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gixrgill
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airfield attack

Post by gixrgill » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:23 am

Did anyone else catch the 17sqdn airfield attack thurs afternoon? First time seen a tiffy come in like that very impressive! Are they practicing something for families day or was it a one off?
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Re: airfield attack

Post by milky_01 » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:01 pm

He explained what type of attack it was afterwards to the tower.

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Re: airfield attack

Post by reheat » Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:21 pm

Remember two smoking Starfighters streaking over Binbrook at 08.30 one exercise morning being hotly persued by two Lightnings.All at about 200 feet and about 500 knots.Super!
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Steve.
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Re: airfield attack

Post by aircraftpix » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:27 am

I watched it from the mound but from there it looked more like a fast run in en then break for landing.

It wasn't looking that impressive compared to other base attacks i have seen.
Most spectacular thing was the breakchute malfunctioning after landing, it came loose immediately after deployment.

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Marcel
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