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Some Oldies Binbrook Eighties
Posted: 28 Aug 2009, 21:39
by Garysb
Posted: 29 Aug 2009, 17:35
by tango234
Lightnings, my favourite of all, sounded like hell and went like the clappers!!
Posted: 29 Aug 2009, 18:45
by Firebird
tango234 wrote:Lightnings, my favourite of all, sounded like hell and went like the clappers!!
All true, but left out missile system that was next to useless and the frequent fuel priority to land calls.
( Sorry couldn't resist that
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Re: Some Oldies Binbrook Eighties
Posted: 29 Aug 2009, 20:06
by Psuls
Garysb wrote:Exercise Elder Forest
BAF Mirage III
Gary
Correction Sir : Mirage 5 BR
It could be my Daddy in it
Do you know the exact date so he can check in his logbook?
Posted: 29 Aug 2009, 20:34
by Garysb
I will try and find out the Date
5BR you are correct
still looks like a III
cheers
Gary
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 10:43
by roellodder
The BAF Mirages are'nt Mirage III's but
Mirage VBR's.
Roel
Posted: 30 Aug 2009, 11:42
by aljude
Ah, the good old days remembered.... young men, crash gate 3, jumpers as goalposts, writing on the farmers gate.... such memories, cheers
Tony
Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 10:12
by shaggy22
tango234 wrote:Lightnings, my favourite of all, sounded like hell and went like the clappers!!
Hi tango you can still hear those monstrous lightnings at bruntingthorpe with full afterburner on. Granted they don't fly anymore but i nearly had my ears blown out i was that close too them (no more than 30 ft). It's a sight too behold.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 11:14
by Firebird
Hmmm, you never know things have been known to fly at Bruntingthorpe that aren't supposed to.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 11:34
by shaggy22
No they haven't.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 15:34
by Firebird
*hehehe* I hope that is not your reputation that you are staking there.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 16:03
by petebramley
Was delivering LPG there a few months ago and they lit off one of them things. I thought my time had come, a real check trousers moment
Posted: 09 Sep 2009, 16:31
by shaggy22
Never. it's not like you can't prove it. The victor is not far behind in terms of noise. At least with the lightning you expect it too be loud but the victor winds up like a normal heavy jet engine aircraft and then blows your ear drums out whrn he floors it!
