ZH103 @ RAF Waddington, 12.05.21

[jonf45 22]

Hi,

Just the one of Boeing E-3D Sentry ZH103 lining up at RAF Waddington last Wednesday, about to depart as "NATO 31"

 

E-3D ZH103 RAF Waddington 12.05.21-5 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

 

 

Cheers

Jon

Edited May 15, 2021 by jonf45

[Sceadu 117]

Fabtastic shot Jon, the pylons holding the radome look incredibly fragile head on

[Lord Farringdon 491]

In a previous life I had the good fortune to secure an exercise flight in an E3-D in Cold Lake, Canada.  It was an awesome flight with Combat Air Patrol (protecting the E3-D (High Value Asset or HVA)  which were directed by the guy I was sitting next to onto some 'red' guys coming at us!  The adrenalin rush stayed with me for the rest of the day!!  

On 9/28/2022 at 9:43 AM, Sceadu said:

Fabtastic shot Jon, the pylons holding the radome look incredibly fragile head on

 I went up to the flight deck and when I asked about survivability of the E3-D the Captain indicated that if things get too hot, they just run as fast as they can. There is a chance the radome will shear off in such a case but apparently it is designed for that eventuality. 

Great photo @jonf45 .

 

Cheers

Terry