1975 First months

[Keflavik69]

Some pictures of my spotting activities 50 years ago when I mainly focussed on Wildenrath, Brüggen and Norvenich during the first three months of the year. No doubt the weather had its influence here.

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Harrier XV809/J 4sq fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Harrier XV789/F 4sq fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Varsity WJ948/E fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Wildenrath 15 January 1975. Varsity WJ896/D fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Maastricht 17 January 1975. N.262D 64/AA fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Brüggen 24 January 1975. F-4M XV474 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Brüggen 24 January 1975. F-4M XV415 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Rhein-Main 6 March 1975. KC-97L 52-2718 a Ut.AG fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Rhein-Main 6 March 1975. KC-97L 52-2718 b Ut.AG fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. C-141A 64-0618 437MAW FC by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. F-4C 63-7565/SP 52TFW fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. F-4E 69-7209/RS 526TFS fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. Pembroke OT-ZAG fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. NKC-135A 55-3119 AFSC FC by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. T-33A DT-516 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. RU-21E 15883 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. TF-104G 27-41 JABO34 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. TF-104G 27-76 JABO34 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. VT-29 51-7899 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

Ramstein 21 March 1975. VT-29 53-3535 fc by arnold booy, on Flickr

I hope you found the selection of interest.
Kind regards,
Arnold

[Amp]

Another quality set, thank you!

[TimFoo]

Absolutely brilliant!!!! Thank you Arnold

[warthog56]

Wonderful stuff! Your postings gladden my heart - I get so bored of seeing the same photo's of grey aircraft of limited types. Your selections are always a breath of fresh air so thank you so much for posting these memories.

[capercaillie]

A lovely selection with the 17sqn Phantom a personal highlight.

[roughcutter]

Fabulous collection of images, some real rarities in there (when they were alive and kicking), especially those 97's .

[MKR]

Another great set Arnold .Hard to pick a favourite from them.
Thanks for posting. Mike

[binbrook87]

Oh wow! They're fabulous! Great memories.... although very slightly before my time spotting. Wish I was around a little earlier

[Van Bullitt]

Love these. Looking forward to more !

[Mustang531]

Thanks Arnold, always enjoy viewing your selection of shots, some great memories. The Varsity was a type I saw regularly when I was at school, they seemed to overfly most days. Nice to see the Belgian Pembroke and the Danish T-33A too.

[Petepilot]

Wonderful stuff! Your postings gladden my heart - I get so bored of seeing the same photo's of grey aircraft of limited types. Your selections are always a breath of fresh air so thank you so much for posting these memories.

Exactly my thoughts! Thanks for posting, Arnold, another brilliant set (more please ).

[SW Sky Blue]

Fabulous pics

[paddyboy]

Yet another stunning set, Arnold

Those KC97L’s

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[F3]

V. nice Arnold. A truly eclectic set, with some real rarities. Particularly liking the Harrier GR1s and Tooms!

[Punkrunner62]

Very nice indeed Arnold, thank you once again for posting such fabulous images.
Cheers.

[iainpeden]

XV474 is the Phantom at Duxford; just wondering if the splitter plate is a replacement as the paint finish doesn’t quite match the rest and a real mud mover load.
Thanks

[adderman]

Very nice shots Arnold.
I'm guessing that the great lighting on the underside shots meant you were standing in snowdrifts at the end of the runway!
That's dedication for you.

[Morseman]

Nice photos, love the Harrier and remember working a Starlifter MAC ALCE on an ARC52 from Yisilkoy Airport Turkey. Had him for a hundred miles or more.

[mancman]

Very nice set. I recognised the VT-29 at Ramstein,0-17899, as it was on display at Duxford before it was scrapped.

[Ridge Runner]

Excellent, as always, Arnold