Salthill Has Gone Through the ROOF!

[Tony Kearns]

P.Doff,
No worries, what about me, I couldn't get the serial number correct. Thanks Short finals.
Tony K

[Head]

Ah the Family day in 97....that takes me back, like sitting in the gunners seat of the apache and pointing the gun at some guys head and watchin him duck  '> hehe, the helmet weighs a ton though, but sure its all in good fun.

[Fouga]

true..true

[Guinness]

Fouga,

the RNLAF has no "Huey" but they are AB-412 SAR helicopters based in Leeuwarden AFB.

Guinness.

BTW,

the F-16 was 315 SQN out of Twente AFB.

 

[Fouga]

Is it not a variant of the Huey and thats the shape it represents i didnt have the proper ID so i mentioned "Huey" as that is what it most resembles.

[P.Doff]

While were on the subject of that F-16 Tony, did you see it depart??
The ramp crew had wound up the pilots of the Harriers and the F-16 to see who could do the fastest low run after departing. The Harrier's "buzzed the tower"(they were actually below the roof of it and one of them came within I would say 30ft of it!!) but the F-16 definitly done the fastest one with an almost mach 1 run and vertical pull till out of site. There was a story goin around afterwards that the F-16 could be heard calling for tanker support over the Irish sea after the full burner run and climb , but I dont know how true that is?? AH, the last of the good aul days!!!!!

[FMolloy]

I remember the 'buzzing of the tower', I was part of the FCA platoon drafted in for security the previous night. The Harriers broke & passed either side of the tower, at roof-top level.   '>