The Israeli F-15 and F-16 jets got nowhere near Syrian airspace. They used long range stand off missiles and struck while they were over Lebanon.

Even the Syrians admit that Israeli aircraft violated their airspace during the bombing raids.

The letter dated 31 January 2013 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council:

Sir,

On instructions from the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, I should like to draw your attention to the following information:

At dawn on Wednesday, 30 January 2013, Israeli aircraft violated the airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic, entering over the northern Jabal al-Shaykh (Mount Hermon) Heights at low altitude in order to avoid being detected by radar. The aircraft then proceeded to a scientific research centre located in Jamraya, Rif Dimashq, and bombarded it, killing two employees and injuring five others. The attack caused destruction and substantial material damage not only to the centre, but also to the adjacent technical development centre and a parking garage. The hostile aircraft withdrew following the same route.

(Signed) Bashar Ja’afari

Ambassador

Permanent Representative

http://blogs.aljazeera.com/topic/syria/copy-letter-sent-syrian-permanent-representative-un-security-council-israeli-strike

During 2007 the Israeli Air Force were deep inside Syrian airspace to bomb the building at Dair Alzour.

Imad Moustapha , Syrian Ambassador to U.S.

November 7, 2007

3 Israeli jet fighters penetrated deep into Syrian airspace and bombarded a military target in Syria. By the way those three jet fighters were US made…….

See following YT video link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTrJCAengAw#at=67

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Orchard

In flagrant defiance of international law, the United Nations Charter and the
resolutions of the Security Council, the Israeli air force, after midnight on
6 September 2007, committed a breach of the airspace of the Syrian Arab Republic
crossing its northern frontier from the direction of the Mediterranean, flying towards
the north-east and breaking the sound barrier….

This Israeli violation of Syrian airspace is not the first of its kind;

From Syrian Government letter to the UN.

http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/Golan%20Heights%20S2007%20537.pdf

They are no good against phased array radars, plus EA-6B have been shot down in 1991 over Iraq.

No EA-6B Prowlers were lost in combat during 1991. You are probably confused by A-6 Intruder combat losses during 1991 in Iraq?

http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm

Sad to see them go! A few from a deployment to RAF Coningsby during 2009.

Hi Chris,
Lots of enthusiasts go down for the arrivals. See following link for viewing guide.

On the Thursday and Friday before the show and the Monday after, the RAF open up part of the station by the threshold of runway 20 (L) and charge around 5 quid for entrance (the WAVE is shut on these days). This is excellent for logging serials, and great for photos (though for stuff landing on 20, the morning and early afternoon sun makes life difficult – stuff taxiing is fine though). Many people walk outside onto the verge for the first half of the day, and while the RAF would prefer that people didn’t because of the dangers of the A15, there’s never been any attempt to put a serious stop to this. The local police cone off huge amounts of the roads for miles around, so cough up your five quid or whatever and park on the airfield!

The general attitude to spotters at Waddington is pretty relaxed; during the airshow, however, the parking restrictions are draconian and access to the southern end of the airfield is monitored much more closely. The no parking zone extends for some miles away from the airfield and basically rules out parking anywhere but on the airfield itself or in residential areas of the local villages (not the main road). Almost all of the spots on this guide are within the airshow no parking zone.

From

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/spotting/waddington.php

Obviously it all depends on what runway is in use. The 02 end this year might be more heavily policed this year. Anti-drone protesters cut the fence at the 02 end and entered the base.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-22765385

The following location on the A15 is good for the practice displays and especially the Vulcan.

http://goo.gl/maps/z2OIK

A few from my archives.

Spanish Hornet

Swiss Hornet

Swiss Hornet

Spanish Hornet

Spanish Hornet

Spanish Hornet

Swiss Hornet

US Navy Super Hornet

Swiss Hornet at RIAT, RAF Fairford.

VIFFing during the Falklands was a media creation and it still persists to this day. Sharkey Ward cleared up the issue.

AVM Johnson: During the campaign I read newspaper reports about the Harrier’s VIFFing tactic, and some correspondents claimed that if you saw an enemy fighter astern you could VIFF vertically upwards or downwards, and if the enemy helpfully carried straight ahead you easily manoeuvred into a good attacking position. Was this tactic used in the Falklands?

Cdr Ward: No.

Although the Harrier is capable of VIFFing it is not a good combat tactic because you lose a lot of energy. The Harrier’s success was due to its great manoeuvrability and our sound training.

From. ‘The Story of Air Fighting Air Vice Marshal J.E.`Johnnie’Johnson CB,CBE,DSO and two Bars, DFC and Bar ISBN 0-09-950330-1’

Some Hornet images I took during a visit to Switzerland in 2008.