coolest "name" for aircraft

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by Spitfire23

They did indeed. Im a huge fan

Heres a pic of the Red arrows Gnat T1,(which was the first plane used by 'The Red Arrows' way back in 1965) next to the Current BAE Hawk





They only had 5 pilots when they first started out in the T1, until eventually recruiting more to become "The Diamond Nine"

i see them too much i live near where they r based and they frequently do practise runs over lincoln

[Vulcan607]

Originally Posted by haitch40

i see them too much i live near where they r based and they frequently do practise runs over lincoln

Arnt they based at Valey?

[FOZ_1983]

I've had the joys of helping refuel the red arrows amongst others, my fav being the hawker hurricane, though we didnt really do the refuelling of it. The BBMF has crew do to that.

The red arrows are based at skampton and the bbmf from coningsby, both in lincolnshire

I've also been in the lancaster bomber (not flown though) and it was lovely, but very scary at the same time. It was eery sitting in the rear turret all alone.

[Vulcan607]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

I've had the joys of helping refuel the red arrows amongst others, my fav being the hawker hurricane, though we didnt really do the refuelling of it. The BBMF has crew do to that.

The red arrows are based at skampton and the bbmf from coningsby, both in lincolnshire

I've also been in the lancaster bomber (not flown though) and it was lovely, but very scary at the same time. It was eery sitting in the rear turret all alone.

I definatly remember them at valley, they must have been off to an airshow or something.

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Vulcan607

I definatly remember them at valley, they must have been off to an airshow or something.

The RAF hawk trainers are based in the valley

So you will always see those flying about, we get them here (blackpool) daily practising ILS approachs etc. Mix that in with the eurofighter typhoon flying over every 2 minutes and its pretty annoying sometimes.

[Vulcan607]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

The RAF hawk trainers are based in the valley

So you will always see those flying about, we get them here (blackpool) daily practising ILS approachs etc. Mix that in with the eurofighter typhoon flying over every 2 minutes and its pretty annoying sometimes.

yeah its the gunnery school and the hawks there are black.
These were red red i tells yea!

[FOZ_1983]

red arrows then

[frame313]

Great name though the plane itself doesn't look as intimidating as it sounds: North American A-5 Vigilante

vig·i·lan·te (vĭj'ə-lān'tē) n.
One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands, violently and summarily.