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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:42 pm    Post subject: 6 Sqdn Disbanded 6 Months Early Reply with quote

It has been announced that 6 Sqdn Jaguars will disband 6 months early in 5 days time. They will be replaced by Typhoon, at RAF Coningsby, in the future. I would have thought that at this time of uncertainty and overstretch of resources it would have been wiser to extend the life and use of these multirole aircraft. Like Concord, this was a successful Anglo/French aerospace project of the late 60's and early 70's. With their laser ranging they were extremely accurate and capable ground attack aircraft, an innovation when they came into RAF service in the early to mid 70's.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably to pay for the new logo for the RAF's transport fleet, which was unveiled at the weekend....

Seriously, Jaguar was supposed to retire in October this year but the MoD had a rethink at the beginning of the year and brought the date forward, must be down to saving money.

OC 6 Sqdn wants all ceremonial flypasts etc concluded by the end of the month, so you'll be hard pushed to see any more flying now.

I saw two running into the Spadeadam EW range as I drove home from the Lakes late yesterday afternoon - tried one of my usual crags along Thirlmere in a desperate attempt to catch some Jags at low level before they retire on Monday, but the weather sucked in after lunch and that was that! Sad (I was hoping for some through the Selkirk to Moffat valley on Tuesday but same old story - low cloud....)

The date has been set, BB, and they're sticking to it. The whole thing has caught 6 Sqdn on the hop and they haven't got time even to plan a proper send-off to the aircraft - there's a private event and dinner and that's about it. Sad
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chersk, get yourself down to Coningsby this weekend.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Out of interest what happens to the planes when they disband? Do they get redistributed?

Just drove past RAF Leuchars and it was as busy as usual there. Lots of Tornados whizzing around and what looked like a couple of German F11s.

They are busy improving the runway there at the moment for the arrival of Eurofighters.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Highlander,

Some of the high-hour Jaguars will be flown immediately to RAF Shawbury in Shropshire for storage and eventual scrapping (or sale if the MoD can find buyers): the squadron wants to hold onto at least two airframes for various flypasts during May (so they'll keep at least four on to include a couple of airspares). At one time they were flown to RAF (now MoD) St Athan in South Wales for the same purpose but I believe that facility has shut down now (as of March).

The Germans at Leuchars are F-4F Phantoms from JG71 - there's seven based up at Lossiemouth at the moment for the "Neptune Warrior" exercise (BB - get up to see them if you can, they'll be there until next Friday!). There will be no Leuchars Air Show this year because of the runway work, and normal flights have been scaled down in numbers.

BGW,

Is there something happening at Coningsby this weekend I'm not aware of (6 don't usually fly at weekends)?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They weren't Phantoms, I'm certain of that. However, thinking about they probably weren't German. The fin flash was three vertical lines rather than horizontal. Black, yellow and something. I pass through Leuchars most days so I'll have a look tomorrow to see if they are still there.

Went to the airshow last year and will go back when it returns in 2008.

We get a lot of them over our village here in Fife and it is certainly quieter of an evening so far this year!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherskiy,
There were pictures of folk at Coningsby on Look North on Wednesday night, which means that there is a viewing area. I thought you mioght wish to avail yourself of this.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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They weren't Phantoms, I'm certain of that. However, thinking about they probably weren't German. The fin flash was three vertical lines rather than horizontal. Black, yellow and something.


There were some Belgian F-16s lunch-stopping at Leuchars on Thursday - that was probably what you saw. Black yellow and red on the tail fins. Probably not there anymore - they did a sortie through Spadeadam on the way home yesterday afternoon.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Behind Geddon's Wall wrote:
Cherskiy,
There were pictures of folk at Coningsby on Look North on Wednesday night, which means that there is a viewing area. I thought you mioght wish to avail yourself of this.


Ta.... my last visit to Coningsby was last April. Don't get down that way much any more - not many hills!

There is an official viewing area but it's not very good as it's too close to the fence and you're the wrong side of the flightpath for the sun during the afternoon. The best location for shots is the mound of earth on the south side of the Runway 05 threshold that the local farmer conveniently left for us photographers! Sun's behind you most of the day and the landing shots are superb:D (It's just down the road from the viewing area, past the lights and left down the farm track.)
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have been over by the Wash most of this week, seen several pairs of Jags, lots of Typhoons & Leaping Heaps, but no Tonkas, strange I thought.
When I was at Coningsby, 6 Sqdn were Tombs, along with their sister Sqdn 54, I was on 228 OCU/64(F) Reserve Sqdn.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Highlander wrote:
They weren't Phantoms, I'm certain of that. However, thinking about they probably weren't German. The fin flash was three vertical lines rather than horizontal. Black, yellow and something.


There were some Belgian F-16s lunch-stopping at Leuchars on Thursday - that was probably what you saw. Black yellow and red on the tail fins. Probably not there anymore - they did a sortie through Spadeadam on the way home yesterday afternoon.


You are spot on! I had looked on the web and the only fin flash that I thought it looked like was Belgain but I thought I'd better wait for you expert advice. How do you know all this??? Do you have an eye in the sky? Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, just extremely well-informed about what's going on! Laughing

If anyone's interested, there's a reasonably good low-level Jaguar pass video on Youtube, taken in the Mach Loop in North Wales recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssFasjDrYqQ

(The Bwlch is one of two well-known low-level photography sites around the 'Loop', between Dolgellau and Machynlleth.)

6 Sqdn put up an eleven-ship formation yesterday for a 'tour' of southern England and Wales - apparently they're doing the same for northern England (and possibly southern Scotland) on Monday, their last day of ops. Provided the weather's good, I'll be on top of one of my usual crags above Thirlmere hoping to catch them!
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well Cherskiy if you get some good shots, maybe you could post a couple on here for us to enjoy. I always enjoy viewing your wonderful avaition shots and I am sure most of the other regular posters do to. I cannot believe the Jags are being moth balled, it only seems like yesterday when I was sneaking a look around the 1st couple to arrive at 14 Sgdn Bruggen in 75.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I cannot believe the Jags are being moth balled, it only seems like yesterday when I was sneaking a look around the 1st couple to arrive at 14 Sgdn Bruggen in 75.

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It doesn't seem so long ago since I got my first look at one at an early 1970s Farnborough airshow either! Shocked
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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There will be no Leuchars Air Show this year because of the runway work, and normal flights have been scaled down in numbers.


Cherskiy,

This years alternative to Leuchars Air Show.....

Fife Herald - "BALADO TO HOST AIRSHOW"

http://www.fifenow.co.uk/fife-herald-news?articleid=2735505

You probably know all this already! Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I do.... if anyone thinks I'm paying £25 for that they must be joking. No enthusiast I know is going anywhere near that one or the one at Abingdon, which was organised for last year by the same company but cancelled two weeks beforehand due to "poor ticket sales" (in reality, the company hadn't realised how much infrastructure was needed to bring in to make the site usable - and that was an airfield - think what the Balado Bridge site would need!).

There will be few air displays worth attending this year - no Tornado, Harrier or Merlin displays at all, and the rest are largely confined to "signature events" such as the above. Smacks of some advertising company trying to make airshows into 'corporate' events, and it won't work.

Anyway, changing the subject, went across to the Lakes today to see whether 6 would bring their Jags through LFA17 for one last hurrah. They apparently decided to visit airfields in the Vale of York instead (intel let me down this time!). Never mind, the weather along Thirlmere was superb, sat in the sun all day and took a few nice photos.



(Above: Dunmail Raise, south of Keswick, looking north to the bottom end of Thirlmere. Skiddaw is the big mountain in the far background.)



(Above: Tucano from 1FTS, Linton on Ouse, taken through Dunmail Raise using a ~500mm equivalent lens.)



(Above: Dominie from 55[R] Sqdn, Cranwell, taken through Dunmail using ~300mm equivalent lens. First time I've seen one at low level to photograph. Chuffed to bits!)

Switched sides at midday because the sun moves around. Headed up to the dam end of the lake, and climbed up to Sipping Crag, near Raven Crag.



(Above: Thirlmere, looking south. Raven Crag to immediate right, Dunmail Raise is the valley at the head of the lake. Helvellyn is the big mountain to the left.)



(Above: Beech 200 45[R] Sqdn, Cranwell, ~400mm lens. First time I've seen one at low level to photograph, again rather pleased!)
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brilliant photos Cherskiy, thanks for posting them, I have worked on the Tucano and the Dominie while I was at Cranwell, as a civvie, from 1990 to 1995. Course they weren't black then. Keep posting the photos Cherskiy, they are excellent, thanks again.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the warning!
I will wait until 2008 Cool
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PS Yes, Photos are smashing Cool
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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2007 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Highlander wrote:
Thanks for the warning!
I will wait until 2008 Cool


There's always this instead:

Glasgow Airshow
The Glasgow Airshow takes place at Glasgow in Scotland on 11th & 12th August 2007.

Provisional Participating aircraft include:

Hawk T1
Red Arrows
RAF Falcons - Parachute Team
Tucano T1
Swordfish - RNHF
Sea Fury - RNHF
Sea Hawk - RNHF
Others TBC

(It's actually taking place at Ayr seafront, BTW - the title is extremely misleading.)
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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BB, did you catch the weather picture on Look North tonight - 12 Jaguars in formation, showing the number '6'
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BB, did you catch the weather picture on Look North tonight - 12 Jaguars in formation, showing the number '6'


No BGW, but I will see if it's on after news at ten, thanks for asking as I was late getting in tonite. Cool

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PostPosted: Thu May 03, 2007 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you can get at it via either

bbc.co.uk/humber
or bbc.co.u/looknorthhull

I've no idea how to post links.
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They did the '6' formation at Warton, Samlesbury plus a few other locations on Monday.
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Highlander,

There will be no Leuchars Air Show this year because of the runway work, and normal flights have been scaled down in numbers.


Cherskiy,

This years alternative to Leuchars Air Show.....

Fife Herald - "BALADO TO HOST AIRSHOW"

http://www.fifenow.co.uk/fife-herald-news?articleid=2735505

You probably know all this already! Smile


And the English counterpart to this, the so-called "Spirit of Adventure" held at Abingdon this weekend, was a major flop as predicted by everyone in the enthusiast community.

The organisers thought 50,000+ would attend. Apparently they were lucky if 7,000 turned up on Saturday - the Sunday event was cancelled. The air display consisted of 2 Tornado F.3s flying orbits at 2,000 feet(!) and the E-3D Sentry AWACS hardly came into view. The public were expected to be entertained by a video on a big screen and paid £25 each for the priviledge.

One of the comments on the pilots' forum Pprune is quite telling (copied below for those who don't want to scroll through the pages of criticism for this half-baked affair at http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=270891&page=2 ):

"I went today, and paid to get in. By the time I'd paid my parking fee and driven over the grass several miles, I was wondering if I was in the right place. The complete lack of a crowd was noticeable. I paid the disinterested and obviously bored staff, and was confronted, at 11 o'clock in the morning, by people leaving and one group demanding their money back. Apparently Toady Jervis had published a map via the Herald local newspaper website with with Dr Who, Star Trek and other TV show stands on it, and some fans were disappointed not to see ANY of the stands there. Lie number 1.

I ran into an old air show freind of many years expereince and we compared notes on the crowd, 9 rows of 52 cars (yes, we counted!) makes for 1,872 people at 4 people per car. The RAF estimated 50,000 a day on its website after the Horseguards launch of the SOA, and JEM estimated 25,000 per day. Staff were then overheard telling people at least 8,000 people had been there today. Lie number 2.

The spectacular car action consited of 6 European NASCARs of dubious quality being driven up and down and doing the odd cowboy donut. Ho hum, deadly dull, except for the all-body RAF and Typhoon logo wearing Ford Fiesta, which was a gem of pathetic marketing and embarrasing "yoof" culture.

Jervis is quoted on his website as claiming that this would also be a shopping specacular. This consisted of the RAF clothing collection, the Red Arrows ground crew stand, and the Red Arrows Marketing Company stand. Lots of choice then, and lie number 3.

Conversations by my colleague with staff at the show revealed and interesting fact. The movie that was to save the day and be the centrepiece of the show was delivered late by JEM. This was also one of the reasons that the original show in August 06 was cancelled, it had not been finished. Despite the limited and hard to find pre-event press talking about an hour or 90 minute hollywood-style blockbuster film, the actual film delivered by JEM was under half an hour, and consisted mostly of Andy Turner and Terry Jervis in newsroom-style interviews. Terry Jervis may be many things, but a screen presenter he is not. Andy Turner may now hold a record for ums and ers in a pre-recorded video. Deadly dull, but a good high profile for the two gentlemen involved. In order to pad the film out, DDefPub staff spent Wednesday of last week in the Old War Office Building, splicing pieces of old RAF information films into the so called blockbuster movie, giving it about a 55 minute length. These splices had no relevant soundtrack, so on the day, the commentator had to improvise voiceovers, which sounded terrible in conjunction with the set soundtrack in the rest of the movie. There wan no interactivity at all, despite everyone concerned stressing this was a vital feature of the film. You sat and watched, and were deeply confused, then laughing out loud at the pitiful acting and appaling boys-own storyline. No aliens were involved, despite the JEM site pronouncements, and no interactivity becomes lie number 4.

The flying was pedestrian in nature and so far away as to be un-photographable. The much vaunted dogfight was two F3s, each following a Hawk in lazy circles at about 2,000 feet. The pyrotechnics set off in time to the RAF Regiment mortars and GR4 flypasts at least made my son jump, but thats all. Many of the aircraft in the published programme were simply not there.

I could go on, but the list of things that were promised but were not there, and the list of blatant mis-information about this show and its content would fill a small book.

Andy Turner should be made to show his accounts on this fiasco. Terry Jervis has proved himself an incapable shyster of the worst stripe. I would like to know why the RAF still has him contracted after his failure to produce this show last year, two magazine projects, a clothing range of any quality and most crucialy, a movie of acceptable length and quality to base a £25 a head show on. He should be asked to return the funds paid to him and be removed from his contract for so many clear breaches. I doubt this will happen, largely because of Jervis's colour, no one wants the racist slur cast at them do they?

My final comment must be a reply to the Turner/Jervis statement about the ticket price. Yes, it does cost more for a ticket to Twickenham, but the international rugby organisers don't lie to me about what I will see, and I get a solid 90 minutes and a half time entertainment. You failed to provide even that. And further, rugby doesn't iron its teething and technology problems out in front of a paying audience. You two should be ashamed, you have made the RAF a laughing stock.

For tomorrow, the only three simulator rides have left for the free airshow at Southend (estimated audience in excess of 500,000) and it is unlikely any flying will take place int eh forecast 400 ft cloudbase.

Sorry to go on at length, but I think these facts should be made public, Turner and Jervis censured, and both of them stopped from organising anything else that costs the RAF money and reputation."


And then the following appeared shortly afterwards:

Well well well...... RAF website this morning -

"Quote:
Following advice from the Met Office on the likely weather conditions today, the decision has been made to cancel today’s Spirit of Adventure at Dalton Barracks, Abingdon.

Poor weather conditions, including the likelihood of substantial heavy rain and low cloud all day, would have a major bearing on the safety of the flying programme on the second day of the event and the decision therefore has been taken before the majority of show-goers leave home.

The organisers regret the late notice of this decision however the event organisers were unable to reach this decision until just after dawn this morning following a weather update from the Met Office."

That's handy. Nothing to do with yesterday's bijou debarcle then?Interesting that all the other guff on the Spirit of Misadventure site seems to have been deleted too......


Sounds like the future of the British Airshow to me.... Sad

Highlander, don't go anywhere near the Balado Bridge event - it'll be a total and utter failure....
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To get back on the subject of Jaguars. I remember a days flying with my pilot friend and one of our ports of call was Southend. We picked the weekend of the sea front airshow. Some of the military hardware was based at Southend for the show, including a Jaguar. When it came time for us to depart, we were 'No 2' to the Jaguar. What a thing to follow in our Cessna 150!!
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