48hr photo comp: Rasberry ripple

[Domvickery]

Past & present, who doesnt love it, I do, you do too, up to 3images

Over to you

[capercaillie]

My favourite flavour.
The often overlooked JP T5 prototype
Jet Provost T5 XS230 ex ETPS Boscombe Down by Paul Downes, on Flickr

The VAAC Harrier at Yeovilton
Harrier T4 VAAC XW175 QinetiQ Boscombe Down by Paul Downes, on Flickr

Rarely seen Andover CC2 at Boscombe Down, cockpit is now preserved at Old Sarum, note the wings were left all red from her Queen's Flight days.
Andover CC2 XS790 DRA Boscombe Down by Paul Downes, on Flickr

[Wrexham Mackem]

Three fast jets from me, in no particular order

[SuffolkBlue]

Really wish I could have seen some of the 'exotic' Raspberry Ripple schemed aircraft in the air, but sadly it's 3 static images from me.


SEPECAT Jaguar T4 - RAF Cosford Airshow 2018, Sunday 10th June 2018 by Chris Day, on Flickr


Aerospatiale SA-330E Puma HC-1 - Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum, Sunday 20th November 2016 by Chris Day, on Flickr


Vickers Varsity T.1 - RAF Museum Cosford, Saturday 8th April 2017 by Chris Day, on Flickr

[Blackbird]

So many to choose from, so as a "more senior" member of the group (polite version) I had a trawl thought the archives and came up with these...
Bassingbourn 1978
De Havilland Devon C2 VP959 RAE by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

IAT 1985
Vickers Varsity WL679 RAE by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

IAT 1985
Douglas Dakota ZA947 RAE by Andrew Shaw, on Flickr

(I've also got a photo of her in pre-ripple colours from 1979 at Abingdon but as this was blue and white thought it probably wouldn't qualify)

Andy

[LN Strike Eagle]

[jalfrezi]

Hawker Siddeley Harrier T4 - 5 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

SEPECAT Jaguar T2 - 14 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Bae Hawk T1 - 1 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

[Peter345]

Jaguar T.2 ZB615 by Peter Starling, on Flickr

Andover by Peter Starling, on Flickr

Hawker Hunter FGA9 XE601 at Dawlish Airshow 2009 by Peter Starling, on Flickr

I'm still disappointed that I never saw the Raspberry Tornado low level

Peter

[Blackbird]

...and I'm sorry I didn't see it at any level at all!

[CJS]

Crikey Peter, that's three incredible shots right there

[Andyph]

I'll take a punt that the competition is about the colour scheme - not just aircraft operated my MOD(PE)!

186 by Andy Heap, on Flickr

185 (3) by Andy Heap, on Flickr

[Hammy]

One from Northolt many moons ago...

[Wbirdnut]

Don’t see many down the bottom of the planet and not sure if civil aeroplanes in
this scheme count, she was flown by serving RAF crew! Flight was conducted
as part of the 100 years of RAF commemoration.


Wing Commander Chris Pote refuelling his Eurofox before setting off on the
last leg of his UK to NZ flight late 2018.


Flew around 1,430klms over the Tasman Sea on the day this picture was taken.

[Spiny Norman]

Seeing the quality on show have gone for subjects of possible historical interest.

The fly-by-wire Jaguar at Farnborough, 1984.





Perhaps the biggest seen in the 'raspberry ripple' scheme, BAC-111, at Greenham Common 1983.

[Seamus]

Not a lot of choice in my archive sadly

Hawker Siddeley Harrier T4 (VAAC) XW175 Royal Air Force RAF Cosford 08/03/18 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Hawker Hunter FGA9 XE601/G-ETPS Team Viper Kemble 18/06/11 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

[capercaillie]

Perhaps the biggest seen in the 'raspberry ripple' scheme, BAC-111, at Greenham Common 1983.

its up there Norman, the Comet 4 from Farnborough is the holder of the record though. Loved the Jaguar ACT, shame it wasn't 10 years later, I may have got something half decent myself of it then. Great to see.

[Andyph]

Perhaps the biggest seen in the 'raspberry ripple' scheme, BAC-111, at Greenham Common 1983.

its up there Norman, the Comet 4 from Farnborough is the holder of the record though. Loved the Jaguar ACT, shame it wasn't 10 years later, I may have got something half decent myself of it then. Great to see.

I worked at the RAE for a year 1986-87 and on my first day the first aircraft I saw fly was the Comet - then never saw it move again!
As an aside anyone have a list of what aircraft were based at the RAE at that time?
There was stacks of retired Varsity's, Canberra's and Wessex's etc stored in the hanger that also lodged the gliding clubs aircraft.
Very long shot but does anyone have any photos of the RAE gliding club aircraft - especially the ASK-13 '199' - first aircraft I soloed!

Thanks Andy

[buccs2b]

Who doesn't love a bit of colour?

Arriving for the Leuchars show in 1994, Hunter T.7 XL612
Leuchars_199409#_0032 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

Arriving for IAT 1987, HS.125 XW930 RAE Bedford
IAT87_0010 by Tony Adams, on Flickr

On display at the RAF Valley Enthusiasts's Day 2010, Hawk T.1 XX342/2 ETPS
XX342 ETPS by Tony Adams, on Flickr

[Spiny Norman]

Perhaps the biggest seen in the 'raspberry ripple' scheme, BAC-111, at Greenham Common 1983.

its up there Norman, the Comet 4 from Farnborough is the holder of the record though. Loved the Jaguar ACT, shame it wasn't 10 years later, I may have got something half decent myself of it then. Great to see.

Of course, the Comet. <slap head> Going back through my photos, I have a half-view of it at the 1993 Fairford, poking into a picture of a Tornado. Sadly didn't bother to take one on its own.

[shorsley]

CWJAug19_38 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

Cosford_52 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

Cosford_6 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

[Tuckat]

Three proper crusty ones from me


img663-2 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr
img441 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr
img645 by Phil Roberts, on Flickr

[Domvickery]

Thank you gentle people, some great images provided

I was all set to give the W to Peter345 for his Andover image but he was just pipped by Hammy & his night time Hawk

Thanks Martin & over to you!

[Spiny Norman]

As we eagerly await the next comp, and with the raspberry ripple closed, I hope no one minds if I post a couple of images I had scanned but not included (due to the rule of 3) in case they were of interest.

Wessex at Greenham 1983



Jaguar (from its best angle I think) at Fairford 1993