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