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41sqn's new Olympic Tornado GR4 scheme

Maccphoto — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:24:56 GMT

Taxi-ing to the runway at RAF Lossiemouth to go back into service at RAF Coningsby with 41sqn. The markings carried are for a previous Officer Commanding Group Captain Don Finlay of 41sqn who was an Olympic medalist in the 110m hurdles at both the 1932 Los Angeles games when he won bronze and 1936 Berlin games where he won silver.

Colour P-8A

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:34:15 GMT

Sitting on Lima hard, the P-8 comes under a storm! The monochrome image is also in this gallery for comparison.

Monochrome P-8A

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:34:12 GMT

Sitting on Lima hard, the P-8 comes under a storm! The original image is also in this gallery for comparison.

Royal Navy Hawk T1s

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:34:09 GMT

At RAF Lossiemouth for exercise Joint Warrior 12-1.

Lossiemouth gate guard

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:34:06 GMT

The Tornado GR1B gate guard, converted into a GR4.

P-8 departing

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:34:03 GMT

The US Navy P-8A about to depart on it's first Joint Warrior mission.

CP-140 Aurora

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:34:01 GMT

One of three Canadian Armed Forces CP-140 Aurora at RAF Lossiemouth for Joint Warrior 12-1 seen about to line up on Runway 05 with full propeller discs.

Landing at speed

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:33:58 GMT

A Tornado GR4 lands in front of a CP-140 holding short of the runway.

Local Tornado

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:33:56 GMT

One of Lossie's local Tornado GR4 in 617sqn colours operated by 15sqn at the time.

Maritime Patrol Line

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:33:52 GMT

Seven North American MPA aircraft in a line at RAF Lossiemouth, with the new Boeing P-8A Poseidon at the front with three US Navy P-3C Orions behind and then three Canadian CP-140 Auroras behind that! All for exercise Joint Warrior 12-1.

Boeing P-8A Poseidon arrival

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:33:50 GMT

The sixth P-8A, 167956 from NAS Patuxent River's VX-1, of the US Navy arrives for exercise Joint Warrior 12-1 at RAF Lossiemouth, this was only the second time the P-8A has been involved in an exercise and was the first time it has landed out of the USA.

Mysterious

Maccphoto — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:30:28 GMT

The unique shape of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird at Duxford Air Museum.

Last of the F3W

Maccphoto — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:30:26 GMT

One of the 111(F)sqn's Tornado F3s overshooting RAF Lossiemouth whilst being boltholed for 2 months as runway constructions were carried out at their home base RAF Leuchars.

Souda Bay beauty

Maccphoto — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:30:23 GMT

A F-16C Blk52+ of the Hellenic Air Force's 343 Mira at Souda Bay, Crete lands at RAF Lossiemouth transitting through to Nellis AFB, NV for Red Flag in October 2008. It was one of five aircraft, 4 F-16C and one F-16D.

British Airways A320 departing Aberdeen Dyce

Maccphoto — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:44:39 GMT

Air France Regional ERJ-190 arriving at Aberdeen Dyce

Maccphoto — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:44:37 GMT

Easyjet A319 departing Aberdeen Dyce

Maccphoto — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:44:36 GMT

Tornado GR4 - Fiery sunset

Maccphoto — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:40:18 GMT

A Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 departing from its home base at RAF Lossiemouth in the late afternoon in Winter.

Fun-bust?

Maccphoto — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:32:46 GMT

Soon to be gone, the elegant Vickers VC-10 on static at RAF Kinloss families day!

F-15 - striking the sky..

Maccphoto — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:44:24 GMT

One of the 48FW F-15E Strike Eagles coming into land at RAF Lakenheath whilst cutting the sky with it's vortices..

Vibe de l'Orange..

Maccphoto — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:52:54 GMT

The Dutch F-16 turns away in full afterburner, trailing smoke and smashing the clouds with jet efflux. It carries the lovely demo colours of the Dutch F-16 team with the 'Orange Lion.'

F-22 burning into action..

Maccphoto — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:45:58 GMT

The United States Air Force F-22 plugs in the burners and turns away with the glinting off it's back, the late evening light worked a treat with the F-22 unusual colour scheme.

A Gripen mood..

Maccphoto — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:42:46 GMT

The SAAB JAS-39 Gripen NG sits in the static at the Royal International Air Tattoo with a big black cloud hanging over from a passing heave rain shower, which created a rather moody scene!