SEPECAT Jaguar Flight from RAF Coltishall

[joydivision808]

my late father help to design the jaguar sad to see it go 

[Kuatchisugimoto]

"Rolling down the Runway Throttles Open Wide"

"See the Mighty Jaguar rock from side to side"

Up the Double XX'rs

Them were the days

[Janspeed69]

Terrible music combo man!

[wizzer1985]

lose the gay music, its not cool now, it wasn't cool then and it will never be cool.

Good video though

[jimbo99ful]

@wizzer1985 Thats Rammstein. Went great with the video.

[flyboyzz09]

41(F) Squadron Jags :-P

[jonesy97]

One of the best looking jets ever made. When I was at Lakenheath, I'd stop working to watch one fly by, or see one taxi when it was just visiting. Such a waste to retire them. Surly, there must be a role that it can fill in a combat environment?

[Microlightgary]

Totally agree jonesy97 it's a crying shame. I have my fingers crossed that someone (maybe in the states or south africa?) will resurrect a T-Bird for the airshow circuit. We live in hope :-)

[nebula46]

@jonesy97 yeah buddy there going to retire and become training aircraft for the RAF. also its only survival of the fittest buddy, when there is a more effective aircraft why would we keep the under performing one for the much more capable one? i beleive the tornado GR variants have slowly taken the role of the jaguars...also with appraoch of the f-35 jsf many fighters around the world will find themselves retiring to the all new multi role stealth figher@@@@@@@

[maltcrispy]

Raz you old dog...you puked your lungs up on this flight if I remember? I think I saw you in.

Had my flight on shiny 6 too, great experience.

[Microlightgary]

Guilty as charged mon ami! A heck of an experience though and I'd do it again tomorrow - puking or non-puking!!!

[Microlightgary]

Aha, just worked out who 'maltcrispy' might be... Ciao bruto ;-P

[gh0stvip3rtiger]

=D

my dad was in 6 squadron at coltishal.

[cd175freak]

good music

[sufa256]

Amazing you got lucky

[splintdude]

my older brother used to work at RAF Coltishall it will be dearly missed. always went down there to watch the planes taking off, how fun that was. so long

[Macsgrafs]

Superb aircraft, 6sqn will be missed by many. you're a lucky guy.

[AntC1981]

If you miss them, go to Conningsby, that's where they've relocated.

[Macsgrafs]

You mean to say that jags are still flying??

[AntC1981]

Nope, but 6 Sqdn is and you say you miss 6 Sqdn.

[FallenPhoenix86]

going to miss those birds, went up in a hawk when I was in the ATC but didnt really do much other than flying the circuit around valley god knows how many times lol. Ahh well, joining up next year after I graduate.

[Microlightgary]

Thanks to all who commented for your kind words. If anyone would like to know more detail about the flight, a write-up can be found on my website at: trikeman dot rafmfa dot co dot uk/Page5.html

[acjtyphoon]

i am now and we never go in jets

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@FallenPhoenix86 I hope we still have an RAF mate! The rate at which the myopic politicians are carving the RAF up, we will have next to nothing left-it's outrageous & very sad to see.......

[AlberRatman]

Nice one Gary. Its a great shame that the Jag is no more. CMU is Rubbish...

Spotty Jag Guy.

[sly525]

hey mate

I too was lucky enough to back seat in a jag T BIRD before i left coltishall! What a total blast! No Alcohol or drug can give ya a trip like that! As the pilots say its not a job its a way of life! Great vid mate wish I had vid phone when I did it!

[MADTASS]

Me to, stationed at Colt 1985-87, Detached to Spain for a week and managed to get up in a Jag T-Bird, think it was with 54 Sqn, not quite sure. Best thrill i"ll ever have in my life.

[jakobgrimminger]

Nice video. I bet you were sweating you're bollocks off by the time you landed, wearing the immersion suit. I must admit, my legs were like jelly after the 3 flights I had in the T-birds back in the 80's. Going low level through the Scottish Highlands is a great memory I will take to the grave!

[bcradio]

Awesome! Perhaps some of the last cockpit video we'll see of the Jag. Great job.

[akamazzu]

nice video