Random aviation photos

A few of the patches I found on the truck.

a reply to: Zaphod58

That's a pretty old TOPGUN patch.

a reply to: JIMC5499

Yeah it is. Most of these were 80s or early 90s era.

a reply to: Zaphod58
Nice one on the old Top Gun patch and a few others in there from the 80's, such a great time period. Liked the 6 Sqn and 37 Sqn RAAF patches. 37 Sqn is RAAF Richmond which is up the road about 30 mins from me. I flew with them a few times as a cadet on C-130E's in the 80's. Still remember being on a training night flight in about 85 when the rookie slammed it into the deck so hard I thought we were going to snap the fuse.

Second of the XL’s on a wet day at Broughton...!!

a reply to: thebozeian

We used to love when they'd come through. Between the, "You got me a wrench, here's a case of beer" and the fact that nine times out of ten they were self sufficient beyond getting them tools or stands, they were some of the easiest guys we dealt with. And every so often they'd do something that turned out funny as hell to us.

Nice photo, looks like it was hammering down as well. I used to work in that area for quite a few years, and went into Airbus quite a few times. Had some great times eating my lunch watching the Beluga ST come and go.

originally posted by: Silentvulcan
Second of the XL’s on a wet day at Broughton...!!

It was...but glorious sunshine today!!! XL2 has been back and gone again today as well as most of the ST fleet...loads of wings going out. I don’t work for Airbus but am in some other hangers near the end of the runway..good spotting area..T2 hawks from RAF Valley often do rollers here as well as RAF A400’s. There are also two BAC Strikemasters based here on the airfield which are active mainly during the summer months doing air shows etc.a reply to: nelloh62

a reply to: Silentvulcan
pm sent

Always keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you.

Now, I can't quite put my finger on it, but something feels off here.

a reply to: Zaphod58
Wrong call sign?

a reply to: Woody510

He's on the ground according to his altitude reading. But doing over 360 knots.

originally posted by: Silentvulcan
Second of the XL’s on a wet day at Broughton...!!

Nice grab!

F-35 back on board HMS Queen Elizabeth in the North Sea

Pilot humor.

HOKU22, Hickam KC-135 over Arizona:

RATS59, March ARB KC-135 over Arizona:

SKYFALL1, RAF C-130J over Arizona, heading to Blythe for drop training:

St Joseph based C-130 at Sky Harbor:

RCAF CC-150 tanker supporting a month long deployment of CF-188s at Luke:

Unknown F-18 on a low level pass over Arizona:

Blackhawks at Blythe:

Mississippi C-17 at Sky Harbor:

Arizona ANG KC-135s at Sky Harbor:

a reply to: Zaphod58

Great shots!!!!!

a reply to: FredT

The Sky Harbor shots aren't easy to get. Snapping a shot at 60 mph out the window is a real hit or miss thing.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: FredT

The Sky Harbor shots aren't easy to get. Snapping a shot at 60 mph out the window is a real hit or miss thing.

LOL thats why we got that 8fps