More Hornet weapons combo…..
More Mirage mania…..
And not really an aircraft….. but it does fly…and it was part of the RAAF…
Bloodhound missile 1963……
Hmmm i’ll have to look in online at the computer at work for those…..
The ones i have only show Mk82 and Mk 82 retarded bombs attached to wing tanks..
As for ECM…. can’t say i recall ever seeing one….
This picture im not too sure if they are Mk-82, as i enlarged the picture for a close look but really can’t tell….
ALways good to have access to a large library of pictures!
More Mirage Mania….
Can anyone tell me what the colour scheme was for ??? All i got with the file was that it was for a Jubilee in 1981 ?? SQN jubilee ??
I do have some photos of the F-111 and F-4 together….. but not on this computer. Im sure though that the current F-111 crews probably do love their pig as much as the F-4 was loved.
Mirage mania…..
Butterworth….
Still cant get over those attachments on wing tanks…..
Going back the previous Hornet pic i posted loaded with Asraams and Amraams… how about 2 of them fully loaded ??
And not its not a photoshop pic either….
Beautiful pic of the Sabe over the Melbourne Cricket Ground……
It was very popular with its crews…..
Quote…
For most of the pilots approaching the Phantom for the first time, first impressions would have been the same- the size of the aircraft and its distinctive appearance. It was an aggressive looking aeroplane, very business like, but with pieces of the airframe seemingly pointed in wrong or unusual directions…..
For those who had previously flown the Mirage III, the Phantom offered a marked comparison – it looked like a tank and the cockpit was incredibly spacious and well laid out, in contrast to many european types…..
The Phantom was a fabulous aeroplane. Equally effective in a number roles, it was perhaps unfortuneate that the RAAF didn’t exploit its capabilities as a fighter, but for a pilot who flew the Mirage and F-111 as well, the Phantom was the best workhorse of the lot – reliable and strong with very few limits and when operated in the normal way, delightful to fly….
Definately the most useful fighter/bomber ever operated by the RAAF – without peer, in fact !
Also in the same book it was reported that in Febuary on 1971 an F-4 was overstressed to 10Gs ! The engines were removed from the aircraft for overhaul….
Another F-4 was lost with crew in June of 1971 near Evens Heads.
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