Cheers for that dude The Lusty is alongside at North Sheilds just next to the DFS ferry terminal the only berth on the East coast that can handle her. The Harrier must have left NCL this morning as has the Mystery SAAB.

I know that pier well and the boat that is coverted into a pub which is very well situated right opposite the gangway 😉 hic!

I belive that Harrier that is still at NCL is a Fleet Air Arm example.

Infact the Lusty is visiting the tyne today back to her birth place.

Let me guess Si your off to visit her soon ya lucky thing!

Edit: The Saab is now parked over next to the Jet2 757s aswell as a loverly Private Jet. It was odd to see the Saab Coned off.

Yes mate I am flying up to NCL on Monday, she is in South Shields (or is it North Shields?) for the weekend so the crew can have a weekend of rest and beer. Unfortunatley we don’t have any dedicated Fleet Air Arm Harriers, they all come under the Naval Strike Wing which technically is a Joint Force Unit under Strike Command. 800NAS are flying the jets with a mix of RN and RAF crews but 90% of the engineers are Gods children (Fleet Air Arm)! The boys are off to Afghanistan for Christmas. The jet in the photo is a GR7A model with the uprated Pegusus engine specifically designed for shipboard ops in hot and humid parts of the world. You can tell it’s a A model by the A on the tail after the serial (and it sounds a lot different from the standard model) Are we asleep yet!:)

All the best

Si

Super shots Gary, worth the wait.

Si

First one is a beauty Adam.

Si

Great stuff Stephane, any chance of getting a shot of the ex French AF DC8 sitting in the background?

Si

Tom,
Some really great crisp, clear shots, looked like a cracking day for photography.

Well done

Si