canberraman Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 As a sequel to the F-35 Lightnings air to air feature, I bring you a selection of shots of RAF Typhoons captured doing AAR on the same sortie taken from Voyager KC.3 c/s 'Tartan 59' on October 7th 2022. Sadly most of the 9 aircraft photographed are without unit markings, but I hope the 1(F) and IX(B) Sqn jets add a little colour to this report. All shots were taken in either AARAs 4, 6 and 7 over the North Sea off England and Scotland. 4 x photos of ZK333 of II(AC) Sqn at RAF Lossiemouth seen before, during and after refueling over AARA 4 near the Aberdeen coast. A couple of views of Tranche 1 Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ939/WS-U named FS George Thomson VC and assigned to IX)B) Sqn, the Typhoon aggressor unit at RAF Lossiemouth. Although wearing 1(F) sqn markings, ZK320 was on loan to IX(B) sqn. FGR.4s ZK336 and ZK376 both assigned to 6 Sqn at RAF Lossiemouth also photographed in AARA 4. As we tracked back south towards AARA 6 we were met by this three-ship of FGR.4s from 3(F) Sqn at RAF Coningsby (ZJ949, ZK377 and ZK431). Hope these photos are of interest. Thanks for looking, c&c always welcome. Mark 24 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Wow! Another superb set, Mark! Thanks very much for sharing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Wow! Another superb set, Mark! Thanks very much for sharing. Many thanks Leigh! Glad you liked 'em. Hope all's well. Mark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Beautiful shots of the Typhoon formations Mark. Would be interested to know what camera and settings you used. Thanks for posting.🙂 Colin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 18 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Beautiful shots of the Typhoon formations Mark. Would be interested to know what camera and settings you used. Thanks for posting.🙂 Colin Hi Colin, Many thanks for the kind comments. To answer your questions I used two camera set ups for this photo shoot. An EOS 7D with a 70-200 EF 1:2.8 IS USM lens, and an EOS 7D Mk 2 with a 24-70 EF 1:2.8 Mk 2 USM lens attached. The shots on the EOS 7D were mostly taken at F/13, 1/320. ISO 250. For the 7D Mk 2 they were F/7.1 1/800, ISO 200 +0.3 steps. The formation shots also benefited from a little light and colour adjustment using Photoshop Elements 2021. Kind regards Mark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Mark, Superbly photographed Your collection of Typhoons in formation are AWESOME. Thank you for sharing your day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 Thanks Houston! You're too kind. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Fabulous shots, thanks for posting. Much better looking than those other beasties! SD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Swamp Donkey said: Fabulous shots, thanks for posting. Much better looking than those other beasties! SD I tend to agree SD, although the F35 is growing on me a little! Thanks for the kind comments Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Those are superb Mark. You have to feel for those young(ish) guys & guyesses who fly those aircraft though, a crap job but someone has to do it I guess. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 10 hours ago, stevehnz said: Those are superb Mark. You have to feel for those young(ish) guys & guyesses who fly those aircraft though, a crap job but someone has to do it I guess. Steve. Many thanks Steve! To fly a fast jet, and get paid for the privilege, what's not to like? Cheers Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evalman Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 What a great opportunity and a bonus to see a couple with Squadron markings. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Evalman said: What a great opportunity and a bonus to see a couple with Squadron markings. Pete Agree completely about the sqn markings. I think most IX(B) jets carry markings, as do some on 29, but elsewhere it's more likely that you'll see bland grey anonymous aircraft. I hope this is a cyclical thing, and one day unit esprit de corps will resurface and historical sqn markings will return. However I'm not holding my breath... Thanks for the kind comments Pete. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 A brilliant set of shots! Looks like you made the most of a terrific opportunity. Thanks very much for sharing these Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dot Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Great photos Mark. The first three-ship one is superb Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Red Dot said: Great photos Mark. The first three-ship one is superb Andy Thanks Andy. Glad you like the photos, I'm quite proud of that stacked 3-ship. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Latinbear said: A brilliant set of shots! Looks like you made the most of a terrific opportunity. Thanks very much for sharing these Mark. Thanks for the kind comments Latinbear! I certainly enjoyed and made the most of this rare opportunity. Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Lovely work, very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Every photo a super source for modellers but better still what works of the photographer's art. My personal favourites are the formation pictures third last and last 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 16 hours ago, F-32 said: Lovely work, very nice indeed Many thanks for the comments and support Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 13 hours ago, JohnT said: Every photo a super source for modellers but better still what works of the photographer's art. My personal favourites are the formation pictures third last and last Cheers John. glad you approve and think the shots will be useful. I too am quite pleased with the 3 ship formations. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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