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Old 03-20-13, 05:04 PM   #31
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This is the caption that was with the pic of the Bucc-

"From Colin Smedley comes this magnificent image that seems to show 55,000 pounds+ of Blackburn Buccaneer hovering over the runway. In the 1980s and 90s, No 208 Sqn RAF were the real experts in ultra low-level under the radar nuclear strikes. During the International Air Tattoo in 1993, to mark the squadron's 75th birthday, this Buccaneer S.2B was flown at an altitude of just 5 feet for the entire length of RAF Fairford's runway. From inside the massive strike aircraft, it must surely have felt as though they were actually in the ground. Thank God for ground effect. Photo Colin Smedley"

But I'm no expert on this aircraft, so I defer to those who know more about it then I do.
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Old 03-20-13, 05:15 PM   #32
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This is the caption that was with the pic of the Bucc-

"From Colin Smedley comes this magnificent image that seems to show 55,000 pounds+ of Blackburn Buccaneer hovering over the runway. In the 1980s and 90s, No 208 Sqn RAF were the real experts in ultra low-level under the radar nuclear strikes. During the International Air Tattoo in 1993, to mark the squadron's 75th birthday, this Buccaneer S.2B was flown at an altitude of just 5 feet for the entire length of RAF Fairford's runway. From inside the massive strike aircraft, it must surely have felt as though they were actually in the ground. Thank God for ground effect. Photo Colin Smedley"

But I'm no expert on this aircraft, so I defer to those who know more about it then I do.
I believe the above to be accurate and correct
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Old 03-20-13, 07:13 PM   #33
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Some kind of space based ASAT from General Dynamics or Convair.
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Old 03-21-13, 01:54 AM   #34
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I wonder if the X-37B might be carrying any of those ASAT's?
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Old 03-21-13, 03:07 AM   #35
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Eddie & Jim, I'm happy to admit I'm wrong.
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Old 03-21-13, 05:31 AM   #36
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It was first spotted late 2010 and lasted for months.

Phil Plait wrote about it some weeks back:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astro...dying_out.html
Ah. Ok, yeah i remember something about that. Doubt i could have seen anything, since i didn't have a decent telescope then.

Thanks for the link!
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Old 03-21-13, 05:54 AM   #37
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I will always have a soft spot for the F4... Growing up, they would come over the house once a month doing maneuvers above our area, and a couple of times they did low passes over a couple of the lakes around here. When i got older, i was lucky enough to work on them a couple of years before they were retired. LOVED watching them at the air show here, back when they still had air shows here.
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Old 03-21-13, 10:21 AM   #38
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Sticking with flying.



I'm guessing it's at the Mach Loop, guaranteed photographers there all year round.
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Old 03-21-13, 12:42 PM   #39
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Eddie & Jim, I'm happy to admit I'm wrong.
I prefer to use the word 'mistaken'
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Old 03-21-13, 12:55 PM   #40
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I always thought this picture was pretty cool:

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Old 03-21-13, 01:07 PM   #41
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That wave make me feel very insignificant. Look how small the man is to that wave. Sheesh.
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Old 03-21-13, 01:50 PM   #42
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Eddie & Jim, I'm happy to admit I'm wrong.
I have no way of knowing if you were right or wrong, like I said, I'm no expert in these matters! My expertise with the Bucc comes from Flight sims. And you wouldn't want to see pics of how well I fly it!!
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Old 03-21-13, 02:09 PM   #43
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All those pics are giving people ideas! Now look what happened:

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Old 03-21-13, 03:26 PM   #45
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LOL...so one was still flying
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