492d FS F-15E Strike Eagle powers through Mid Wales

My first time in the Mach loop in a while produced a lot of luck. The first time I’ve seen an aircraft the size of the mighty a400 atlas down to 250ft through a rather tight valley. Such an incredible Experience.

Taken in what is known to military aircrew and aviation photographers as the Mach Loop, Snowdonia National Park, Wales.

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USAF F15 Eagle AF91-605 Call sign BOLAR12

15th July 2009

Taken in an area known by aircrew and photographers as The Mach Loop, Snowdonia National Park, Wales.

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Wow wasn't expecting this to be Explored so a Huge thanks to all who have faved and commented. The shot is of an RAF Tornado. It was taken in the Mach Loop in Wales yesterday afternoon. The Mach Loop is a low level training area for the RAF and USAF. Its an amazing place to go to see some amazing flying by some awesome pilots. You can spend many hours on the mountains just looking at the views and have no activity at all but then when you get passes like we had yesterday its well worth the wait.

RAF Airbus A400M Atlas at low level for the first time in Wales.

Low level training through the Welsh Mountains.

A BAC Strikemaster heading through the Mach Loop flying at low level, Mk.82A G-SOAF

Low in Snowdonia

Wales 14 February 2023

23.03.17 BAe Hawk T1A from 736 NAS Squadron from Culdrose low level training in Snowdonia

ZM342 RAF Texan T1 C/S Valley784 heading home

My first trip to the Mach loop. Not too many fly bys unfortunately, possibly due to the high winds, but a great day with lovely scenery and very exciting when one of these super speedy planes zooms past! I couldn't believe how close they got. As you can see with this one I had to flip my camera into portrait orientation to get it all in!!

88-1671 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 336th FS "Rocketeers" 4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, temporarily deployed at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk. Low flying in LFA7, Mach loop, Wales.

ZM407 buzzing the valleys of Snowdonia near Dinas Mawddwy in Mid Wales.

Tornado 100 Year RAF Marham Celebration Special Tail in Snowdonia

Lots of photo opportunities on the Mach Loop at Cad West on 10 June 2024. Here is a 29 Sqn Typhoon.

A Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey out of RAF Mildenhall scythes its way at 500ft through the fine rain that closed in on gin-clear conditions we had just as they got to LFA7. Got to love the hobby! :)

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USAF F-15a through the Mach Loop taken from Cad West

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F-15 Echo

Mach Loop

Overlooking Tal-y-llyn with the B4405 running alongside the lake.

In the distance is the coast at Tywyn.

Mach Loop 29/04/2025

GR4 catching the light in Snowdonia

USAF CV22 C/S KNIFE71 0057 from RAF Mildenhall

Low flying through the "Mach Loop" on 5th March 2010

M400 at the Mach Loop

495th FS F-35 flight leader

Callsign - "ASGARD"

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A great sight to see as this USAF F-15E Strike Eagle takes the corner at Corris.

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Taken in what is known to military aircrew and aviation photographers as the Mach Loop, Snowdonia National Park, Wales.

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Getting lots of views/faves, more than ever before for one of my pictures. Can someone explain why? I love it and I’m getting a real buzz from it but I’d like to understand why! Lol

Royal Canadian Air Force display Hornet

Crew wave as they pass through the Welsh hills low level in the sunshine

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