
The Mach Loop
Photographs from the Mach Loop and other UK low flying areas since early 2006. There was a golden period of around 10 years (2006 -2016) when the volume of aircraft and digital camera technology allowed some very special opportunities.

MAD In The Loop
F15 Strike Eagle

Winter Sortie
An F15E Strike Eagle from Lakenheath entering the Mach Loop from the north with snow capped mountains beyond.

Winter Landscape
A single Strike Eagle from Lakenheath in the snowy welsh hills.

Into The Cockpit
Single Red Arrow transit

BAE Warton Harrier GR9
Thirlmere, Lake District National Park.

Firebirds
Tornado F3 56 Sqn RAF Leuchars

Tornado F3
56 Sqn RAF Leuchars

Pair of Harriers
Entering the loop from Barmouth.

Hawk Chasing a Harrier

Golden Hour
RAF Harrier in the Autumn landcape

Out Of The Shadow
Low autumn sun lights an RAF Harrier GR9

Harrier Knife Edge
Dropping into low level

Topside
RAF Tornado F3 Corris Corner

Alarm Bells
RSAF Tornado IDS with a weapons load

Transiting the Plains
Harrier GR9

Over The Lake
RAF Typhoon at 250 feet.

Exiting Low Level
RAF Display Typhoon afterburners lit.

Edge Lighting
Tornado GR4 turning at Corris Corner

Rolling Vortices
F15E Strike Eagle

Beneath The Clouds
F15E Strike Eagle

Show Of Force
F15E Strike Eagle

Hacker
F15E Strike Eagle

Aggressor
F15E Strike Eagle Corris Corner

Vapour And Ribbons
F15E Strike Eagle

Slowing Down
43 Sqn Tornado F3

Low In The Valley
RAF Harrier

The Mighty Eagle
F15E Strike Eagle creating its own weather

Camouflage
BAE Warton Tornado GR4

Into The Light
F15E Strike Eagle Commanders Jet.

Staying Low
RAF Harrier

Topside
RAF Harrier - Always The Lowest

500 Knots
F15E Strike Eagle

Angels Wings
F15E Strike Eagle

Raw Power
F15E Strike Eagle

Burners Lit
F15E Strike Eagle

Eaqles Cloak
F15E Strike Eagle

Winter Sortie
F15E Strike Eagle

Passing Snowdon
F15E Strike Eagle

Twin Stick
Harrier T10

Summer Flying
RAF Harrier at Corris Corner

In The Valley
RAF Harrier

Poor Visibility
RAF Harrier A5 pass in mist

Blending In
RAF Harrier in the A5 pass

Autumn At Low Level
RAF Harrier

Final Sortie
RAF Harrier

Low In The Snow
Tornado GR4

Shadowless In The Snow
Tornado GR4

Into A Blizzard
Tornado GR4

2 Squadron
Tornado GR4

WWII Remembered
111 Sqn Tornado F3

Golden Moments
RSAF Tornado IDS

Incoming
F15E Strike Eagle

Rolling
F15E Strike Eagle

In The Roundabout
F15E Strike Eagle

Head On
F15E Strike Eagle

Wing Over
F15E Strike Eagle

Ribbons In The Valley
F15E Strike Eagle

Tight Line
F15E Strike Eagle

Winter In The Loop
Tornado GR4

Summer Sweeper
Tornado GR4 250 feet, wings swept

Wings 67
Tornado GR4

Chirascurro
F15E Strike Eagle

Knife Edge Turn
F15E Strike Eagle

Cloudy Wings
F15E Strike Eagle

Autumn In Wales
RAF Typhoon head on

250 Feet
RAF Typhoon

Dropping In
F15E Strike Eagle

Orgonon
RAF Typhoon

Low In The Valley
RAF Typhoon

Second To None
Tornado GR4

Thumbs Up
Tornado GR4 Swept

Shadow & Light
RAF Typhoon

Shiny Two
RAF Tornado GR4

Morning Sortie
C130 Hercules

A Friendly Wave
RAF C130 Hercules

Running In
Tornado GR4

The Bigger Picture
F15E Strike Eagle

Evil Under The Sun
F15E Strike Eagle

RAF Show Of Force
Tornado GR4 with afterburner

Power On
Tornado GR4 swept with afterburner

Low And Fast
Tornado GR4

Effective Support
AAC Apache

Relaxing In The Back
F15E Strike Eagle

Pulling Out
F15E Strike Eagle

Desert Pink
Operation Granby Tornado GR4

Stingers
F16 1st Sqn Belgian AF

Belgian Stinger
F16 1st Sqn Stingers Belgian Air Force

Overseas Ventures
USAF F16 Spangdahem AFB

Warhawks In The Loop
F16 480th FS

50th Anniversary
RAF Red Arrow Hawk T1

Smoke On At Low Level
RAF Red Arrow

Transit
RAF Red Arrow

Mountain Shadow
USAF MC130




























































































