Cold War Jets

Hazza · 31 Aug 2015

Forgot my rain sleeve, thank god for weather sealed lenses!

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Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

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Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

Thanks for looking,

Crit welcome

Harry.

topgazza · 31 Aug 2015

After the Spitfire the Lightning is a favourite aircraft so I love these pictures...mind you every shot is a cracker for me

kendo1 · 31 Aug 2015

I'm really liking these. It's good to see some close up shots instead of full aircraft so that more details are seen- they tend to get lost with a full view.
And some wonderful aircraft too! I have a soft spot for Lightnings and the Victor (and the Valiant and Vulcan!)

The Harrier is rather good too

Box Brownie · 31 Aug 2015

topgazza said:
After the Spitfire the Lightning is a favourite aircraft so I love these pictures...mind you every shot is a cracker for me

kendo1 said:
I'm really liking these. It's good to see some close up shots instead of full aircraft so that more details are seen- they tend to get lost with a full view.
And some wonderful aircraft too! I have a soft spot for Lightnings and the Victor (and the Valiant and Vulcan!)

The Harrier is rather good too

+1 to both the above but Ken what you say is harrier is the buccaneer

It would be great to see both the Harrier still on the show circuit but sadly I understand of the last two Lightenings flying were privately owned in South Africa one crashed and the other was grounded as a result of that.......but that latter may have been revised since I last read of this incident.
Edit - looks like the Lightening is flying again!

LC2 · 31 Aug 2015

I love the final Lightning shot. Great use of (I presume) a wet runway to get that reflection. It makes for a very interesting shot.

saglik · 31 Aug 2015

Like the number 4 a lot, nice photos.

kendo1 · 31 Aug 2015

oops! So it is. The clue is in the title

cjt2011 · 3 Sep 2015

Great selection of images ......

remember the lighting coming in at RAF Valley

Norkie · 4 Sep 2015

Love No8

lukey1965 · 4 Sep 2015

Some very nice, slightly different perspective shots of aircraft we don't see too often.

Particularly like no 8 with the reflection.

Boldonian · 5 Sep 2015

A great set. Love the Lightening pics .

Brom · 5 Sep 2015

Lovely photos! Brings back memories of Lightenings doing vertical climb outs at RAF Akrotiri and of flying down the west coast of Scotland at 500ft and having a Bucaneer pass below us from behind. Beautiful aircraft!

jbw · 5 Sep 2015

A great set of images
James

SlimShaney · 5 Sep 2015

Great detail. Lovely

andy0306 · 5 Sep 2015

Great shots, didn't get there this year, but a friend of mine got to go in the Canberra for it's run.........jammy sod.

Iiyama · 6 Sep 2015

Lovely shots. Peeked in your portfolio and I loved every one of the aviation shots. You clearly have a terrific skill set for this work.

Dexster · 6 Sep 2015

Excellent set, well done.

daygo30 · 6 Sep 2015

+1 on what Ken said, nice to see some close ups, stunning set of pics.

Hazza · 11 Sep 2015

topgazza said:
After the Spitfire the Lightning is a favourite aircraft so I love these pictures...mind you every shot is a cracker for me

Thanks, the lightning is a very impressive bit of kit. Sadly I'm too young to have seen them flying

kendo1 said:
I'm really liking these. It's good to see some close up shots instead of full aircraft so that more details are seen- they tend to get lost with a full view.
And some wonderful aircraft too! I have a soft spot for Lightnings and the Victor (and the Valiant and Vulcan!)

The Harrier is rather good too

Box Brownie said:
+1 to both the above but Ken what you say is harrier is the buccaneer

It would be great to see both the Harrier still on the show circuit but sadly I understand of the last two Lightenings flying were privately owned in South Africa one crashed and the other was grounded as a result of that.......but that latter may have been revised since I last read of this incident.
Edit - looks like the Lightening is flying again!

Thanks guys. Correct on the Buccaneer front

And yes, one of the Lightnings has recently started flying again.

LC2 said:
I love the final Lightning shot. Great use of (I presume) a wet runway to get that reflection. It makes for a very interesting shot.

Thanks, I borrowed the idea from one of my friends, it was a large puddle that had formed on the taxiway.

saglik said:
Like the number 4 a lot, nice photos.

Thank you

cjt2011 said:
Great selection of images ...... remember the lighting coming in at RAF Valley

Thanks.

Norkie said:
Love No8

Well worth the wet elbows and knees

lukey1965 said:
Some very nice, slightly different perspective shots of aircraft we don't see too often.

Particularly like no 8 with the reflection.

Thanks - I do try and do different stuff it is quite tricky. I find using a prime helps as it removes the ability to just zoom out as the subject gets closer, so you have to think about what to do!

Boldonian said:
A great set. Love the Lightening pics .

Thanks. They are having a lightning only run in November I think.

Brom said:
Lovely photos! Brings back memories of Lightenings doing vertical climb outs at RAF Akrotiri and of flying down the west coast of Scotland at 500ft and having a Bucaneer pass below us from behind. Beautiful aircraft!

Lucky you! Haha.

jbw said:
A great set of images
James

Thanks James.

SlimShaney said:
Great detail. Lovely

Thanks. Very impressed with my 400mm F5.6, tack sharp and nice and light!

andy0306 said:
Great shots, didn't get there this year, but a friend of mine got to go in the Canberra for it's run.........jammy sod.

So he is!

Iiyama said:
Lovely shots. Peeked in your portfolio and I loved every one of the aviation shots. You clearly have a terrific skill set for this work.

Thanks for taking the time to view my portfolio, your comments are appreciated

Dexster said:
Excellent set, well done.

Thank you.

daygo30 said:
+1 on what Ken said, nice to see some close ups, stunning set of pics.

Thanks.

Being as the reflection shot went down well:

Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets by Harry Measures, on Flickr

Harry,

Toxic · 11 Sep 2015

Love these, left school after my "A" levels in 1981 our kid got me a "man's job" withTarmac, first job I went on was at RAF Leeming and I witnessed a Lightning scramble up close, most awsome thing I have ever seen, short run and nearly vertical.
Still gives me goosebumps as I think of it.

Callumd795 · 18 Sep 2015

#4 does it for me

hockeyumps48 · 18 Sep 2015

Great to see the Buccaneer again. A pity none are flying now, remember them out of Honnington and Akrotiri.

suggs · 24 Sep 2015

these are all great, first thing that comes to mind is that us humans have built some truly amazing machines.....

seaodyssey · 25 Sep 2015

Laughed at the Windscreen wiper. Assume it's only used when going slow.

Great shots.

#4 is really good, love the after burners and heat haze, shame about the clipped wing.

Pete

spartagates · 25 Sep 2015

Nice set, agreed that #4 is particularly good

banjokat · 25 Sep 2015

they're great, I love No. 1 though

Hazza · 28 Sep 2015

Toxic said:
Love these, left school after my "A" levels in 1981 our kid got me a "man's job" withTarmac, first job I went on was at RAF Leeming and I witnessed a Lightning scramble up close, most awsome thing I have ever seen, short run and nearly vertical.
Still gives me goosebumps as I think of it.

Thanks for the comments - I wish I could see one fly, hopefully the one in the States will manage it one day!

Callumd795 said:
#4 does it for me

Thanks, it is a sight to behold!

hockeyumps48 said:
Great to see the Buccaneer again. A pity none are flying now, remember them out of Honnington and Akrotiri.

Thanks - I do believe HHA at Scampton maintain one as airworthy but I don't think it does actually fly often if at all.

suggs said:
these are all great, first thing that comes to mind is that us humans have built some truly amazing machines.....

It is staggering really what we are capable of, and to think the design of these aircraft was unaided by the wonders of CAD we have today!

seaodyssey said:
Laughed at the Windscreen wiper. Assume it's only used when going slow.

Great shots.

#4 is really good, love the after burners and heat haze, shame about the clipped wing.

Pete

Not sure about the wipers!

I think I cropped 4 like that, I quite like the tight crops - plus Bruntingthorpe is a bit of a nasty background! I'll have to dig out the original.

spartagates said:
Nice set, agreed that #4 is particularly good

Cheers.

banjokat said:
they're great, I love No. 1 though

Thank you - heavy rain is awesome sometimes!

To think, it'll soon be the night run of the Lightnings!

ukpbz · 4 Oct 2015

Great reflection shots but to be honest all of them are superb. Must get myself up there one day

Cold War Jets

Negan