Thud....

[Splitpin]

heavy metal






more from the "F" series later.

[Adrian Brausch]

lovely pic Marty I do love the Thunderchief

[Adamski]

I love the Thunderchief too. Reminds me of the MiG-21. Very obviously a WARplane, but attractive all the same. Great pic, as ever

@Marty - have you discovered this site yet?: www.mysimshots.net. Could be a one-stop-shop for your collection!

Just to add one of my favourites of a jet originally from around that era:



I've seen this aircraft at displays and it's truly amazing! The mechanics hate it though, as every screw/rivet needs to go back in exactly the same hole or the colours won't match!

[Ian Warren]

So have i

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Nov 20 2010, 02:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

lovely pic Marty I do love the Thunderchief

Thanks AB... ..they were nice aircraft.....in fact the whole century series were pretty cool....getting a few screens of them together.

QUOTE (Adamski @ Nov 20 2010, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I love the Thunderchief too. Reminds me of the MiG-21. Very obviously a WARplane, but attractive all the same. Great pic, as ever

@Marty - have you discovered this site yet?: www.mysimshots.net. Could be a one-stop-shop for your collection!

Just to add one of my favourites of a jet originally from around that era:


I've seen this aircraft at displays and it's truly amazing! The mechanics hate it though, as every screw/rivet needs to go back in exactly the same hole or the colours won't match!

Cheers Adam....beautiful screen, and thanks for that link....I'll check that out....or is your way of telling me to go somewhere else man, i wish you could make a video of your memories.....flankers , hunters, lightnings.....

[quote name='Ian Warren' date='Nov 20 2010, 03:26 PM' post='8270467']
So have i
My God Ian....what is that city, and what are you doing to it ....your in one of your moods arent you.....just sit back, have a beer....and go easy on the iron bombs

Great screen by the way....violent , but good......

[Ian Warren]

Famous mission in Hanoi bombing the Paul Doumer bridge 1967

[Adamski]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Nov 20 2010, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Cheers Adam....beautiful screen, and thanks for that link....I'll check that out....or is your way of telling me to go somewhere else man, i wish you could make a video of your memories.....flankers , hunters, lightnings.....

That link .. was more a way of maybe finding all your pics in one place <?> ... as they're dotted all over NZFF. Also, you get to see stats of views etc. I uploaded that Hunter pic (above) as a test, but I think it takes a while for each pic to be approved.

Yes - I do have amazing memories. Sadly many of them are from early childhood - when we were too poor to have a decent camera in the family. I think all our money went on the tickets to get in . Later on, I was lucky enough to have contacts at Fairford (and lived close by) so I saw many of the RIATT displays. For some reason, Gloucestershire seemed full of antique aircraft (and owners ) ... so Spitfires, Hurricanes, Hunters were a common sight - as well as the RAF Tornados/Hawks doing *very* low level training in some of the valleys there. We lived half-way up the side of a valley and I remember looking *down* into the cockpits of the Tornados if I happened to be in the garden. You had to be out there already, as you really didn't get much warning!!!

I've got some fairly old video footage of some of these later displays which I keep meaning to transfer to digital (as I expect they're deteriorating badly) ... but I usually just *watched* the displays, rather than have my eye(s) glued to a viewfinder.

@Ian ... I thought that was A6's ... as in "Flight of the Intruder" ? but I suspect your historical knowledge is *way* better than mine!

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Adamski @ Nov 20 2010, 05:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

... I thought that was A6's ... as in "Flight of the Intruder" ? but I suspect your historical knowledge is *way* better than mine!

1967 was the date typo mistake , on that target id sure as heck wantabe going as fast as possible , Intruder may have been a little slow in daylight

[Splitpin]

That link .. was more a way of maybe finding all your pics in one place <?> ... as they're dotted all over NZFF. Also, you get to see stats of views etc. I uploaded that Hunter pic (above) as a test, but I think it takes a while for each pic to be approved

Adam, thanks again......i was only taking the P***. About memories, its amazing what we can and cant remember...you know, i can remember seeing a sunderland flying over our house when my dad ws in the Airforce....and seeing the formation of canberra's flying with the first batch of A-4's.....but i cant tell you what had for dinner 2 days ago....or is that just me

[kcgb]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Nov 20 2010, 06:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

but i cant tell you what had for dinner 2 days ago....or is that just me

I think Ian beats ya on that one

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (kcgb @ Nov 20 2010, 06:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think Ian beats ya on that one

....shhhhhh KC....I think he's around here somewhere....

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Nov 20 2010, 06:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

....shhhhhh KC....I think he's around here somewhere....

I did,nt have dinner at all with ya and who the hells Ian , never herd off him before , Herd of chickens tho .

[happytraveller]

Another nice screenshot, up to the usual standard.

Just wondering, how many aircraft do you have in your hangar now? There must be quite a fleet there. I would get confused with so many different types, each with their own systems and quirks.

What a pity that we cannot add sound to the screenshots,

smooth landings.