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...whether you have balls as big as Tom Cruise's ✈️
Late to the party with this film but man, what a thrilling ride!
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Tommys Choice of Movie! Take a look - This is the first time he has short hair!
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Listen: Top Gun Theme / Eddie Van Halen
USAF F-15C "45th Anniversary" Special marked Tail in the circuit at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England.
There’s a story behind this one so I decided to put it up.
For almost 4 years now old Magoo has been trying to capture one of the red kite birds that leisurely circle over our house on a regular basis and he’s failed miserably! Hundreds and hundreds of attempts and not a single one deserving of putting up. Four years. Sigh. Chuckle.
These fighter jets on the other hand, occasionally pass over and nothing about them is leisurely, you hear them coming at a terrific rate of knots , they are on you with a roar and then whoosh - gone. I’ve never had a camera with me when they do - or not with the right lens anyhow. But on this day I did have and was in a good place in the garden.
I heard it coming, no time to lift my 20x magnifier, no time to think or check aperture or exposure, I just turned towards the noise and then it was on me, unseen but without thinking I guessed at height and direction and spun around to get ahead of it, paused an instant and then hit the shutter button - one shot. No time to see if I had been unbelievably lucky for there was another one coming. I quickly turned towards it, made the same guess, spun ahead, paused and fired! Again, one shot.
I lifted up my 20x magnifier to take a look and see what if anything I had - the shots were taken so I knew I had clouds but I was beyond flabbergasted to discover I had caught the very fast moving jet not once, but twice. Honestly, I stood there stunned, it seemed….insane. It still does. Of course I didn’t know if they were sharp or blurred I can never tell even with the 20x but as you can see it was sharp, they both were.
Two shots, two hits on the lightening fast jet I think earns Magoo the title of ‘Topgun’ on this occasion at least, whilst my attempts at the slow moving kites earn me an empty water pistol award. Hopefully, I’ll be successful one day but until then these two photos give me cause for optimism and still raise a bemused and amazed smile and quite a bit of head scratching:^)
One of four Danish Air Force General Dynamics F16 Fighting Falcon's accelerates with full burners to depart from RAF Lossiemouth after a couple of days visiting the base.
The "Charlotte Air National Guard" proudly flies the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting Forces all around the globe. This one is lining up for departure from Prestwick airport in Ayrshire Scotland.
On finals to land at RAF Lakenheath is this F15E from the 494th fighter Squadron which is part of the 48th Air Wing based at the air base. This aircraft was armed with missiles under the wings when it departed.
9x RAF Lossiemouth's Typhoon FGR4's join the circuit at home base RAF Lossiemouth after a diamond 9 formation practice in preperation for the King's upcoming coronation.
US Navy Grumman C-2 Greyhound on finals to land for a quick supply pick up stop at Prestwick airport, Scotland.
The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups.
9x RAF Lossiemouth's Typhoon FGR4's join the circuit at home base RAF Lossiemouth after a diamond 9 formation practice in preperation for the King's upcoming coronation.
One of four Danish Air Force General Dynamics F16 Fighting Falcon's taxes to depart from RAF Lossiemouth after a couple of days visiting the base.
The USAF Lockheed Martin F22A Raptor is quite simply fantastic to watch perform with breath-taking manoeuvres which leave you wondering how can something perform like this and with what seems such little effort. I looked forward to seeing this display after watching last years display at RIAT and it just gets better and better.
One of four Danish Air Force General Dynamics F16 Fighting Falcon's taxes to the 05 end of the main runway to depart from RAF Lossiemouth after a couple of days visiting the base.
Czech Air Force Mil MI 171 Hip arrives at RAF Fairford to display at the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo.
Raytheon Aircraft Bombardier Sentinel R.1 N691BD on final approach to land at RAF Fairford for the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo.
RAF Lakenheath's newest 5th generation fighter aircraft the Lockheed Martin F35A Lightning II departs from RAF Fairford after appearing at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2022.
Perteneciente al NAWDC (Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center) con base en NAS Fallon "Top Gun", Nevada.
Lots of hype and excitement and anticipation to see the USAF Thunderbirds display team perform again in the UK again after a few years of absence which didn't disappoint too much. A good display made much better by the fact of the love of the F16 Fighting Falcon aircraft producing lots of noise and excitement for most watching.
French Marine Dassault Rafale M's taxi out to depart from RAF Lossiemouth. These are two of a Seven aircraft deployment participating in Ex Formidable Shield 2023.
A No 8 Sqn RAF E3D Sentry AEW1 (AWACS) from RAF Waddington is on finals to land at RAF Lossiemouth where it will operate on a weeks detachment.
No. 8 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Boeing E-3D Sentry from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. The RAF AWACS fleet was originally made up of seven E-3Ds, with the UK designation Sentry AEW1.
French Marine Northrop Grumman E2 Hawkeye taxing out for departure during the NATO Ex Formidable Shield 2023 Exercise.
RAF Poseidon ZP803 "Terence Bulloch" DSO* DFC* from 120 Sqn taxes off the main at home base RAF Lossiemouth after another training sortie.
USAFE F15D Eagle which is part of the 48th Air Wing based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk bashing the circuit before landing.
United States Navy Lockheed C-130 Hercules coded CW 5160 taxing for departure at RAF Lossiemouth after a short stop.
German Air Force Bombardier BD-700 Global Express on finals to perform one of three low approaches over the RAF Lossiemouth airfield.
One of four Danish Air Force General Dynamics F16 Fighting Falcon's taxes to depart from RAF Lossiemouth after a couple of days visiting the base.
US Navy Boeing P8 Poseidon from VP47 "Golden Swordsmen" SQN based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in the USA lining up at RAF Lossiemouth to depart after a week's deployment.
US Navy Boeing P8 Poseidon from VP47 "Golden Swordsmen" SQN based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in the USA.
This 99 Sqn Boeing C17 Globemaster backtracks up the main to stand at RAF Lossiemouth after arriving from RAF Northolt, London.
The USAF Lockheed Martin F22A Raptor is quite simply fantastic to watch perform with breath-taking manoeuvres which leave you wondering how can something perform like this and with what seems such little effort. I looked forward to seeing this display after watching last years display at RIAT and it just gets better and better.
US Navy Grumman C-2 Greyhound departing from Prestwick airport, Scotland.
The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft provides critical logistics support to carrier strike groups.