Soviets in the South Atlantic!

Fincuan · 03-16-10, 07:04 PM

It looks like a fighter indeed, but it also looks to be slightly behind and inside the wingtip of the Bear, maybe even outside the wingtip. The perspective just makes it look like it's really close to the Russian's arse.

krashkart · 03-16-10, 07:39 PM

My first thought was maybe a Jaguar. Really difficult to tell with such a small image, though. Looking at the URL leading to the image tells of a Harrier:

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5...andharrier.jpg

A closer look.

The wings start to come in a little better, albeit blobby. That's the best I can do with IrfanView.

August · 03-16-10, 07:59 PM

I guess allied fighters escorting Bears through restricted airspace is something of a tradition!

Oberon · 03-17-10, 08:00 AM

Works both ways, somewhere around here I have a picture of a MiG-29 clipping a P3 Orions prop with its tail.

Marcantilan · 03-17-10, 08:59 AM

Apparently, the escorting fighter is a Sea Harrier from 801 Sqn, based on Invincible at the time.

Marcantilan · 05-06-11, 09:40 AM

Finally, I wrote an article about Soviets in the South Atlantic 1982.

LINK

It was published in spanish, but the web site translated it automatically into english.

In any case, just the pictures of British taken by Soviet spy ships and planes are worth watching.

Regards!

03-16-10, 07:39 PM	#2
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	My first thought was maybe a Jaguar. Really difficult to tell with such a small image, though. Looking at the URL leading to the image tells of a Harrier: http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5...andharrier.jpg A closer look. The wings start to come in a little better, albeit blobby. That's the best I can do with IrfanView. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

03-16-10, 07:59 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,240 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I guess allied fighters escorting Bears through restricted airspace is something of a tradition! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-17-10, 08:59 AM	#5
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Apparently, the escorting fighter is a Sea Harrier from 801 Sqn, based on Invincible at the time. __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

05-06-11, 09:40 AM	#6
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Finally, I wrote an article about Soviets in the South Atlantic 1982. LINK It was published in spanish, but the web site translated it automatically into english. In any case, just the pictures of British taken by Soviet spy ships and planes are worth watching. Regards! __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

03-16-10, 07:04 PM	#1
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	It looks like a fighter indeed, but it also looks to be slightly behind and inside the wingtip of the Bear, maybe even outside the wingtip. The perspective just makes it look like it's really close to the Russian's arse.

03-17-10, 08:00 AM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Works both ways, somewhere around here I have a picture of a MiG-29 clipping a P3 Orions prop with its tail.