RAF Synchro Pair 2015 by debbielove

Photography • Aviation • posted on May 02, 2016

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Taken at the Duxford Battle Of Britain Airshow, 2015, this was the very curtailed display of the Syncho Pair.. Both aircraft are flying out of RAF Coningsby and the Spitfire is an RAF aircraft as well.. The Typhoon FRG4 is from 29(R) Squadron and (though unfortunately you cannot see it from this shot), is painted in the scheme of a 249 Squadron aircraft flown by Flt Lt Nicholson, the only Fighter Command Pilot to be awarded the VC. I'll try find a better shot of the Camo Typhoon, unfortunately despite restrictions to flight angles etc an idiot was killed gazing at aircraft over Duxford and this display was halted.. (No comment). Typhoon speed max : 1.8, Spitfire Max : 445 mph. Rob

Comments (10)

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Richardphotos

7:44AM | Mon, 02 May 2016

the plane got so low that the person was clipped? never the less an awesome capture

debbielove

9:38AM | Mon, 02 May 2016

To Richardphotos : no mate, he was on motorbike and went into a lorry while gazing at aircraft.. There are millions of warning signs telling them not to and.....

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AliceFromLake

8:33AM | Mon, 02 May 2016

Meeting of two generations... Great.

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Faemike55

10:10AM | Mon, 02 May 2016

Classy capture

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Buffalo1

3:00PM | Mon, 02 May 2016

Great pic of then and now.

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radioham

3:45PM | Mon, 02 May 2016

Love and many thanks for this great photo

Have you any idea how they flew at the same speed

debbielove

6:16AM | Tue, 03 May 2016

Normally, the Spitfire is flying at 'Max' speed allowed now, around 280mph.. the Typhoon spends the entire 10-15 show on max afterburner and HUGE amounts of flaps etc! Yes, its on the edge all the time. The noise level is off the scale... Rob

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RodS

10:38PM | Mon, 02 May 2016

Awesome!! This is a kick-arse shot, Rob! I'm amazed the Typhoon could fly slow enough to hang with the Spit - but what an amazing flyover it made!

Gazing at the aircraft, and hit a lorry on his motorbike.....Good grief..... Stupidity knows no bounds....

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HADCANCER

1:04AM | Tue, 03 May 2016

I bet the jet had to fly just above stall speed. Great pic.

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tallpindo

11:22AM | Wed, 04 May 2016

The roundels always give me a feeling of deep awe.

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T.Rex

7:28AM | Thu, 05 May 2016

Hi Rob! Sorry I missed this! Great shot! Looks like the Spit is out flying the Typhoon! You've done a nice job tracking them, as the details are quite clear. I assume the Typhoon is at a somewhat higher altitude than the Spit for safety's sake (I'm thinking turbulence). Otherwise, the Spit seems to be almost as big as the Typhoon! Too bad for human stupidity. He should have stopped his motorbike instead of not looking where he was going. But some left-liberal jack-ass will always find an excuse for harassing others for "causing" a problem instead of the culprit.

Now, off you go, dig up some more cool photos! Am looking forward to them! Keep up the good work! :-)

Gee, do I have to rate something that's this good? Well, I already have.

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