Lakenheath F15 Down – Libya

Thought I’d share this… Crew are okay!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12816226

Google Earth

Thought I’d add this in to show the different time lines..

Fluorescent Red Orange

I must be missing something here…

If you read my initial post I quote the use of Fluorescent Red Orange (not fluorescent orange), sometimes also known as International Orange. This is a red paint that has an orange tinge when in direct sunlight.

When XN258 was stripped down a lighter shade of fluorescent paint was found on the rear of the aircraft but I feel this would have been from the days before she was converted to a Mk.9, pretty much as in the picture supplied by
Whirlwind2ba.

I’ve had a look today and found many pictures of HAR.9’s and they all seem to have the same shade of red/orange, even the Endurance flt aircraft.

Any pictures of the ongoing projects?

Return of the Toom…?

I haven’t been to Wattisham since the last Phantom’s left in 1992 but would love to visit again!

I see apart from the Phantom tail there is an outer wing section also from a ‘Toom’. Any plans to recover the Phantom from RAF North Luffenham for display at Wattisham??

Almost Ready

Another post by our French friends… Maybe not too long before she is airborne!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlj0H6Je8P4

Maybe not 282….

I’d have to admit, it does look like XX282 but there is a problem…. I don’t think the Red Arrows started painting ‘Royal Air Force’ on the side of their jets till at least 2005/2006. I’ll have a check and see when that was!