Bear hunting Phantom, and the pics he took.

[Splitpin]

FS9, Alphasim, Dimitri Samborski, REX







My second attempt at putting 2 aircraft in one shot (first screen )

[Ian Warren]

She looks Great Marty

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 10 2011,2:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

She looks Great Marty

Thanks Ian.....somehow the F-4 and the Bear look good together.

[Ian Warren]

You cant help to like a Bear , love to see one off these display at an airshow ....... F4 and i think the Lighting would be the choice as well

[Naki]

The first pic is awesome...have been trying to do a formation shot too but so far unsuccesful...the speed disparity is too much for the one Im trying

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Naki @ Apr 10 2011,3:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The first pic is awesome...have been trying to do a formation shot too but so far unsuccesful...the speed disparity is too much for the one Im trying

Naki....i still cant do the formation thing...that shot is a cut and paste job ....but thanks anyway.

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 10 2011,11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You cant help to like a Bear , love to see one off these display at an airshow ....... F4 and i think the Lighting would be the choice as well

I have it as AI and do PIs on it with Eric Marcianos radar, good fun.
This is my CBFS signature.

[Splitpin]

Yep....the lightning looks much more at home chasing the bear....cheers steel

[connor]

Your first screen I had to look at twice, I have a photograph nearly exactly the same in an Aviation History book of mine.

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (connor @ Apr 10 2011,5:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

... in an Aviation History book of mine. 

Ouch!
Pull up a sand bag and I'll tell you a cold war story.

In the mid '60s at Leuchars, you knew it was a sunday afternoon as a Bear would enter northern UK air space just long enough to get the QRA scrambled. They were as regular as clockwork and I believe they took the sport up again a couple of years ago.

[connor]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Apr 11 2011,11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

They were as regular as clockwork and I believe they took the sport up again a couple of years ago.

Keeps them busy!

[J7G]

I was talking to a CAF CF-18 pilot about 18 months ago he was saying they're being kept very busy with them these days.

[AlisterC]

Brilliant pics Love that first one especially.

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (J7G @ Apr 11 2011,5:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was talking to a CAF CF-18 pilot about 18 months ago he was saying they're being kept very busy with them these days.

I say good on the Russians for trying to reassert themselves keeps the other guys on their toes, but how much longer can they keep those bears flying?

QUOTE (AlisterC @ Apr 11 2011,6:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Brilliant pics Love that first one especially.

Thanks Al....its all done with smoke and mirrors...aka photoshop, still cant get that camera thing to do what i want

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Apr 11 2011,7:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

... but how much longer can they keep those bears flying?

2040 has been cited.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Apr 12 2011,2:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

2040 has been cited.

Trying to beat the Americans again , recon 2035 for the B52 .

[connor]

I wonder how many rolls of duct tape they will use to keep the Bears flying?

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Apr 12 2011,1:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

2040 has been cited.

Thats amazing, they really have become an Icon.

[Ian Warren]

From the days , these thing were built so strong ... the SU22 example with a , a reporter doing push ups on its pitot tube and many considered them built outta boiler plate

[Splitpin]

Imagine the sound