Finnish Defence Forces don’t have any so I assume it belonged to the Royal Air Force. First one I’ve ever seen in person. Neat!
Finnish Defence Forces don’t have any so I assume it belonged to the Royal Air Force. First one I’ve ever seen in person. Neat!
I was motorbiking with some friends near the Grand Canyon on old mining roads many years ago, and we had 2 Blackhawks that must have been using us for sighting practice, because for about an hour we’d see them pop up over the hills pointed at us, then go down and come up in a different spot, again pointed towards us.
Eventually they flew directly over us as we’re bombing down a valley, and I could see someone waving at us through the window of one chopper, then they banked hard and roared off.
It was kinda neat, but a little disconcerting to realize there were probably (safed) guns pointing at us for that time.
I was on our boat anchored in a small cove once, on a dead calm summer day, when I suddenly heard a faint, low rumble on the distance. Realizing what it was, I sprang up immediately and ran out onto the deck - and saw an FDF F/A-18 fighter jet coming straight at us, doing a low-altitude flyby so close I could see the pilot with my bare eyes. The sound was nearly as good as the sight. I get excited like a kid whenever I see things like this.