TEEJNice work, Tim. The last shot is something special!
TEEJYou know what Tom – this is one of those times where I’d have loved you to tell me I was wrong and that 801 stood back up x no. of months ago and it was just a case that no-one had told me!.
Boll0cks!. 😀
That was baby Sharkey at the controls?. Big splash in Navy News a few months back about him finishing SHOFT and taking his dad up for a spin in a T8!. Dont know which would be tougher…completing your flying training or a single flight with Mr SHAR in the back…ouch!. 🙂
Rewind!
Steve,
ZD330 is in 801 NAS markings. I’ve got an out of focus shot of it as it sped down the pass. I’ve checked the tail and the chequers are on the fin. I’ve also just seen on a low-fly forum some other images of it caught at low-level during September. I wonder if the flash on the intake is just that of the Naval Strike Wing? Possibly it has the squadron crest in the centre?
Here is ZD330 photographed at Cottesmore on 20 Sep 07
http://www.g0rd.com/gallery2/v/Planes/Cottesmore/Cott_Gen/IMG_0123.jpg.html
http://www.g0rd.com/gallery2/v/Planes/Cottesmore/Cott_Gen/IMG_0124.jpg.html
801 NAS recomissioned.
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2291
‘801 NAS will be recommissioned in March 2007, under the command of Cdr K Seymour RN, to operate the Harrier GR7 and GR9 from RAF Cottesmore. 801 NAS will be joining the recently commissioned 800 NAS as well as 1 and IV(AC) Sqns RAF to complete the formation of Joint Force Harrier (JFH).’
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcottesmore/aboutus/801navalairsquadron.cfm
TEEJTEEJ
the other GR.9 was ZD330 with 801 NAS markings
801 NAS hasnt stood back up yet has it?. Mate of mine at Cottesmore hasnt said anything about 801 going operational and they are meant to be being based there when the FAA can get enough pilots scrounged up to reform the squadron?.
Hi Steve,
I’ve just blown up the shot of ZD330. It looks like my mis-ident. It would appear that it is 800 NAS markings. Well spotted!
On a side note ZD409 was being flown by ‘Sharkey’ Wards son, Kris. ZD330 was being flown by Cottesmore’s Station Commander.
TEEJWow, almost close enough to hear the pilots grunt as they pull G’s! Never had the opportunity to shoot down at aircraft like that……Wow. Must have been a bit loud as they passed!
Not too loud. I’ve always got my Ipod on to while away the hours. I get the benefit of the engine noise and a good music track to accompany the flyby!
TEEJTEEJ
Thanks for the reply and link.
Nice shots by the way – like the Red Arrows images on PPrune!
APC104
Thanks!
Lots of photographers at the following. Plenty of hints and tips. Well worth a logon
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi
From
TEEJFantastic shots there . How do you tell the Differance from a GR7 to a GR9?
James
Thanks James!
I think it can be quite difficult at times. Currently the updated serials on here are good reference
http://www.harrierlist.co.uk/List.html
If you can see an A after the code it can be either a GR.7A or GR.9A. Some of them have GR.9 on the tail. I think that there are also variations on the leading edge route extensions to further confuse matters. I think it is mainly internal with different engines and avionics. If I ever try and ident one I always refer to the Harrier List.
TEEJIt sound a difficult one. If you don’t already try shooting in RAW. Just my opinion, but this will give you a chance to tweak any images and get a few keepers.
This forum has a search engine. It might possibly be of assistance?
TEEJI don’t know about the U-2 but I can tell you that the C_130 story is complete junk-at least judging by that photo, which in reality is a C-130 fire bomber having its wings ripped of out of structural fatigue.
Incorrect. It pays to do some research before convincing yourself it is ‘junk’.
The following airliners images shows the memorial to this aircraft and its crew. This C-130 was repainted in the exact same livery.
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=56-0528&distinct_entry=true
http://www.nsa.gov/vigilance/vigil00007.cfm
TEEJAre you sure he isn’t giving you the finger? :diablo:
😀 – great shots. Lucky you indeed.
Thanks! Yeah. LOL! Sometimes the aircrew put up ‘two-fingers’ to inform the photographers that they are coming round for a second pass.
TEEJI consider it possible that Lt. Col. O’Brien did not see what he thought he saw, or rather he saw what he had been conditioned to see.
Besides that commentary does not mention O’Brien stating he actually saw an airliner crash into the Pentagon.
Whatever, for those who have not questioned the official version of events before then have a look here:
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20041221155307646
and
from the left hand pane on the page from above:
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20050204132153814
This just to get you started you understand, saves you buying books at least for the time being.
Phixer,
Has it ever crossed your mind that those individuals and groups who believe in a 9/11 conspiracy and who produce literature are just milking it for money making or media attention?
They see a lucrative money making deal by simply spinning on what conspiracy theorists want to hear. How many of them have websites that have a click here to donate, or buy my latest book? They are simply catering for every version of events from full inside to partial inside job and everything inbetween. These individuals and groups are laughing all the way to the bank.
Are all those eyewitnesses on the freeway who witnessed the aircraft and had to abandon their vehicles ‘conditioned’? Are all those eyewitnesses in the surrounding area mistaken about seeing an airliner at low-level heading for the Pentagon? One of the most ridiculous claims I have seen is that of a Global Hawk hitting the Pentagon. They even produced pictures of one of the Global Hawk undercarriage wheels lying on the Pentagon lawn. The wheel was actually from one of the helicopter landing pad fire extinguisher carts.
http://911research.wtc7.net/pentagon/evidence/witnesses/bart.html
http://criticalthrash.com/terror/crashthumbnails.html
http://criticalthrash.com/terror/P1010013.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/terror/P1010017.JPG
TEEJI consider it possible that Lt. Col. O’Brien did not see what he thought he saw, or rather he saw what he had been conditioned to see.
Besides that commentary does not mention O’Brien stating he actually saw an airliner crash into the Pentagon.
Whatever, for those who have not questioned the official version of events before then have a look here:
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20041221155307646
and
from the left hand pane on the page from above:
http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=20050204132153814
This just to get you started you understand, saves you buying books at least for the time being.
Phixer,
Has it ever crossed your mind that those individuals and groups who believe in a 9/11 conspiracy and who produce literature are just milking it for money making or media attention?
They see a lucrative money making deal by simply spinning on what conspiracy theorists want to hear. How many of them have websites that have a click here to donate, or buy my latest book? They are simply catering for every version of events from full inside to partial inside job and everything inbetween. These individuals and groups are laughing all the way to the bank.
Are all those eyewitnesses on the freeway who witnessed the aircraft and had to abandon their vehicles ‘conditioned’? Are all those eyewitnesses in the surrounding area mistaken about seeing an airliner at low-level heading for the Pentagon? One of the most ridiculous claims I have seen is that of a Global Hawk hitting the Pentagon. They even produced pictures of one of the Global Hawk undercarriage wheels lying on the Pentagon lawn. The wheel was actually from one of the helicopter landing pad fire extinguisher carts.
http://911research.wtc7.net/pentagon/evidence/witnesses/bart.html
http://criticalthrash.com/terror/crashthumbnails.html
http://criticalthrash.com/terror/P1010013.JPG
http://criticalthrash.com/terror/P1010017.JPG
TEEJFantastic shots like the Typhoons T.1 shots. Are the First shots the F2?
James
Thanks! Yes, the first-two shots are the single-seat F.2. The F.2 and T.1 flew through as a two-ship. Normally you only see the T.1s. With the work up for Afghanistan next year they might appear more regularly on the low-fly routes.
TEEJSTUNNING photographs. what camera/lens do you use. and if you dont mind me asking did you know the aircraft were going to put an appearance or do you just turn up and see what happens during your time there………….;)
Thanks. I’m using a Nikon D2X fitted with a Nikkor 300mm 2.8. I do have a 1.4tele, but have never used it on the low fly routes as of yet. The D2X/300 I mount on a home-made/adapted hand-held support. Basically an old tripod mounting fitted with a home-made pistol grip. I first tried it out on the 17th and found that it works very well. It should be good for low-speed panning shots on some of the prop aircraft (Tucanos, Super King Airs etc) that use the low-level routes.
For me it is very much turn up and see. Pick one of the low-fly spots and see what turns up. The frustrating part is watching fast movers/front liners fly through the adjacent valley/pass. It’s all part of the fun!
TEEJIs the observer looking at you in the second to last photo?
Stunning none the less. I remember watching a F/A-18 Hornet fly through a few canyons while I was passing through Death Valley in April 2006. Breathtaking.
Thanks. Yes the backseater is checking who was on the hillside. It is a well known spot known as the ‘fence-line’ by aircrew. Sometime you get a wave or a request for a copy of the image as they check out the low-fly forums. I was the only person on that side of the pass that day. I also believe that nobody was on the otherside either. Lucky me!
TEEJThanks! Yes, BD707 is the Hurricane that Brian was flying. I don’t know if he was flying it at Duxford on the 8th and 9th? A sad loss. R.I.P.
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