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by phantomrob
Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Departure day
Replies: 37
Views: 13785

Re: Departure day

if you park in the west end car park they will charge you .
by phantomrob
Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Russia Ukraine: Moscow lists demands for defusing Ukraine tensions
Replies: 47
Views: 7910

Re: Russia Ukraine: Moscow lists demands for defusing Ukraine tensions

looking through history . Has Russia ever invaded any where ?????
they only seem to defend there-self against the west and invaders.
by phantomrob
Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Qatar F-15QA repainted
Replies: 12
Views: 3015

Re: Qatar F-15QA repainted

yeah.
that one will be at Fairford [NOT]
by phantomrob
Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:27 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Eindhoven 14-18/09/2020 Falcon Leap (updated)
Replies: 7
Views: 2259

Re: Eindhoven 14-18/09/2020 Falcon Leap (updated)

how do you get that prop blur [looks fake] when all the rest have them froze ?
by phantomrob
Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:17 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: B-52H air thumped over Black Sea by Russian Air Force Su-27s
Replies: 12
Views: 4617

Re: B-52H air thumped over Black Sea by Russian Air Force Su-27s

if they cant shoot at it what are they expected to do ?
ask nicely if they will go away .
by phantomrob
Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:40 pm
Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
Topic: Edwards Airfield
Replies: 15
Views: 3881

Re: Edwards Airfield

was that with Touchdown ?
i have the same shots.
by phantomrob
Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Machloop ban
Replies: 252
Views: 100049

Re: Machloop ban

why ?
have they been through today ?
by phantomrob
Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:58 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Camo ANG F-15C
Replies: 12
Views: 4673

Re: Camo ANG F-15C

yea, they couldnt even get one of lakenheath's there last year.
so you have got NO CHANCE.
by phantomrob
Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:30 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Oh how I shall miss them !
Replies: 12
Views: 6189

Re: Oh how I shall miss them !

when do they actually finish ?
by phantomrob
Tue Aug 27, 2019 9:46 pm
Forum: RAF Waddington
Topic: Waddington and the A15 (Photos)
Replies: 90
Views: 24465

Re: Waddington and the A15 (Photos)

forgive me if i am missing something here, but where is the sign that says "no Ladders" ? I Only see road users instructions. ladders have always been used along the fence there ,even on airshow days. do we have to have signs for everything? the No ladders against the airfield fence on the A15 is b...
by phantomrob
Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:56 pm
Forum: RAF Waddington
Topic: Waddington and the A15 (Photos)
Replies: 90
Views: 24465

Re: Waddington and the A15 (Photos)

forgive me if i am missing something here, but where is the sign that says "no Ladders" ? I Only see road users instructions.
ladders have always been used along the fence there ,even on airshow days.
by phantomrob
Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:55 pm
Forum: Military Aviation Memorabilia
Topic: Vulcan Stickers 1970's?
Replies: 7
Views: 2835

Re: Vulcan Stickers 1970's?

what are you offering ?
by phantomrob
Thu Aug 08, 2019 4:53 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: F16 Demo Team breaks another jet!
Replies: 36
Views: 16825

Re: F16 Demo Team breaks another jet!

the F-16 at RIAT did not get damaged on the take off .
the Stabilizer was still in one piece on his second pass. i have a photo of it.
it was when he pulled out from the second pass that the panel broke.
by phantomrob
Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:55 pm
Forum: Photography Q & A / How to post photos
Topic: Canon 500mm f4 is mk1 lens?
Replies: 25
Views: 11216

Re: Canon 500mm f4 is mk1 lens?

if you want sharpness and clarity.
buy the canon 500mm
Sigma are a second best option, that is why there are so many second hand ones for sale.
by phantomrob
Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:01 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)
Replies: 25
Views: 8816

Re: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)

Yep, so when he closes the fields off completely for the 14th we all know who caused it.
by phantomrob
Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:39 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)
Replies: 25
Views: 8816

Re: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)

the guy running the car park ,if you had asked him, said that no one was aloud in any other field than the one where the cars were. which to me was obvious as with the other 2000 that stayed in it. I walked past the the end of the airfield in the morning and there were signs on every way into that f...
by phantomrob
Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)
Replies: 25
Views: 8816

Re: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)

yes there were RAF photographers and other personnel in base taking photo's at the end of the runway from inside. the field was set for potatoes. The farmer had kindly opened his field for parking to keep the spotters out of his other fields. Every gap in the hedge had a note on it saying Private ke...
by phantomrob
Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:34 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)
Replies: 25
Views: 8816

Re: My way of saying thankyou (Tonkas on the 28th)

all i can say is , that you should not have been in that field.
it was clearly marked at every possible entrance to it.
by phantomrob
Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:17 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Machloop ban
Replies: 252
Views: 100049

Re: Machloop ban

is anything using the loop at the moment ?
If it is just the RAF that are banned ,are the Americans and Warton aircraft flying through there still ?

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