Military Low Flying in the Scottish Borders
09/May/2012
Military Low Flying in the Scottish Borders
The beautiful hills and Lochs of the Scottish Borders present some amazing backdrops to witness RAF Tornados practicing their low level flying. As they skim the wavetops as low as 100ft over St Marys Loch the Tornado Gr4 bombers are a spectacular sight and sound as they transit through the 20 mile long Selkirk to Moffat valley. These images were captured on May 09th 2012
Low Flying Jets in the Lake District
08/February/2012
RAF fast jet crews have been working very hard recently so its been a good time to get out and catch them in action amongst some of the countries most beautiful scenery. The Lake District in Cumbria provides rich, dynamic backgrounds for capturing fast jet images and for me there is nowhere better to photograph the mighty Tornado Gr4 flying low level. This set contains 41 (r) Squadron and II (AC) Squadron Tornado Gr4’s and a British Army Apache from Wednesday 8th February 2012
Mach Loop in the Snow
03/February/2012
With the winter snow lying on the high ground and hills it was time to go jet hunting so I set off for the Welsh mountains and surrounding valleys for some snowy low fly action in the fresh winter air. I was lucky enough to see F15E Strike Eagles from RAF Lakenheath as well as Tornado Gr4’s from RAF Marham and a Eurofighter Typhoon amongst a load of passes from the Hawks from RAF Valley. These images were taken in the Mach Loop in Wales from the Bwlch Exit and Cad East on February 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2012.
January 2012 - Tornado Season
14/January/2012
January can sometimes be a pretty bleak month but this year has been beautiful with lots of sunshine and bright weather. RAF Tornados have been very busy and I have been lucky to catch quite a few of them in action during the training sorties. These RAF Tornado Gr4 jets were photographed during some lovely winter light at the M6 pass in Cumbria near the Lake District on January 12th, January 16th and January 30th 2012
Winter 2011
15/December/2011
Well - I have spent some pretty cold days on the hills this winter in some awful weather topped with precious few jets. This winter was really a hunt to photograph RAF squadrons recently returned from operations in Libya but as always it was very difficult, however a few gems made it all worthwhile in the end. This picture of a Tornado Gr4 bomber I photographed over Thirlmere in the Lake District made it onto the ‘Popular’ page on 500px.com
Autumn 2011 - Low Fly in the Lakes
15/November/2011
My favourite place this time of year is the Lake District. With its rich backgrounds and golden light it can be a beautiful spot to catch low flying aircraft. September yielded some nice results ending in some Typhoons, Tornados, Hercules and a new Hawk T2
Summer: Mach Loop Fast Jets
19/October/2011
A10 "Warthogs" Low Level
18/October/2011
(Images Updated) August 15th 2011 - The rare sight of two Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthogs” flying low level through the Welsh Valleys was memorable. Also known to many as “Tankbusters” these welcome visitors were from the 81st Fighter Squadron, part of the 52d Fighter Wing based at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany.
The A10's were in the UK for a few weeks in August and were based at RAF Lakenheath in support of a UK led exercise. Many days were spent hunting these aircraft when at last after much speculation they appeared. Their agility and flying skills were superb and fantastic to watch.
Belgian F16's Low Level
16/October/2011
August 4th 2011 - netted a rare catch indeed in the form of two Belgian F16 fighter jets from the Belgian Air Force (BAF). Dropping into LFA7 in Wales the F16's made two passes each. The second was a fast, low level approach through Cad West where I was able to catch them pulling vapour as they turned into the pass. Wonderful flying by the Belgians. These shots were taken with a Nikon D3s and Nikon 600mm F4
Low Fly - Early Summer 2011
13/July/2011
A range of Low Fly Aviation Images from my travels in June and July 2011. These visits included The Mach Loop in Wales from July 7-8th and Cumbria on June 30th.
The aim of the Wales trip was to catch the French Alpha Jets which were visiting RAF Valley but we also got some other interesting traffic that day. These trips were great practice with my new Nikon 600mm F4 and D3S. The weather and light was as always tricky but made for an interesting visit and some memorable passes and photos.
RAF Tornados and Typhoons flying Low Level
21/June/2011
RAF Tornados and Typhoons flying low level in Cumbria - June 09th 2011.
A special day marked by 41 Squadron’s Special Tail Tornado Gr4s
