Cad West, near Dolgellau, Wales, 17 Jul'07
Before returning to the heat and dust of the UAE, myself and
Lee made a trip from RIAT to Wales, to the famous Mach Loop low flying area.
It's always hit and miss, as to if you will see anything, but it can be very
rewarding...! We saw a few Hawks from RAF Valley, a lone F15E who didn't
enter the loop, a lone C130 Hercules and a pair of brand new Hawk 100's from
BAe pre-delivery to the Indian Air Force...!
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Just parked the car, starting the climb up the hillside of Cad west. This valley is the narrowest point
View down the to Tal-y-Llyn (the low fly loop is a 90 degree left round Corris Corner before the lake)
XX313 Hawk Dives into the valley
ZK121 Hawk from BAe on a test flight before going to the Indian Air Force
XV202 Hercules looking great at low level and being thrown about
XV202 Hercules close up
ZK125 Hawk - again such luck to see another destined for India..!
ZK125 close up (sorry again a little blurry)
XX185 Hawk climbing up to enter past us
Me on the top of Cad west in-between planes & showers...!
ZK121 Hawk returned in the afternoon for 2 more loops
XX311 Hawk diving downwards
XX350 Hawk
F15E USAF - the a/c didn't enter the valley we guess due to the visibility getting worse
Another heavy rain shower heading up the
valley towards us... time to quit...!