltham. That had gone under my radar totally.
Worth pointing out that it isn't the real deal! It's actually ZA355 (Tornado GR1) which was moved to White Waltham last year and was previously in standard 'Tornado Grey'. I believe the repaint into Gulf War markings was a lockdown project for the current owners at Shoot Aviation... and it does look marvelous! :star_struck: The real MiG-Eater (ZA447) was upgraded to GR4 standard and is now resident at RAF Cosford as an engineering instructional airframe.
Really? They've made a good job of it haven't they? It does actually look like a time-distressed treatment of the MiG-Eater scheme, as though it has been sat in a hangar for years. Memories of 1991!

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Here's Mig Eater at RAF Cosford.

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PANAVIA Tornado GR4 ZA447 'Mig Eater' [019] DSoAE RAF Cosford by Gary Beale, on Flickr

Here's a link to Demobbed website, has a photo of ZA355 in TAA, 15 Sqn markings, before the lockdown.

http://www.demobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=2478
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WOW. These are stunning! Great set!

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