Simviation Forum - Leuchars'74

Apr 13^th, 2005 at 3:12am

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.... here's some more

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.... from what I remember it was very loud !

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Reply #1 - Apr 13^th, 2005 at 4:31am

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Yup those old jets can be damn noisy 8) 8) 8)

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Reply #2 - Apr 13^th, 2005 at 4:55am

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Terrific- I like snaps like these, even if they're not perfect quality. Sometimes it's more about the moment. Might want to clean that slide scanner, though- same two hairs are visible in almost every shot... Wink

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Reply #3 - Apr 13^th, 2005 at 10:54am

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.... the hair must of been on the camera !....I checked ! it was old then, I think my grandfather bought in 1946 as he was being de-mobbed ! .... it was so loud my younger sister had her head under the picnic blanket .... girls !, she missed all the flying displays .... mind you, five lightenings taking off in formation and doing a vertical climb before they had reached the runway end, may well of exceeded current health and saftey noise limits !

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Reply #4 - Apr 13^th, 2005 at 11:24am

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mind you, five lightenings taking off in formation and doing a vertical climb before they had reached the runway end, may well of exceeded current health and saftey noise limits !

On the subject of Lightnings you might just as well post the shot instead of a red X. Wink

PS. Typo in the file name.

PPS. I thought they were Lighnings. Not so sure now.

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Reply #5 - Apr 13^th, 2005 at 4:31pm

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PPS. I thought they were Lighnings. Not so sure now.

With wings like that I can't see how they'd be anything else. Tongue

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Reply #6 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 7:34am

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... if I remember correctly there was a belgian airforce display team there ..... what is the aircraft beside the jaguar in the first set of pics? .... its wings look pretty swept back? ...... they do look like lightenings but a bit too fat in front of the wings .... could it be fusalage mounted missiles altering the profile?

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Reply #7 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 7:50am

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... if I remember correctly there was a belgian airforce display team there ..... what is the aircraft beside the jaguar in the first set of pics? .... its wings look pretty swept back? ...... they do look like lightenings but a bit too fat in front of the wings .... could it be fusalage mounted missiles altering the profile?

I'm sticking with my first guess. They look like Lightnings to me.

I found this list of aircraft at that display. http://www.scramble.nl/mil/show/showreports/leucha74.htm
It might refresh your memory but only seems to include the RAF contingent.

PS. This is the Belgian display team Les Diables Rouge on that list. The aircraft is the Fouga CM.170R Magister.

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Reply #8 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 10:25am

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…. Interesting, I think that the programme is still at my parents, or it could be in my loft? …. I may go up at the weekend, I’m sure there are some up there that were cleared out from my old room that I had collected when a lad ! ….. or I might have to get my mum to have a look for it …. mind you she probably knows just where it is ! ….. is that plane beside the jaguar an alpha jet ?

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Reply #9 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 11:18am

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is that plane beside the jaguar an alpha jet ?

I was thinking along the same lines. Was the Alpha Jet in service in 74?

PS. Difficult to judge the size but it could be a Folland Gnat.

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Reply #10 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 11:35am

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.... it looks like its got double main wheels, and I don't think the gnat had ? .... I will see a chap tonight at air cadets (I'm a CI) who is hot on recognition .... he will know

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Reply #11 - Apr 17^th, 2005 at 7:36am