Non-Naval Jet Aircraft

[brian james]

Another Phantom on USS Ranger

[brian james]

An unusual occurrence here Dave..... Aboard HMAS Melbourne an F4 Skyhawk launches..... When a loose bolt in the cat caused a few heart flutters!!

[brian james]

A 'Golden Warriors' FA18 on full afterburner...

[brian james]

A 'Marauders' FA18 CAG Bird lands on The Big E .....

[brian james]

Dambusters FA18 CAG Bird......

[brian james]

An FA18 'Blue Blasters' Night Ops launch off USS Abraham Lincoln.....

[brian james]

A sunset FA18....

[brian james]

A sunset FA18....

[Blaydon]

Brian sorry finger trouble,

I am building a rather large F-14a of VF-114 Aardvaarks (Slip of the finger re 116)

Ideally I will want to do her as the Cag bird but some photos would be great for reference as I cannot find any decal packs for the squadron so I will have to hand paint the squadron specific stuff.

[brian james]

Blaydon re VF-114 CAG.... I have 4 images for you .....dont know if they will help

[brian james]

Dave here are a few more 1...Red Rippers CAG...2...F4 Phantom gold....3..Tomcat sunset..3..Tom turn......

[Blaydon]

Thanks they will help with matching colours and position of the aardvaark and the thickness of the orange band and it's edges.

If you come by any more let me know.

[brian james]

Dave I might appear to be trying to convince you of the superior beauty of the Tomcat But here are some oldies from my disc 1...F4 USS Coral Sea..2...a privately owned F4 still flying....3......F4CAG....4...USS Coral Sea...I have lots more if you want.......

[Vegaskip]

Two Phantoms, 111Sqd RAF and VF 111 Sundowners USN.
I painted this several years ago, then lost it!, so this is a scan of a not very good photo
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I wonder if they ever did fly together. On a sadder note 111 sqdn is due to disband next month, they are based just along the road from me at RAF Leuchars.
Jim

[brian james]

A few more pics.....1...A Centenary of USN Aviation retro painted FA18..............2...Tomcatters CAG ...3..Grim Reapers vapours..4..Jolly Rodgers FA14A

[brian james]

A few more CAG Birds..........

[brian james]

A great set of Aussie F111 Pics....1 and 2 Fuel Dump Manouevre ..3..Full afterburner...4 vapourising F111.........

[brian james]

A few CAG Birds..........

[brian james]

ISSUE 2 CAG

[brian james]

ISSUE 3 CAG

[brian james]

A few CAGS and 'colourful' Birds.....

[brian james]

Dave I am slowly getting through my collection of CAG and Colourful Birds

[brian james]

A few moe colourful CAG aircraft,........

[brian james]

Getting towards the end of my CAG collection Dave!!!

[brian james]

A couple of shots 1.. Night ops...2..Dusk finals...3...Tomcatters Caricature CAG.....

[brian james]

Blaydon there is a company that does custom decals called HobbyLine Japan on the net ,,,found a couple more VF114 aswell see if this helps you

[Blaydon]

Thanks Brian the problem I am having is finding them in 1/48th scale, plenty in 1/72nd or 1/144th but not in my scale.

Your first photo of the tied down aircraft is interesting as I am scratch building a deck section to mount it on and had assumed the tie down points were fairly regular but on this shot they seem to be rather haphazard and dependant on other deck equipment.

Once I have the tie down points and chains and chocks all done then the more cosmetic touches will be done, Hoses and maintenance gear possibly a carrier deck tractor or fire tractor and boarding ladders, weapon loaders and remove before flight tags and of course some personnel, most of these are resin kit from Verlinden.

[brian james]

Just a few 'favourites' from my collection.....

[brian james]

A few more to see daylight

[brian james]

A few pics of the best phtography.......

[brian james]

Mainly F14 Tomcat pics.......

[brian james]

Great photography .....only in my opinion......

[brian james]

A few more selections......

[brian james]

Dave here are a few Phantom pics from my collection ......

[brian james]

Blaydon here is a closeup of tiedown chain points ...I thought might help with your 'Modelling'.......

[brian james]

A few Hornet 'Vapour and 'Smoke' pics from my collection

[brian james]

For the 'smokers' among you!!!!.....

[Dave Hutson]

Hi Brian,

You don't seem to get a lot of response to your inputs - but from me they are great photography. Keep them coming.

Dave H

[Old Salt]

Hi Brian

Agree with Dave H, some real awesome photos from a remakable collection.
Be encouraged.

Brian

[brian james]

Thanks Boys...I have a 'few' thousand(millions according to the better 'arf).... So I will keep them coming as long as you like......

[brian james]

More of the pick of the crop

[brian james]

More 'nice' shots.....

[Mitch Hinde]

Hi

I am in awe at the consistent quality of the photo's that have appeared in this thread. But that awe is tainted with regret that we may never see anything like that again in the RN.
Still, keep 'em coming.

Mitch Hinde

[brian james]

Yeah Mitch shame to say thats what occurs as the result of too many 'unqualified' politicians 'meddling with the books'..Alas I fear it is too late in the case of the UK's forces.......Here are a few more to keep the dream alive.....

[brian james]

I find the Play on light with the combination of... Air Currents .....Steam......Vortices.....Heat .....etc very fascinating..... Add a Sunset....... Dawn....or a night shot and you get some unique effects.....

[brian james]

More Exceptional pics....

[brian james]

I am trying to get a few more pics out as I am back to work in two days!!

[brian james]

Apologies if I have any 'Doubleups'..as I am taking these off at a fast pace...

[Dave Hutson]

Hi

I am in awe at the consistent quality of the photo's that have appeared in this thread. But that awe is tainted with regret that we may never see anything like that again in the RN.
Still, keep 'em coming.

Mitch Hinde

Agree with you there Mitch - makes me remember afresh the launches/landings/mishaps on Hermes and the days when we could boast ten plus Aircraft Carriers with Aircraft and the Destroyer screens to protect them.

Plus the calls from Flyco making sure we had all the Comms on the right channels for today's ops - as if we wouldn't have had :eek:

Dave H

Flyco - Flight Control.

[jainso31]

Superb photography-the like of which I have not seen better-keep them coming brian -we may not see anything like of them again-but still,who knows!?


jainso31

[brian james]

Here are a few a bit closer to home....

[brian james]

A few more to whet the appetite......

[brian james]

A bit of a 'melange' here.....

[harry.gibbon]

Go Brian Go:) your sortie count is long since past the ton.
Your arrester hook might soon need it's routine fatigue check;)... but we don't.

Enjoyable viewing, many thanks for sharing your collection with us.

Little

[brian james]

No trouble at all Harry...A few many tides since I was Merseyside'...1960s... I am originally from Wallasey... A lot of my 'rellies' are still there.. Here are a few more before I return to the grind!!........

[brian james]

Here are a few 'murky' night ops shots.....

[brian james]

A few more off the 2nd disc!!

[brian james]

I can 'sneak' a few more in before lunch....

[brian james]

Dave you probably have these Phantom shots...Anyway here goes......

[brian james]

here are a few more 'oldies'...

[brian james]

I think I will do a 'bolter' after this....

[brian james]

I will get ten out of the way.....

[brian james]

OK tailhook retracted,..wings folded and spooled down....

[brian james]

A retro painted FA18 celebrating 100th anniversary of US Naval Aviation traps aboard USS George HW Bush

[astraltrader]

Gentlemen if we are to keep up this barrage of jet pictures could we please keep them in this one thread.

[Dave Hutson]

Dave you probably have these Phantom shots...Anyway here goes......

Sorry Brian, my Naval vintage was Buccaneers, Sea Vixens, Gannets.

But I grew up on Spitfires to Sea Venoms and everything in between.

Dave H

[davep]

Amazing collection of pics Brian thanks a million for sharing them, sorry I haven't been around to comment on the phantoms but I've been at sea showing the flag recently.

[brian james]

here are a few more 'oldies'.....

[brian james]

Here are a few of your era Dave..

[brian james]

Oldies and new..........

[brian james]

Afew more from my collection.......

[davep]

Thanks for more great pictures Brian:)

[brian james]

The EA6B Prowler is a Jamming and Surveillance aircraft shortly to be replaced by the Boeing FA18G Growler...here are a few Prowler pics ...

[brian james]

More 'Prowlers' from my collection...

[brian james]

The last of my Prowler collection.....

[brian james]

A further 'mix' of my collection

[oldsalt]

Not being of the flying fraternity I don't know much about airyplanes, but I do remember feeling a bit sorry for the navigator of a Sea Vixen, wasn't he sitting to the right & below the pilot in what appeared to be a dark hole.?

[astraltrader]

Brian could you please see the PM I sent you.

[ivorthediver]

A further 'mix' of my collection


Brian , thank you so much for these superb pictures ............god knows how you managed to amass them but so glad you did :D

Thanks Ivor

[harry.gibbon]

Not being of the flying fraternity I don't know much about airyplanes, but I do remember feeling a bit sorry for the navigator of a Sea Vixen, wasn't he sitting to the right & below the pilot in what appeared to be a dark hole.?

Here you are Sir, pics from one of my posts on the Ark Royal thread. The navigator of Sea Vixen 013 doing a quick escape and runner because he saw smoke in his compartment. The hatch had already been jettisoned. (pics top left and bottom right). No. 014 had already landed safely.

http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=43458&d=1240083460


Little h

PS; Re Nav' sitting in a dark hole:- IIRC he (the Navigator) did have a window of sorts, it can be seen roughly above the roundel.

[brian james]

My pleasure Ivor....They were amassed over many years and some of the more Photogenic I have put to 'Paper' and into albums for my grandson..I still have many more ..But alas I have been informed that I have to desist in posting due to the lack of digital 'space' available....At least I did manage to post a few!!

[astraltrader]

Brian that is not exactly true - you were simply asked to cut the number down to occasional pictures.
We are after all a naval history forum. When pictures directly relate to carrier aviation and are worth posting then fair enough but we are not a Jet Aircraft Forum.

We have to keep one eye on the amount of pictures/photos the forum has room to carry. Also I have to take into account what it is our members really want to see. Dont get me wrong I have enjoyed seeing some of your pictures as have a few others on this thread. [I did start it after all!]

If you hover your mouse over any picture in the forum you will see how many members have clicked on to it to either view or download it.
On average 2 or 3 people have done this for your aircraft pictures rather than the usual 20-30+ for a warship/submarine picture.
That is not meant to be a criticism but a reflection of our members preference for warship/naval pictures.

Also you filled 5 thread pages full of them before I said anything - far from a few!!

We are after all the World Naval Ships Forum!

Perhaps any member who wishes to see more of Brians pictures send him a PM with their email address and if Brian has the time he might be prepared to email some on to you?

[ivorthediver]

My pleasure Ivor....They were amassed over many years and some of the more Photogenic I have put to 'Paper' and into albums for my grandson..I still have many more ..But alas I have been informed that I have to desist in posting due to the lack of digital 'space' available....At least I did manage to post a few!!


Brian , please let us know more about you and where you are
if you fill in a bit more of your profile we can get a greater understanding of you and how you managed to get such a diverse and wonderful collection of Photographs
Don't be shy mate ....we are a warm hearted lot here and love to have friends all over the world to chat to and share common interests

We love Navy Aircraft and now envy other nations who have managed to keep theirs intact :(

Kind Regards Ivor

[brian james]

Yeah Ivor ...Just a brief summary of my life ..I left UK in the early 50s(Wallasey) My father was asked to transfer to the NZ Air force.....So... that is where my 'interest' in aircraft started.....I joined the RNZN (much to my fathers disappointment!) at the age of 15yrs as a Seaman Boy in 1960.....and progressed through 14yrs to ATC having returned to the UK in 66 to do a course at Dryad and a visit to Lossiemouth etc...Was also involved in the Indonesian Confrontation on Royalist..In 62...(from memory escorting Albion to Borneo)etc......On leaving the 'Andrew' I resettled in Australia... (Port Macquarie)...and am still at the 'Grind' as a Sales Consultant giving a 30 percent donation to the Govmt to keep the unemployed happy...and of course still collecting naval aircraft pics...I hope this gives you a brief insight into my life...I came across this site by accident and I must say is one of the most informative and least 'formal' of sites and a sheer joy to be able to converse with so many diverse and interesting members ...Here are a couple of my favourite pics..Regards Brian.....

[oldsalt]

Thanks little h for drawing my attention to those very good pictures.

[ivorthediver]

Yeah Ivor ...Just a brief summary of my life ..I left UK in the early 50s(Wallasey) My father was asked to transfer to the NZ Air force.....So... that is where my 'interest' in aircraft started.....I joined the RNZN (much to my fathers disappointment!) at the age of 15yrs as a Seaman Boy in 1960.....and progressed through 14yrs to ATC having returned to the UK in 66 to do a course at Dryad and a visit to Lossiemouth etc...Was also involved in the Indonesian Confrontation on Royalist..In 62...(from memory escorting Albion to Borneo)etc......On leaving the 'Andrew' I resettled in Australia... (Port Macquarie)...and am still at the 'Grind' as a Sales Consultant giving a 30 percent donation to the Govmt to keep the unemployed happy...and of course still collecting naval aircraft pics...I hope this gives you a brief insight into my life...I came across this site by accident and I must say is one of the most informative and least 'formal' of sites and a sheer joy to be able to converse with so many diverse and interesting members ...Here are a couple of my favourite pics..Regards Brian.....

Thank you Brian .............
that makes for a clearer picture of whom I am talking to ......

your comments about the Forum are gratefully received and I am sure others would agree with the sentiments expressed by you

Do you have any of the Gannets ,Buccaneer or more of the wonderful Harrier please .....but not all at once ........don't want you to get shouted at :(

[astraltrader]

Nobody shouted at anyone Ivor.

I sent a PM gently explaining our predicament with the amount of photos we have to host so I really cant see the need for that sort of comment. :(

[ivorthediver]

Nobody shouted at anyone Ivor.

I sent a PM gently explaining our predicament with the amount of photos we have to host so I really cant see the need for that sort of comment. :(


Sorry Terry ...no offence intended :eek:.....
just a gentle reminder ....certainly nothing else implied or intended to raise your hackles or cause offence :o

[brian james]

Ivor here are a couple...

[ivorthediver]

Ivor here are a couple...


Thank you very much Brian ............great photographs ....you obviously have the knack of taking Dramatic pictures

Regards Ivor

[brian james]

Ivor I hope you are aware that I only collect these ..I do not actually 'press the button'!!!!

[astraltrader]

Also I should remind everyone that we also have an excellent thread in existence started by Alan Benn that is intended for Naval Aircraft.

http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4068

So any pictures/discussions on Sea Harriers/Bucanneers/Sea Vixens/Gannets, etc should from now on be kept solely in there.

When I started the Jet Aircraft thread as you can see by my original photos/pictures I intended this to be more for non-naval aviation.

I appreciate there is and has been an overlap but at least from now on we will keep naval aircraft in the thread I have linked to above and leave this one to non naval Jets!

In either case as we have an abundance of aircraft pictures I again ask contributors of pictures to help by concentrating on quality rather than quantity. Better a single excellent photograph rather than posting many that are either small or easily obtainable elsewhere from other internet sites.

As usual all I ever try to achieve is the impossible task of keeping everybody happy. Nothing difficult or anything! :D

[jbryce1437]

Not many jets at this years Sunderland International Airshow on 30th & 31st July 2011, due to "Operational Commitments". However, here are some of a Vampire, the Vulcan, and some Hawker Hunters that did take part.

Jim

[astraltrader]

Jim: Thanks for the photographs of XH558 - I have to get to see/hear her flying again, if not this year - then next year - now she has secured enough money to ensure she will be kept flying for another 12 months.

I have heard plently of amazing aircraft, I have heard plenty of loud aircraft and then of course I have heard the Vulcan - truly an amazingly loud aircraft!!

Again out of all the aircraft I have ever heard in my life only the Lightning ever came close to equalling it soundwise.

If only we had a Lightning restored in full flying condition able to do the airshows in the sameway as the Vulcan.

Although I understand that a couple have been fully restored in the UK the CAA [CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY] would never give permission for them to ever fly or do anything more than a "fast taxi run". :(


So sadly the only place on Earth where it is still possible to see Lightnings fly is at Thunder City, Cape Town, South Africa.

I understand they have managed to keep 3 of them in full flying condition.
[There were 4 but one was tragically lost on 14th Nov 2009 at a SAAF airshow].

[Note: I am totally gutted as I have just read that the whole Thunder City operation - 3 Lightnings as well as 3 Buccaneers, 7 Hunters and other jets have now ceased all flying and the future of the whole collection has been mothballed and is open to doubt...].

[jbryce1437]

I agree about the Lightning Terry. I recall passing one some years ago near Newark/Grantham that was in a scrapyard next to the A1 trunk road. I think the Vulcan has been pencilled in for next years show.
Probably the plane that sticks in my mind, from the air shows at Sunderland over the years, was a Eurofighter. There was no cloud at all for that particular show and it shot in from the right then turned and flew vertically until it could be seen no more. I often wonder if he landed on the moon:D

Jim

[astraltrader]

I have just found this photograph of an RAF Phantom FGR2 which I have owned for years [the photograph not the aircraft!].

I think it was taken in Germany during the late 1970s. The aircraft shown is XV437 from 92 Squadron which met her end on 18th Oct 1988 after suffering engine problems near Holzminden Germany.

From what I can find out both pilots escaped uninjured after ejecting at 2,000ft.

[Powers]

Reading the recent Vulcan posts reminded me of an unforgettable day in 1976at RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall when twenty of them arrived one after the other - a very impressive sight!

Foolishly, a couple of days later, I stood on the airfield without ear defenders when nineteen of them roared away into the Cornish sky - a rather painful experience!

Regards.....Paul

[astraltrader]

I am really jealous Paul. I would love to have seen [and heard] so many Vulcans at one time!

I dont suppose you took any photographs??

[Powers]

Sorry Terry, the RAF weren't too keen on 'unofficial' cameras in those days'. For several years I've searched for photos of the event in the hope that as the aircraft were on the ground for a a whole weekend they must have been noticed by many local camera owners. So far though, I've drawn a blank!

Out of interest, also at St Mawgan that weekend were our home based Nimrods of 42 Sqn and 236 OCU, and our Canberras of 7 Sqn. Parking was at a premium!

Regards.....Paul

[astraltrader]

Oh well it was worth a try!

In the huge batch of photographs I bought earlier this year are literally hundreds of excellent examples of Nimrods....

[harry.gibbon]

Been to Blackpool for the day and around 4pm watched the Red Arrows display out at sea, in beautiful sunshine and stiff off shore breeze. the display line was just off shore to seaward of the North, Central & South piers, in fact the entire length of the golden mile & some!!!!!!

This years' display in a word, was:- S P E C T A C U L A R:):)

I have seen their excellent performances at various places over a number of years, but this was something else. I guess it all lasted about 20 minutes in total, before they joined up with the lead plane trailing smoke and dissappeared over the Irish Sea towards the I o M.

A huge crowd witnessed, for free, the complete formation, 5's, 4's, pairs, opposing singletons, inverted pairs, inverted 4's, bomb bursts the lot.

Only got a few pics on my phone, but I will get them on the thread in the not too distant future.

Well done the Royal Air Force!!

Little h

[brian james]

A beautiful Aiircraft of my childhood years ..Gloster Javelin......

[harry.gibbon]

re Javelin;

Nice one Brian, saw them often whilst in Singapore during Confrontation.

Little h

[brian james]

Yeah Harry they were a sight to behold...Also we often used to see what I believe was a 'Lysander' flying towards Indonesia ..and was told it was doing a Propaganda Leaflet Drop....All a bit 'hazy' in the mists of time I'm afraid Harry...

[MelQuick]

60 and 64 Squadrons had Javelins at RAF Tengah. During Confrontation, they used to put up a dawn patrol.

Javelins were incredibly noisy aircraft and everyone was awake after the two aircraft had taxied by and taken off. I don't think anyone missed breakfast!

Mel

[smartd]

Nimrod, note the Sidewinders for self-protection.

[MelQuick]

Nimrod, note the Sidewinders for self-protection.

A pity they couldn't protect it from the British Government!

Mel

[smartd]

A pity they couldn't protect it from the British Government!

Mel

:D Quite true, your government can do more damage than any hostile nation.

[Blaydon]

One of my own photos Al Udied Airbase Qatar 2005.

This is F-16C Block 42E 89031 of 125th Fighter Squadron "Tulsa Vipers" of the Oklahoma Air National Guard.

[harry.gibbon]

Read in the RN website (http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2012/April/23/120423-Falklands-figurehead)via fb today 23/04/2012

Falkland’s Figurehead Roars Back To Air Day
The participation of the mighty Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 in Air Day 2012 is an integral part of the show’s commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Campaign.


Enjoy the mighty Vulcan in flight in the following clip:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-Q2UCg9yU&feature=player_embedded#!

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/

Little h

[eskimosailor]

A beautiful Aiircraft of my childhood years ..Gloster Javelin......

When I was at Daedalus I was told that the RAF brought some Javelins into the airfield there for dismantling and shipment to somewhere in the Middle East. In order to get them in to Daedalus the airfield staff had to lower the seaward fence to the airfield so they could use the entire length of the runway, which was only just long enough. All this because there was one stage of the journey to their destination which was too long for them.
Beautiful looking aircraft. Twin RR Avons I believe, and a similar radar to the Sea Vixen.
Steve

[MelQuick]

The DH110, from which the Sea Vixen was developed, was a competitor to the Javelin for the RAF all weather fighter order.

Mel

[BlackBat242]

Beautiful looking aircraft. Twin RR Avons I believe, and a similar radar to the Sea Vixen.
Steve

Actually, 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojets.

Sa.6 8,000 lbf (35.6 kN thrust) each in the FAW.1-FAW.6 & T.3.
Sa.7 11,000 lbf (48.9 kN) thrust each in the FAW.7.
Sa.7R (with reheat) 12,300 lbf (54.7 kN) thrust above 20,000 ft (6,100 m) in the FAW.8 & 9s.

[MelQuick]

Sapphires is correct.

Under certain weather conditions, these engines used to suffer from a phenomenon called centreline closure.

I believe that the Mk1 Victor also had Sapphires. I passed through RAF Gan, in the Indian Ocean, in the 1960s and a Victor had made an emergency landing there, having undergone centreline closure on three of its four engines, the problem no doubt getting the undivided attention of the entire aircrew!

Mel

[eskimosailor]

Actually, 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojets.

Sa.6 8,000 lbf (35.6 kN thrust) each in the FAW.1-FAW.6 & T.3.
Sa.7 11,000 lbf (48.9 kN) thrust each in the FAW.7.
Sa.7R (with reheat) 12,300 lbf (54.7 kN) thrust above 20,000 ft (6,100 m) in the FAW.8 & 9s.

Thanks for that Black Bat. I have now been and looked at the Gloster Javelin website, which will prevent me from asking any more stoopid questions.
Steve