• Aircraft:

  McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

• Reg: 91-0302 photos
• Serial #:

  1209/E167

• Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
• Photo Date: Apr 21, 2015
• Uploaded: May 04, 2015
• Other Location - Machynlleth Loop area - LFA7, United Kingdom

The 494th Fighter Sqn (48 Fighter Wing) transferred from France to Lakenheath in 1960. Having flown F-100s and F-4s, the squadron relinquished its F-111s for F-15s in 1992; 23 years on, potent as ever, one of its Eagles is seen here flying through the Machynlleth Loop at low level, carrying dummy AIM-120 AMRAAMs, an AIM-9L Sidewinder, a dorsal LANTIRN pod and the usual 600 (US) gallon tanks. Note how the compressed air ahead of the right wing leading edge acts as a lens and distorts the background.

Photographer

Aircraft

Mark Stevens 91-0302

526 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Alejandro Gutierrez Martin 91-0302

3,095 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Nathan Long 91-0302

755 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Photo location

A US Air Force 67th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Hercules making its first pass through Cad, giving us a nice topside shot

Martin Hartland 13-5778

13,582 7 0 Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II

Martin Hartland 11-0061

4,389 6 0 Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey

A twin-stick Typhoon from 29 Sqn, flown solo, pulls through the Bwlch Oerddrws in the Mach Loop at low level paired with single-seater ZJ933 (out of shot), seen from Craig y Bwlch

Michael Brazier ZJ812

2,756 0 0 Eurofighter Typhoon T.1

Photographer

One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-JMAW

1,455 1 0 Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air

One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-BGRE

857 0 0 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

Martin Baker’s Meteors WL419 and WA638 have been operated by the company for ejection seat trials since 1952

Michael Brazier WL419

1,403 1 0 Gloster Meteor T.7