Cranwell Carnage

On a Pprune thread, it says that it was estimated to have dropped to 74 feet before climbing away….
mmitch.

“Interview without tea”…..

97 IOT Flypast

Apparently there is another video from a Cranwell graduation flypast where an F-4 is much lower.

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/558319-anyone-have-link-infamous-cranwell-f4-flypast-3.html#post9611204

It’s the same flypast, it just shows the F4 from a different angle (Notice at 1.34 approx it is CLIMBING as it appears from behind the building)

97 IOT Flypast

Apparently there is another video from a Cranwell graduation flypast where an F-4 is much lower.

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/558319-anyone-have-link-infamous-cranwell-f4-flypast-3.html#post9611204

That was St.Athan.

Wasn’t there a photo of Phantoms flying between some hangers -was that the same one? EDIT -Nope not the same but still Ahh http://mindlace.com/fiends/images/lowflyf4the-shop.jpg a good indication of what it may have looked like. http://mindlace.com/fiends/lowpass.htm

SAFETY CATCH 2, possibly?

III. “Minimum Separation Distance”. Wing Commander A J Thorpe CFSO discusses this safety issue (the minimum distance separating a low flying jet aircraft from the terrain below).

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060018624

They seem to go up to 6, at least.

The IWM hold at least two editions of Safety Catch

SAFETY CATCH 1 Main Title (BFE 286)
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060018623
BFE 286. Premiere edition of RAF flight safety video magazine introduced by Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Harding AOC-in-C Strike Command and containing five …

SAFETY CATCH 4 Main Title (BFE 289)
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060018626
BFE 289. RAF flight safety video magazine introduced by Air Vice Marshal John Thompson AOC 1 Group (ACAS(DES)) and containing eight items introduced by …

I’m predicting from the numbering that they hold #2 and #3 as well.

Moggy

Pass out at Cranwell

Footage did exist of this event and i saw this on VHS tape at RAF Wittering on a flight safety video titled Safety Catch.Indeed the first Phantom was low but the second one was ultra low and below the clock tower.It was this one that blew off a couple of hats.Heaven knows what has happebed to the tape now.

Crazy Cranwell

That would be grand BUT in the meantime I may ask the question from some old Phantom jocks to see if they have any leads on photo’s/video footage….

I have two cuttings, both from the Grimsby Evening Telegraph. You’ll have to give me a few days or more due to this lovely weather, but I’ll will try to get the cuttings and attach ’em.

NOT the video footage everyone is looking for ,but note the F-4 flylowpast at about 49sec. Awesome. Turn the volume off for the very bad music track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApM_f-jBlP0&feature=fvw

Great video of a low-down Phantom, stangman. Gives us an idea of what THE video might be like. Are we getting closer, I think perhaps we are.
Oh dear, Forum readers, let us keep the faith. Let me quote from the Black Widows Bike Gang (sort of) “Lord, you have given me these crosses to bear, and I will carry them all the way from Jerusalem to Grimsby, whichever’s closer. But hear me Lord, thou I walk through the Valley Of the Shadow of Death, I will watch that video FOR MY LAST SUPPER.”

I remember reading about this in the Daily Telegraph at the time. I don’t think the pilot/s came out of it too well.

NOT the video footage everyone is looking for ,but note the F-4 flylowpast at about 49sec. Awesome. Turn the volume off for the very bad music track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApM_f-jBlP0&feature=fvw

What is commonly refered to as a “career limiting decision”?

‘Very few people would be strong enough to raise one of those early Tape Video Cameras skywards…’
Quite the opposite. Even professional handheld video cameras were ‘lightweight’ at this point. Don’t forget, they wouldn’t nessacerily (sp?) record in the camera either, they would be connected via cables back to the OB truck to record there. In one of my car rallying videos I have footage of the BBC filming the RAC Rally in 1986, and it’s WOMAN who is filming the proceedings, so the cameras certainly weren’t large at all.

Amateur formats at that point were video-8, Hi8 (I think), plus of course full-size VHS and VHS-‘C’, so all easy-peasy!

´Phantomonium´springs to mind!

Yes, but it 1987 not ’97. Great stuff on this site and, tantalyzingly, someone hinting that he might have a copy…or is he just toying with us???

The ’97’ in the title of the PPRUNE thread refers to the number of the IOT course that was passing out. In this case, No. 97 Initial Officer’s Training Course. It does not refer to the year.

I remember this flypast as I was driving past the College, en route to Innsworth, when the formation first flew overhead on the authorised pass. I heard the noise from the other passes but did not see them. Wish I had.

Well, if this is true I’d love to hear more!

Could you scan and attach those cuttings on here, should make for good reading…

I have two cuttings, both from the Grimsby Evening Telegraph. You’ll have to give me a few days or more due to this lovely weather, but I’ll will try to get the cuttings and attach ’em.

stendec7, are you referring to this incident:

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/134346-97-iot-fly-past.html

Yes, but it 1987 not ’97. Great stuff on this site and, tantalyzingly, someone hinting that he might have a copy…or is he just toying with us???

Auditioning for a remake of High Flight?

Perhaps “Low Flight” would be more appropriate?:cool: