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| RAF Jaguars Final Roar | |
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| FTS | Mar 9 2017, 09:47 AM Post #1 |
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Lt. Steve 'Gun Show' Harrison-Green
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It's taken me a while to get around to finishing these. On 31 Aug 16, the Jaguar ran for the final time in RAF service at an event dedicated to the the types retirement, hosted by 238 Sqn at RAF Cosford. The Jags will continue on in service but only as ground instructional airframes, with 'liney' training now being conducted on simulators. 1. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr2. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr3. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr4. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr5. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr6. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr7. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr8. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr9. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr10. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr11. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr12. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr13. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr14. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr15. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr16. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr17. Jaguar T.2 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr18. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr19. Jaguar GR3 - RAF Cosford 238 Squadron Jaguar Retirement Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr20. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr21. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr22. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr23. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr24. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr25. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr26. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr27. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr28. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr29. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr30. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr31. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr32. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr33. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr34. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on Flickr35. Jaguar Retirement Spotters Day by Steven Harrison-Green, on FlickrPlenty more on my Flickr; https://www.flickr.com/photos/89987501@N03/albums/72157672035321550/page1 Thanks for looking. |
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| snapper655 | Mar 9 2017, 10:02 AM Post #2 |
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Gun Monkey
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Some belting shots there, one of my favourite aircraft, used to spend hours at conningsby watching them. Sad day when they finally left.
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| Olde Farte | Mar 9 2017, 11:51 AM Post #3 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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Cracking photos Steve, thanks for sharing them. Really sad to see her go though. |
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| Cimmerian | Mar 9 2017, 04:08 PM Post #4 |
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Lt. Ken 'Albatros' Jeffrey
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Great set of photos, thanks for sharing them. |
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| Mark M | Mar 9 2017, 05:42 PM Post #5 |
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| Grayhawk | Mar 9 2017, 07:59 PM Post #6 |
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Doug Summers
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Thanks for posting these. The Jag has always been a favorite of mine. Couldn't ask for a classier looking anniversary/retirement bird than "Spotty"! Cheers mate! |
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| beowulf | Mar 9 2017, 09:13 PM Post #7 |
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Lt. Paul 'Red Dog' Rose
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lovely pics! one of my fave aircraft |
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| DevilFish | Mar 10 2017, 07:09 AM Post #8 |
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LCDR Paul "Voodoo" Carter
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Great photos. Thanks for posting! I didn't realize the Jaguar had only just been retired. I thought it had been out of service for a few years. I remember the Airframes trade getting Jags to work on at Cosford 30 years ago. we still had to use Shackletons, Canberras and Argosys. We were so jealous. Now I look back and I'm grateful that I got to work on the old birds. |
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| FTS | Mar 10 2017, 08:03 AM Post #9 |
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Lt. Steve 'Gun Show' Harrison-Green
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The Jags were retired from operational service in 2007, with the Qinetic one staying on for another year. The ones that went to Cosford and Cranwell (now all at Cosford) have been used for training lineys and techies, doing ground runs and taxiing around. This event was the last time that the Jags would ever move under their own power in RAF service. Aeroresource wrote a good article on the event; http://aeroresource.co.uk/operational-reports/raf-cosford-jaguars-final-prowl/ |
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