Tucano "guns kill" on Tornado

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

30th Jul 2008, 20:44

#21 (permalink)

Double Zero

Join Date: Mar 2006

Location: West Sussex

Posts: 1,771

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

I seem to remember an occasion just after the Falklands War, when the R.A.F. were nailing sidewinders onto anything flying, a Nimrod claiming two 'kills' as Tornados carelessly overshot it dead ahead.

30th Jul 2008, 20:47

#22 (permalink)

exscribbler

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: Yorkshire

Age: 80

Posts: 429

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Top Gun

We know it wasn't P/O Wales as he's with the WIGS winning the War on Drugs. So who was it? Will he/she be in the MoD News next week?

To paraphrase KK, I'd just love it if it were an RN pilot...

30th Jul 2008, 23:07

#23 (permalink)

TiffyFGR4

Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: United Kingdom

Posts: 74

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Was it a Tornado F3 or a GR4 the Tucano got the guns kill on?.....

31st Jul 2008, 07:34

#24 (permalink)

Bob Viking

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: Near the coast

Posts: 2,386

Likes: 30

Received 659 Likes on 189 Posts

F3 or GR4?!

Good God man, I hope it's the latter!
F3s at low level. Whatever next?!
BV

PS. Do you really think AOC 1 Gp would give a sh1t?!

31st Jul 2008, 08:07

#25 (permalink)

Gainesy

Yes, Him

Join Date: Aug 1999

Location: West Sussex, UK

Posts: 2,689

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Probably just bollocked his guide dog at the de-brief.

31st Jul 2008, 09:24

#26 (permalink)

hoodie

Join Date: Apr 2006

Location: UK

Posts: 685

Likes: 2

Received 11 Likes on 6 Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Viking

F3s at low level. Whatever next?!

(One of a bunch of crackers - again - from TEEEJ on this thread)

31st Jul 2008, 11:12

#27 (permalink)

MightyGem

Join Date: Jul 1999

Location: Warrington, UK

Posts: 3,847

Likes: 92

Received 84 Likes on 35 Posts

Gutsiest move I ever saw, Mav.

31st Jul 2008, 11:42

#28 (permalink)

NutLoose

Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: Hanging off the end of a thread

Posts: 33,452

Likes: 641

Received 3,192 Likes on 1,339 Posts

Quote:

I must say it's a while since I left the cockpit but I didn't realise that Tucanos and VC10s had guns!

No but the VC10 had bombs.... I seem to remember a certain female Air Loadmaster, (You know, the person down the back that was used to counterbalance the Navigator up front) removing all the pins from the load they were carrying because all those nice little red flags said remove before flight.

31st Jul 2008, 11:46

#29 (permalink)

goldcup

Join Date: Jan 2001

Location: UK

Posts: 108

Likes: 0

Received 2 Likes on 1 Post

Do you also remember the US aircraft carrier vs the lighthouse? Happened around the same time....

31st Jul 2008, 11:52

#30 (permalink)

Wader2

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: firmly on dry land

Age: 81

Posts: 1,541

Likes: 0

Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiffyFGR4

Ahmmm No, I'm not, I'm not involved with any air training corps, or any military for that matter. I'm just a military aircraft fan I'm affraid. Maybe in the next life. =)

Are you? May I ask? =)

Too old for ATC.