Mach Loop 2022 Highlights!! USAF F-15Eagle V F35Lightning Low Level through the Mountains of Wales

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Low level fighter jets in the Mountains of North Wales Snowdonia with the last flight of the Reapers and the first F-35 Lightning through the Mach Loop for me!!
3:00 Welsh Flag
3:42 Eagle Dancing vortices!!
4:17 Spectacular Four Herc's nose to tail

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  • @ElwynR
    @ElwynR Жыл бұрын

    See you in 2023

  • @douglas_brighty_tan127

    @douglas_brighty_tan127

    Жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year to you too !! 🎉🎆

  • @CallsignAegis

    @CallsignAegis

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok

  • @Aero2045

    @Aero2045

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello it’s 2023

  • @email4664

    @email4664

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all of your efforts, and for all that you and your cameras do!

  • @welshboys3033

    @welshboys3033

    Жыл бұрын

    How often to these planes run and is there a time table to watch?

  • @JC130676
    @JC130676 Жыл бұрын

    3:43 Smart decision to stay with the vortices instead of tracking the plane. Really, really, REALLY good camera work.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    cheers

  • @MultiSpazzo

    @MultiSpazzo

    Жыл бұрын

    I concur that was trippy shit

  • @nine-0991

    @nine-0991

    Жыл бұрын

    Like seroiusly bro

  • @Trip_Skip

    @Trip_Skip

    Жыл бұрын

    Could you make that clip into a short?

  • @elijahrobertscinema6351

    @elijahrobertscinema6351

    Жыл бұрын

    Great awareness. What an incredible thing to see. truly awesome.

  • @GrimReaper-wz9me
    @GrimReaper-wz9me Жыл бұрын

    3:43 This Eagle's vortices - dancing, swirling, then dissipating - were just mesmerizing in this beautiful lighting - Thank You from Canada!🇨🇦

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, you just never know what you might get!! and it looks so good 👌 I get lucky sometimes 😊👌 Happy New Year

  • @topfelya

    @topfelya

    Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic capture !

  • @VikingKong.

    @VikingKong.

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's cool af

  • @MatthewPettyST1300

    @MatthewPettyST1300

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR I always thought of the aircraft flying through Mach Loop as desert in any aircraft video i watch. I just found my new treat, My little shot of Cognac on top of my desert that brings it up to a new level. It's like watching a fireworks display you have enjoyed many times and seeing something new. thank you ! !

  • @cybeliometalbest25

    @cybeliometalbest25

    Жыл бұрын

    Superb ! Thank You from Switzerland.

  • @strawman6085
    @strawman6085 Жыл бұрын

    I love how the helicopter crew is clearly just joy riding through the loop. 🙂

  • @iCrapBubbles
    @iCrapBubbles5 ай бұрын

    2:56 I love this shot, with the pilot looking at the photographers, and the Welsh flag draped over their instruments. It was a nice gesture!

  • @aaarauz1

    @aaarauz1

    2 ай бұрын

    That was pretty awesome.

  • @dasbooterror
    @dasbooterror Жыл бұрын

    loved the chopper crew giving you all a friendly wave!

  • @Optikification

    @Optikification

    Жыл бұрын

    I would have expected them to moon lol.

  • @petersmedley459

    @petersmedley459

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Optikification They we’re Navy….not Army! 😉

  • @Praise___YaH

    @Praise___YaH

    Жыл бұрын

    Guys, YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified/Pierced for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Egyptian Semitic: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moshe (Moses) wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Egyptian Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

  • @permaveg
    @permaveg Жыл бұрын

    The condensation vortices at 3:43 are amazing.

  • @cooolbreeeze

    @cooolbreeeze

    Жыл бұрын

    absolutely I am still repeating this dancing lines. 🤩🤩🥰🥰

  • @Daisy-ef6bq

    @Daisy-ef6bq

    Жыл бұрын

    You need to get out more mush

  • @xKrispyx
    @xKrispyx Жыл бұрын

    Those four Hercs flying together was really emotionally stirring for me. Bloody majestic, it was!

  • @ynptrip

    @ynptrip

    Жыл бұрын

    Herc is the greatest aircraft ever made, fight me.

  • @alwynvanwyk1851

    @alwynvanwyk1851

    Жыл бұрын

    The most incredible sight and sound... Nothing like a Herc. 🇿🇦 🦇 🇿🇦

  • @khangthjen

    @khangthjen

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@alwynvanwyk1851 jjjjn1 😮kjjn ⁰ikkkikkd

  • @TexasLonghornsHookem
    @TexasLonghornsHookem Жыл бұрын

    I loved that one of our F-15 pilots had the Welsh flag displayed over the instrument panel for the photogs to see! That was totally cool and showed respect to the Welsh! The UK has some beautifully spectacular countryside, would love to visit you all over there one day!

  • @3-2bravo49

    @3-2bravo49

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol ya i saw that. Greetings from Las Vegas

  • @TexasLonghornsHookem

    @TexasLonghornsHookem

    Жыл бұрын

    @@3-2bravo49 Hey 3-2 Bravo, greetings from Phoenix back up to you there in Vegas!

  • @praetorxian

    @praetorxian

    Жыл бұрын

    Thought the same thing. Massive mark of respect to the Welsh. Well done ‘Reapers.

  • @gl8135

    @gl8135

    Жыл бұрын

    Was this filmed in Wales?

  • @denisemeredith2436

    @denisemeredith2436

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@gl8135 Yes it is the Mach Loop in Wales

  • @ExUSSailor
    @ExUSSailor Жыл бұрын

    The fast-movers might be what most people get excited by, but, I love seeing the C-130s. That's an airplane that's been in service since 1956, still faithfully serving just about every Western aligned nation, 66 years later.

  • @stebstebanesier6205

    @stebstebanesier6205

    Жыл бұрын

    C-130...a 100 year aircraft?

  • @redsloane9905

    @redsloane9905

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree! Love the Hercs!

  • @person.X.

    @person.X.

    Жыл бұрын

    If I was an airforce pilot the transport planes would be my choice (if not helicopters) as it would be by far the most interesting and active role.

  • @charlii5917

    @charlii5917

    Жыл бұрын

    My daddy was flight crew on them for 30 years. He loved them and loved his USAF career

  • @hourglassesandphatasses

    @hourglassesandphatasses

    Жыл бұрын

    So cool to see 4 of them flying together like that

  • @jamespruitt3159
    @jamespruitt3159 Жыл бұрын

    Sad sad day. I’ll miss my favorite the F-15’s!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Me to! but we still have two squ of Es

  • @aviationin4k258

    @aviationin4k258

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR wait what’s happening to the F-15s?

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aviationin4k258 It was the end of the Reapers F-15s! still Panthers and the Bolars Es left

  • @louiefc8857

    @louiefc8857

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep

  • @aviationin4k258

    @aviationin4k258

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR oh yeah

  • @FreQtik
    @FreQtik Жыл бұрын

    4:56 Big respect to all those fotographers and cameramen. So close next to the abyss, looking only into the cam hunting the perfect shot. This is passion

  • @SgtBurned

    @SgtBurned

    Жыл бұрын

    I was watching them just as much as the planes! Crazy to think they've probably had to trek with equipment way before probably sunrise. Great work to the camera man on the Vortices, that was a beautiful shot I have come back to many times.

  • @stevenkaskel3469

    @stevenkaskel3469

    Жыл бұрын

    It was hard to watch them so close to the edge looking thru a camera lens. I would think it's difficult to maintain your balance and posture while following the planes with your camera.

  • @haroldoakland3480
    @haroldoakland3480 Жыл бұрын

    The shot of the 4 Hercules face on is probably the most amazing video of warplanes I've ever seen. They aren't fighter jets, but damn, if I was on the ground in combat and saw transports coming like that, I'd know my day would most likely be a short one!

  • @enclavex69
    @enclavex69 Жыл бұрын

    Loving the F15 with the Welsh flag. Great acknowledgement from the Reapers 👍

  • @matthewcoleman1919

    @matthewcoleman1919

    Жыл бұрын

    That was truly a nice touch. "Thanks for letting us use your beautiful countryside for all of these years". Class act.

  • @djizzah

    @djizzah

    Жыл бұрын

    from USA with love

  • @gl8135

    @gl8135

    Жыл бұрын

    @@matthewcoleman1919 was this filmed/done in Wales?

  • @Pincer88
    @Pincer88 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see one of the F-15Cs carried the Welsh flag in front of his HUD. Amazing photography as ever. Best wishes for 2023 for everyone and thank you kindly for climbing up that hill numerous times to bring us the best. Cheers from the Netherlands.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 👌

  • @Pincer88

    @Pincer88

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR You are most welcome.

  • @AndyPandy33

    @AndyPandy33

    Жыл бұрын

    It was confusing, Welsh flag but had a Polish 103 EFS emblem from WW2, anyone knows what's that about?

  • @Pincer88

    @Pincer88

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AndyPandy33 I', not certain, but possibly the two squadrons (493rd FS USAFE and 103 EFS) have some sort of mutual sponsorship? Both squadrons are also transferring their iconic Cold War twin engine fighters (F-15C and Mig-29 respectively) for single engine ones (F-35A and TF-50) and that may have created a nostalgic bond of sorts.

  • @davecapper1601

    @davecapper1601

    Жыл бұрын

    The Welsh flag on that cockpit was and is a spine tingling moment for me, that hill believe me is extremely high, my brother goes up there quite regularly and get's some awesome pics. Even down in the valley the noise and sight of these things are summat else.

  • @carter83419
    @carter83419 Жыл бұрын

    That was just epic. The F15 with the Welsh flag, the 35’s, the big Airbus and the Hercules road train. Wow!

  • @gooner72
    @gooner72 Жыл бұрын

    The big Hercs doing the "anything you can do, flyboys, we can do better!!!" LOVE IT!!

  • @stevanez5108
    @stevanez5108 Жыл бұрын

    Once again I have to say the quality of photography on this channel is superb. It’s almost like being there. Thank you.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind comments 👌👍

  • @David-ki8yp

    @David-ki8yp

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR Which camera do you use Elwyn?

  • @bluenorthnw
    @bluenorthnw Жыл бұрын

    The Eagles will always be near and dear to me as they were the first aircraft I was assigned to be a maintainer on in my AF life. First Eagle I was assigned to was made 7 years after I was born . . .

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, the Eagle is so good that it can fly with one wing. Amazing!

  • @iowa_don

    @iowa_don

    Жыл бұрын

    I was at Luke AFB, Arizona when the F-15 was introduced in 1975 ( though WiKi says1976, I was out of the AF in August of '75).

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iowa_don Hi, I like Luke A.F.B. From 2005-2007 I lived north of there. More often than not a nightly airshow was provided by the men of Luke. Good Times then. My older brother was stationed at Williams, until it was closed. He was transferred to Shepard.

  • @iowa_don

    @iowa_don

    Жыл бұрын

    @@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Small world. After basic at Lackland AFB, I did my OJT (on the job training) at Sheppard AFB before being transferred to Brooks AFB and finally Luke.

  • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

    @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iowa_don d:)

  • @cfeauto5938
    @cfeauto5938 Жыл бұрын

    seeing those 4 Hercs fly together is just stunning such giant aircraft that looked far more nimble than their size would convey... it just makes me think, like the only time you would really see this outside of a photo stunt was back in WW2. Maybe even on the famous Dambusters raid...so many giants lumbering so close to the ground, Beautiful, majestic, dangerous. It is just awesome to watch, in the original sense of the word.... just Awe

  • @krashd

    @krashd

    Жыл бұрын

    Anyone fishing around those reservoirs when the Dambusters came down would have got one hell of a show, even if it did result in their favourite fishing spot getting wrecked. "Franz, they just fucked up the dam." "I know, but wasn't it beautiful?"

  • @willywillywillywillywilly
    @willywillywillywillywilly Жыл бұрын

    This is all so beautiful. The pilots, though - especially in the jet fighters - they get to feel what it's like to be a bird. At 3:29 when the two F-15s pull up out of the valley and into the sky... they're experiencing something truly extraordinary. Yeah, really beautiful to watch.

  • @CrMstI

    @CrMstI

    2 ай бұрын

    Why does your username have dick in it 5 times?

  • @stuartrollings602
    @stuartrollings602 Жыл бұрын

    Once again you are amazing…thanks for making that climb up for us!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure! lets hope I make it for 2023 😊

  • @themjking4740

    @themjking4740

    Жыл бұрын

    Can anyone go here to witness this

  • @johnmay2786
    @johnmay2786 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Especially the vortices showing up in the vapour trails.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers! 👌

  • @jamayajackson5256
    @jamayajackson5256 Жыл бұрын

    I got chills seeing the 130s flying in close formation so low. That's really cool.

  • @cased19
    @cased1924 күн бұрын

    I had the privileged of growing up as an US Air Force brat. I would spend hours watching the F15s fly. They are still my favorite fighter jet.

  • @auklon3372
    @auklon3372 Жыл бұрын

    F15 Eagle will be the most iconic jet of its era. I love its lines, you can tell the frame and design screams performance.

  • @LeMAD22

    @LeMAD22

    Жыл бұрын

    @Phillip Banes In theory, as the F16 wasn't really used in a true dogfight. Well maybe by Pakistan. But dogfighting has been dead since the 80's, being replaced by long range missiles.

  • @dukeon

    @dukeon

    10 ай бұрын

    F15 > F16 all day

  • @elrobo3568
    @elrobo3568 Жыл бұрын

    As a retired USAF crew chief and pilot I can't tell you how cool this was! Thanks!

  • @CockatooDude

    @CockatooDude

    Жыл бұрын

    I bet you can.

  • @FranksWorld1

    @FranksWorld1

    Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful camera work...but should this be on KZread for all to see? Aka...enemies??? Such close up performance views and sounds of these aircraft...brings mixed and concerning feelings about this beautiful camera work.

  • @CockatooDude

    @CockatooDude

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FranksWorld1 Oh geez man don't be so concerned. The planes in these shots aren't flying any where near the limits of their performance envelopes, and that's the juicy stuff anyways. If you were an enemy you'd get way more intel from visiting a public airshow than these flybys.

  • @FranksWorld1

    @FranksWorld1

    Жыл бұрын

    I certainly hope this footage is of little harmful value…it is beautiful to see these metal birds in motion! ✌️

  • @nguyendailam6703

    @nguyendailam6703

    11 ай бұрын

    @@FranksWorld1 Yes, we in Hanoi view these videos with my interest in case Operation Linebacker is resumed.

  • @pigpig252
    @pigpig252 Жыл бұрын

    the jets are cool but that shot of the 4 Hercules' was incredible

  • @delord1619
    @delord1619 Жыл бұрын

    I've missed this terrain flying action ever since AFB Plattsburgh was deactivated. It wasn't as busy as the Loop but cresting a hill and meeting a four element flight of A-10s in trail cresting the same hill from the opposite direction was always a treat. This is good stuff, thanks for sharing!

  • @KEITHGEE1000
    @KEITHGEE1000 Жыл бұрын

    Super stunning as always!!! You know seeing the four Hercules for the first time, is something only we Avgeeks will understand and why it’s always worth it!!! Happy New Year!!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    👌 Happy New Year to you 👍

  • @alrv63
    @alrv63 Жыл бұрын

    Just bloody fantastic. The planes, photos and videos. Love the Welsh flag in the F-15... 🙂

  • @anthonypetty9288

    @anthonypetty9288

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, a nice touch from the pilot on their last flight.

  • @xikungao2376
    @xikungao2376 Жыл бұрын

    That frontal view of those 4 Hercules was stunning

  • @BlackCat0315
    @BlackCat0315 Жыл бұрын

    I remember being on holiday in Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire back in the 80's. There was a field going down from the back of the house where we were staying and 2 A-10 Thunderbolts did a turn across the face of the hill right in front of us. You could almost reach out and touch them as they passed. What a sight and what a sound.

  • @stephenbrickwood5148

    @stephenbrickwood5148

    Жыл бұрын

    I too remember those fantastic A-10's dog-fighting, back when I was a kid, not too many miles from you nr Daventry!

  • @stevenkaskel3469

    @stevenkaskel3469

    Жыл бұрын

    they have a nickname "whistling death" due to the high pitch you hear when they are flying by.

  • @ruthrainous3068
    @ruthrainous3068 Жыл бұрын

    I love seeing the big "C" planes flying by! Big, impressive, lumbering giants!

  • @nicmarlow6388
    @nicmarlow6388 Жыл бұрын

    A-MAZE-ING!!! 🤩🤩 my god this was a glorious 7 mins spent watching this reel. thanks for putting it together. I need to come to Wales to find this loop and sit and watch the jets, I'm in awe whenever I see them zip through the valleys in the Lake District and this looks so much better!

  • @justincase4904
    @justincase4904 Жыл бұрын

    I so much love seeing these aviators hamming it up for the photographers. You know that they love it too! Thank you Elwyn R!

  • @richardpoynton4026
    @richardpoynton4026 Жыл бұрын

    You’re doing a pretty good job of showcasing the beauty of North Wales, too…..

  • @motorcyclestig8539
    @motorcyclestig8539 Жыл бұрын

    3:40 was crazy!! The service men/women waving in the helicopter at the end was so cool. Love our English service men and women 🇺🇲🇬🇧

  • @krashd

    @krashd

    Жыл бұрын

    They may not have all been English, just as not all the American pilots would have come from California 😉

  • @MrAdmin00
    @MrAdmin00 Жыл бұрын

    Four C-130 together are fascinating. Thank you.

  • @Futureshucks
    @FutureshucksКүн бұрын

    Cracking stuff! Good lad putting the Welsh flag in the cockpit. Hugely enjoyable to watch.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    7 сағат бұрын

    Thanks ☺️

  • @samirshah5411
    @samirshah5411 Жыл бұрын

    Mach Loop looks like paradise for any aviation enthusiast and photographer, wish we had something like this in Florida. Amazing footage and pics!!

  • @colinstewart1432
    @colinstewart1432 Жыл бұрын

    Always loved the F -15. Such an iconic shape. Sad to know they're gone from the Mach Loop. It's great to see one last time. 👍

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    cheers, we will still have the F15Es but no Cs,

  • @colinstewart1432

    @colinstewart1432

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR Nice one. Thanks for the info mate.

  • @WastelandWanderer1216

    @WastelandWanderer1216

    Жыл бұрын

    There will still be F-15Es, EXs and Xs. The EX is an upgrade to the F-15E while the X is the replacement for the Cs and Ds.

  • @ianprice2298
    @ianprice2298 Жыл бұрын

    Another terrific year in the blustery hills of Wales. Well Done!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank Ian lets hope for a great 2023 👌

  • @audiophile00
    @audiophile00 Жыл бұрын

    My dad was stationed at Langley AFB for 5 years. Loved getting to see the F-15 daily. A10 is still my favorite jet though.

  • @spyrule
    @spyrule Жыл бұрын

    That was filmed with the awe of a 6 year old seeing his first big plane takeoff.... superb!!!

  • @ericepperson8409
    @ericepperson8409 Жыл бұрын

    I used to work at the end of the runways at Lambert Airfield in St. Louis, MO (home of F-15 producer McDonnel Douglas, before being bought by Boeing). At that time the MO Air National Guard had a squadron of Eagles. It was amazing watching them take off out of there. Seeing and hearing them gives me goosebumps every time. Loved the formation of C-130s. Had one go low over us during a ski trip last year just as a I got off the lift at the top of the mountain. Better moment than any air show I've ever been at. Hercules may not be the biggest, fastest transport, but they are the best in my humble opinion. Great shots on all the aircraft. Thank you!

  • @geoffsmith5227

    @geoffsmith5227

    Жыл бұрын

    Superb

  • @Stu_2112
    @Stu_2112 Жыл бұрын

    So many highlights! The Welsh flag in the cockpit was a nice touch. The Herc 4-ship was a particularly special day, I would imagine.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more! just a shame it was so windy for the F-15 and the Welsh flag! but the four Hercs 👌

  • @MrTheBigNoze
    @MrTheBigNoze Жыл бұрын

    Love how the airmen play along for pictures, amazing footage, especially those C130s flying together

  • @benjaminjonathanjamessisko7095
    @benjaminjonathanjamessisko70953 сағат бұрын

    Loved the shots of the 4 Hercs. Me and some mates were at Back Bowden in Northumbria and saw a procession of Hercs fly right along the ridgeline - breathtaking!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    3 сағат бұрын

    Cool 👌

  • @STRThermal
    @STRThermal Жыл бұрын

    One day I'm gonna fly over from the US just to come and watch. Amazing shots! For me, the newer "low observable" shapes and coatings make the F35 better looking...but still not as slick as the F22. But 50 yrs of service from the F15 is amazing.

  • @esburnside
    @esburnside Жыл бұрын

    My dad, an old Marine in the F-4 days, loves this and so do I. Thank you!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks for watching 👍

  • @bennyboy6367

    @bennyboy6367

    Жыл бұрын

    Semper fi to your dad. I worked on the F4 navigation system at El Toro. Always envied the pilots.

  • @dukx3986
    @dukx3986 Жыл бұрын

    This is one the best videos I've ever seen! Thank you for hiking up and sharing your talent. I have no words - amazing footage.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!😊

  • @tonymckeage1028
    @tonymckeage1028 Жыл бұрын

    The Footage of the 4 Herc's is breath-taking! it shows speed is not everything! thanks for sharing

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! It was my best moment of 2022 for sure 👌

  • @drmisfit
    @drmisfit Жыл бұрын

    lovely to see they took the time to put a welch flag in the cockpit ,shows they really appreciate your photos

  • @rootssixtysix
    @rootssixtysix Жыл бұрын

    We happened to be driving through that valley in the 90's, totally unaware this was a thing, when a pair of Tornadoes flew right over us. Amazing sight to see.

  • @richwilliams7920
    @richwilliams7920 Жыл бұрын

    The F15 is a fantastic plane, but the F35 is great. It looks good and the sound when it goes overhead is incredible. So much raw power!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more! 👌

  • @DT-ge8gd

    @DT-ge8gd

    Жыл бұрын

    Disagree. F-15 totally outclasses the junker 35 in ALL aspects. Speed, power, grace... and lets see an F-35 fly with only one wing... never gonna happen. An F-15 has... way back in the 70's. You can google it. And we're not talking a little bit of the wing tip gone... it was the WHOLE wing... back to the fuselage !! Israeli fighter and he landed safely. When you see the pics, then try and tell me the F-35 is in same class as an F-15... not a chance.

  • @TimTheMusicMan

    @TimTheMusicMan

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DT-ge8gd They are all made here with different engineering / intentions.

  • @kiro9257

    @kiro9257

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DT-ge8gd”totally outclasses in ALL aspects” No. The F-15 was made in a bygone era. Moreover, it has different mission sets compared to the F-35. Never compare oranges to apples. The argument of the F-15 which landed with one wing and lived to see another day is interesting… simply because it was just impossible yet, it became possible through sheer prayer, and luck of the pilot.

  • @DT-ge8gd

    @DT-ge8gd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kiro9257 I find it hard to believe you think landing that f-15 with one wing is "luck" !! And I'm not comparing Apples to oranges. Its an opinion based on facts and other info. It may be 40 years older... but still superior. Why do you think they are retrofitting the f-15 with later technology for current use? If it's so inferior...I'll bet you right now the f-35 wont be even in use in 40 years. Care to dare...?

  • @dannymuskardin9482
    @dannymuskardin9482 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic and awe-inspiring footage! The planes & helicopters were cool, too!

  • @paulrandig
    @paulrandig Жыл бұрын

    Those wing tip vortices show how beautiful mother nature can react to a marvellous piece of engineering. 🙂

  • @roynorman8784
    @roynorman8784 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant ...use to love watching the 15s coming back in when playing golf there...happy days

  • @beerbrewer7372
    @beerbrewer7372 Жыл бұрын

    I am in awe! The quality of the photos are incredible.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    cheers 😊

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 Жыл бұрын

    Those shots are just incredible 😍 I'm loving the F35 in Microsoft Flight Simulator lol

  • @RuthBradford-HarrisPhotography
    @RuthBradford-HarrisPhotographyАй бұрын

    Wow - those four Hercules! I've never seen more than two at once and never from above them!

  • @kanarykev
    @kanarykev Жыл бұрын

    Seen the F-15s fly over Norfolk Uk so many times,don’t need to look up to the skies to know it is one! Beautiful airplane but the F-35 looks great too,what a fantastic spot to take photos and footage,on a patriotic note the Typhoon is a super aircraft too.

  • @NRatledge
    @NRatledge Жыл бұрын

    Always love your year in review at the Loop!! Hoping to get back in 2023....

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Nicholas, lets hope for a great 2023 👌

  • @tommystravels64
    @tommystravels64 Жыл бұрын

    WOW!! Some of the best footage I've seen in a long time Elwyn!! Absolutely fantastic! Especially @ 3m 41s ... That exit shot and those vortice trails... never seen anything THAT good ever! They looked like a firework display! Amazing! And not forgetting the Reaper Farewell exit too! Proper jockey's that lot! 🤘🤘 Thanks for sharing mate!!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Your welcome Tom 😊

  • @mycroft16
    @mycroft16 Жыл бұрын

    What a unique whine the F-35 engine has. Their demo team home base is an hour north of me. We get to hear them fairly often. And when the conditions are right can hear the sonic booms from out over the desert range as they train.

  • @julien2095
    @julien2095 Жыл бұрын

    I can just imagine how amazing it should be to see that! Wonderful views and so nicely filmed 👍 Love from France 🇫🇷

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @julien2095

    @julien2095

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ElwynR can't wait to see the next one with our french Mirage or Rafale 😁

  • @eddbutcher
    @eddbutcher Жыл бұрын

    That day in January with the F15C’s and D’s with the F35’s was an epic day. Then the SJ’s turned up. So glad you were on east filming it. I was on west photographing it. Awesome vid as always .

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    It was an epic day 👌!! not many days like that anymore in the loop 🙁

  • @nickkalkhoff5360
    @nickkalkhoff5360 Жыл бұрын

    3:36 this is absolutely amazing !!! i rewatched it like 100 times and it still gets better

  • @Richie-vu4we
    @Richie-vu4weАй бұрын

    Watching this video makes you feel like i hope Airwolf comes howling by…. Great footage and pictures taken.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Ай бұрын

    Cheers 👌

  • @hamiltondossantos7242
    @hamiltondossantos7242 Жыл бұрын

    OBRIGADO POR COMPARTILHAR SEU BELO TRABALHO!!!👏👏🇺🇸🇧🇷

  • @theaspieman6126
    @theaspieman6126 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video and images! I'd love to see more of these amazing jets and aircraft for myself on the loop but I always seem to miss them! Wouldn't mind a radio either to listen in! Lol great stuff!

  • @blindandok1415
    @blindandok1415 Жыл бұрын

    When i was young my step dad was stationed at moffet field and he often got to show me around up close to many aircraft.i thank him for planting that seed. Growing up it was the f4 phantom that was my favorite. But whats really beautiful and my new favorite is the f22.

  • @trojannunu
    @trojannunu Жыл бұрын

    Thank you . This is the most beautiful valley made all the better by fast jets and other traffick. Thank you for your effort in bringing this to us, I can't get there nearly enough times in one year, this bridges the gap. THANK YOU 😊

  • @Starbolt-81
    @Starbolt-81 Жыл бұрын

    I admit the Eagle vortices was very cool, but the four-flight of Hercs was amazing

  • @Retrohertz

    @Retrohertz

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought the thumbnail was photoshopped but I was pleasantly surprised to find it wasn't! 🙂

  • @optimusprime5166

    @optimusprime5166

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Retrohertz same here

  • @WyeExplorer
    @WyeExplorer Жыл бұрын

    The Welsh flag? Class!

  • @jessphuqette1716
    @jessphuqette17166 ай бұрын

    F 15s flying into the setting sun. Great shot

  • @BigHistoryBuff44
    @BigHistoryBuff44 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Elwyn. It is a real treat to watch these videos. Hope you have a great 2023.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    cheers happy new year to you.

  • @mysterymayhem7020
    @mysterymayhem7020 Жыл бұрын

    As an Air Force vet I much prefer the old airframe of the F-15. Just a beast.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Me to 👌

  • @mysterymayhem7020

    @mysterymayhem7020

    Жыл бұрын

    @Phillip Banes probably not, but since I was CCT I just told em where to go and drop some love

  • @nsbchannel1
    @nsbchannel1 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for doing this. We all appreciate it greatly.

  • @EarlKuOnly
    @EarlKuOnly Жыл бұрын

    the herc fly by was just majestic

  • @888Caiman
    @888Caiman Жыл бұрын

    Really cool shots.I live in Bermo and enjoy seeing these aircraft coming past low level(yes I know they were going down Tal-Y-LLyn on this one)lI am sure that at one time they were using either the bridge or the point in the Harbour as a' target'.Sitting outside the 'Locker' and hearing the aircraft turning up the heat and going vertical when they 'drop their load' had the cups rattling on their saucers-brilliant. Subscribed. Diolch.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot! 👌

  • @davidb6576
    @davidb6576 Жыл бұрын

    Love your work, really appreciate these videos. And as for favorite, I have a soft spot for the F-15, I can only hope the F-35's grow into the standards that the older fighter set.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks David, yes I totally agree

  • @ro101anon7
    @ro101anon7 Жыл бұрын

    My eyes stopped me from being a pilot. But dear God how I love to watch those birds fly!

  • @malcolmjcullen
    @malcolmjcullen Жыл бұрын

    From 3:40 onwards for the next 10 seconds, just beautiful and jaw-dropping photography.

  • @kex0
    @kex0 Жыл бұрын

    It's so crazy to me that humans can build such beautiful machines.

  • @edwelndiobel1567

    @edwelndiobel1567

    Жыл бұрын

    Easy when you have unlimited funds.

  • @kex0

    @kex0

    Жыл бұрын

    @@edwelndiobel1567 I don't think so. Even 100 years ago, all the money in the world couldn't do it.

  • @FrankCastle549
    @FrankCastle549 Жыл бұрын

    They are beautiful devices and beautiful images. From a Brazilian admirer.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you cheers 👌

  • @truetierra
    @truetierra Жыл бұрын

    Those f-15's are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

  • @brinkybrinkz
    @brinkybrinkz Жыл бұрын

    2:00 Beauty shot. I liked the sky later in the evening looked heavenly.🇨🇦

  • @dean8842
    @dean8842 Жыл бұрын

    Always an outstanding presentation! Thank you for posting these gems and warm greetings from Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA!

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Many thanks! I was over there for the Nellis avation days 👌

  • @jamesross669
    @jamesross669 Жыл бұрын

    My time at P&W was not wasted! F35 is agile, fast and stealthy. Beautiful!

  • @jamesross669

    @jamesross669

    Жыл бұрын

    @@phillipbanes5484 Swap outs work on 67 Camaros but the F 35 would need to be retooled. Faster? Maybe.

  • @Padoinky
    @Padoinky Жыл бұрын

    Really great close-ups into the aircraft cabin

  • @eurogael
    @eurogael Жыл бұрын

    It's funny, when I saw the 4 Herc's flying in together I heard the Dambusters theme in my head.

  • @ShadowHawk4219
    @ShadowHawk4219 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic footage, love the F-15. Clear, sharp visuals. Those 4 Hercs together was awesome. Happy Holidays 😀😀👌

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes the four Hercs was my best 2022 moment 👌

  • @ColdSurf
    @ColdSurf Жыл бұрын

    The animals living quietly in these mountains must be so happy to listen to these engines of flying death machines.

  • @KellzxStudios
    @KellzxStudios Жыл бұрын

    I personally feel all of them are amazing, even the old technology is still way ahead of its time and the new stuff is crazy futuristic!

  • @CapitanTrueno15
    @CapitanTrueno15 Жыл бұрын

    ¡Espectacular! ¡Magníficas imágenes y vídeos! ¡Enhorabuena! Saludos desde Gran Canaria. España

  • @rcfreakamit
    @rcfreakamit Жыл бұрын

    VERY cool shots! I know this may sound a bit odd, but the C130s are my favorites🤩 love watching them fly low and slow :)

  • @jimdandy8119

    @jimdandy8119

    Жыл бұрын

    My favorite as well. They fly over my house often in groups. I have a close friend that is a crews them.

  • @susanhill3147

    @susanhill3147

    Жыл бұрын

    My dad was in the RAF. We were stationed at RAF Lyneham. I’d got a job and moved away. They’d had an open day there. My mum, dad and younger brother got to fly in a Hercules with the back open. I was absolutely gutted to have missed this. 😢😢

  • @christinamangelo
    @christinamangelo11 сағат бұрын

    Beautiful shots thank you and l must admit the country side is stunning Wales is indeed a beautiful place from Australia.

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    7 сағат бұрын

    Couldn't agree more! I love coming back home

  • @ElwynR

    @ElwynR

    7 сағат бұрын

    Ps and we don't have spiders that will kill you 😉

  • @andolas100
    @andolas100 Жыл бұрын

    we see alot of low level c130 in wiltshire but those f15's really do it for me the still with the pilot looking straight at the camera gave me goosebumps

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