By: ad0nis - 28th January 2003 at 23:01
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Try this on for size!!
1) Crash
2) Cry Baby
3) Dinghy
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By: frankvw - 19th January 2003 at 21:01
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About the pics:
The carrier pic: It is a test for a high speed sharp turn.
The Hornet: Seems like a rather normal take off (At least I hope for the pilot 😉 )
The two Migs: happened at a meeting in Europe, and one of those birds fell very close to a Belgian C-130, damaging it.
The 2 pics with thw Hornet and the AIM-9: they are real. Apparently, a missile wasn’t tightened correctly (or something broke) in the rail, ans as a result, when the plane trapped, the missile was ejected
The DASH 80: I watched a ducumentary abouyt that flight, and the pilot said something like “I was told to demonstrate what the plane could do. I think this was the best proof that it was sturdy…”
By: JAG - 19th January 2003 at 15:00
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Addonis.. the scary thing is.. Considering that is a White Pointer.. The scale is exactly right.. In fact comparing the size of shark to diver.. its a rather mediocer white pointer… the bigones can grow as big as 8 meters.. and there were stories of 10+ meters.. So something to think about next time u got o the beach :))))))))
By: Merlin3945 - 19th January 2003 at 11:07
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Snapper,
A similar story to your one happened at East Fortune in Scotland.
A beaufighter coming into land set himself up on the runway and somehow managed to loose off a few rounds. He must have given himself a fright as he totalled the aircraft. I think he lived to try it again.
The report says pilot error as the guns should have been disengaged when he came over the coast.
Regards Merlin
By: kev35 - 18th January 2003 at 17:50
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Gary,
thanks for that.
Arthur,
your timely post saved me trawling through the archive, thank you.
Ad0nis,
Who said you could use my photo?
Regards,
kev35
By: Arthur - 18th January 2003 at 17:17
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Kev,
Yes, it is the 707 prototype, back then still known as the Dash 80. It was barrel-rolled by Tex Johnston when he felt there were enough people watching 😀
Gary,
Sorry, didn’t mean to copy your post! Hope you can forgive me, non-civvie minded me not visit AW forum often.
By: geedee - 18th January 2003 at 13:05
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Kev.
I posted that pic with a write up called unusual attitudes in the Airliner forum about a month back, all the details are there
cheers
Gary
By: kev35 - 18th January 2003 at 09:36
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Arthur,
at the risk of making an even bigger fool of myself than normal, is the aircraft in your second pic Boeing’s 707 or 720 demonstrator which I believe was rolled by a man whose name escapes me?
Regards,
kev35
By: ad0nis - 17th January 2003 at 21:54
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Also just 4 fun i thought i’d post this one!!
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By: ad0nis - 17th January 2003 at 21:49
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-01-03 AT 09:53Â PM (GMT)]The worst one 4 me is this one!!!
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By: A330Crazy - 17th January 2003 at 21:15
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Some funny pics there Hand, is the missile one a real pic or photoshopped?
By: Snapper - 17th January 2003 at 20:55
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No pix – but an email that arrived last night:
“There are a whole load of cannon shells embedded in the grass runway at Duxford. Peter Raw was coming in to land, and when he selected Flaps, the cannons started blazing. Gave him a hell of a shock. Someone had connected the wiring incorrectly.”
And yes, you guessed it. Peter Raw was with 609 (West Riding)Squadron.
A friend told me about an erk who fired off a bunch of 60lb RP’s at one of the 2nd TAF airfields in Holland one time. Took out a house I think he said. This chap was with 245 Sqn we think – he was RAF Regt AA gunner. He recognised some of the scenes in John Golleys book when I lent it to him.
By: Rabie - 17th January 2003 at 20:39
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😀 }> 😀
trust arthur to role out the broken f-16
this was on rotten.com’s pic site today
http://www.boners.com/content/788832.1.jpg
rabie :9
By: geedee - 17th January 2003 at 18:08
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Often wondered if that scene in Iron Eagle where the pilot of an F16 launches a missile while stationary to blow up a truck coming towards him could happen in real life …. Now I know.
Bladdy fast reflex’s from both the deck hand running out of the way and also the cameraman !
Wonder how the jet jockey explained that one away ?
I see on Airliners.net there is a piccy of a C17 that was being refuelled on the ground when it’s left wing broke at the shoulder joint !!!!.
By: Arthur - 17th January 2003 at 17:13
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That B-1 pic is a painting, and someone has mirrored the background (twice, both on the left and right sides) to make it a horizontal image in stead of the vertical one, as the original is.
As for funny pictures…
http://www.aviationpics.de/military/f16-4.jpg
And for once in a while something else than an embarassed F-16…
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