fmansam Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Popped out for a quick catch of the visiting traffic, good to see Berry & Mark, and a wave from Gill. With a little roadside assistance from Berry Vissers i managed to grab these shots from the return of the afternoon sortie... Im very happy with the Hawkeye!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great Photo's !!! Thanks for posting RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Very nice! I particularly like the first Hawkeye. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Fantastic pics,thanks for sharing them Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyCol Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Nice pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great photos and great weather too. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great pictures. Apparently some countries still have fixed wing naval aviation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtd350 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Great pictures. Apparently some countries still have fixed wing naval aviation. And carriers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtd350 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Crackin pic's but the view was much better from my side of the fence. I was refuelling those buggers aaaaalllllll day. Got to fill the E2 as well, looks mental close up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 And carriers Not for long possibly. It was reported recently that the CdeG might be scrapped as part of major French defence cuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Not for long possibly. It was reported recently that the CdeG might be scrapped as part of major French defence cuts! Ah, so we'll get a share of the razor blades if the balloon goes up and we need a carrier! That was the deal wasn't it? Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 That last Hawkeye shot is stunning - wow! Spence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) Not for long possibly. It was reported recently that the CdeG might be scrapped as part of major French defence cuts! By whom? I suspect that that was by the French equivalent of the Sun, feeding in the French MoD's equivalent of the bog-standard headlne-grabbing scare that the next round of defence cuts will mean the disbandment of the Red Arrows and/or the Dambusters. The French have far too developed a sense of gloire to allow that to happen. Edited April 20, 2013 by Seahawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Wonderful shots, and weather by the look of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) By whom? I suspect that that was by the French equivalent of the Sun, feeding in the French MoD's equivalent of the bog-standard headlne-grabbing scare that the next round of defence cuts will mean the disbandment of the Red Arrows and/or the Dambusters. The French have far too developed a sense of gloire to allow that to happen. Saw it in the Telegraph a couple of weeks ago but also reported here. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/france-defence-idUSL5N0CI4QN20130326 & elsewhere. Interesting that politicians fear that cuts could threaten the Anglo/French defence agreement; I though we were managing that quite nicely ourselves! Edited April 20, 2013 by Graham T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 From the Reuters report: "Defence analysts say the worst case scenario, which could even include the sale of France's sole aircraft carrier named after former President Charles de Gaulle, is being floated to soften the blow when Hollande does decide." I rest my case. Float (har, har!) some really daft options in a worst case scenario so that, when the cuts are actually announced, everyone breathes a sigh of relief and says "at least they didn't sell the CdG/disband the Dambusters/disband the Red Arrows" rather than looking at the irreparable harm actually being wrought elsewhere in the budget. PS Who would they sell a nuclear-powered carrier to? China? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Thanks for posting,....it is certainly nice to see some naval fast jets wearing roundels in the UK again, even though the colours are the wrong way around! Cheers Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Reported sale of the CdG is complete bullshit, only the word of a pseudo defense analyst from a low rank newspaper. Way too many different reasons not to do this, the last one being to find a customer. Never noticed before that those hawkeye were still showing their BuAer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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