Can you identify the aircraft found on these 10 neckties

A bit of fun, you may recall I bought a quantity of ties which I've been selling on Ebay.

These are probably all UK, some obvious, others less so, but I'd welcome confirmation of aircraft depicted.

 

4 are helicopters

 

LOL! ... with 4 jets and 2 props. If the 1st helicopter was in army green or camouflaged in color, i would think it was a big twin bladed Chinook 'copter.

At first I thought the 2nd pic might be a Harrier jet, but isn't bulky enough. Then again it might be a Warthog (A-10 Thunderbolt II).

The 5th pic with the circles on the wings may??? be a Spitfire from WWII?

The big boss in the 8th pic is a delta wing something or other.

--- Susan

 

I always get Spitfires and Hurricanes silhouettes mixed up!

The "big boss" is one plane I've been in, although it was at Duxford and non operational.

It was one of the staples of UK air shows, in formation flight with the RAF display team

 

As far as the yellow helicopters go, ring up Prince William. He would no doubt know for he's flying yellow rescue 'copters these days.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/p...ts-job-air-ambulance-helicopter-pilot-n390971

--- Susan

 

Agree! Looking at spitfires and hurricanes, I think? #4 is a Hurricane
http://www.world-war-2-planes.com/hawker_hurricane.html

and #5 a Spitfire?
http://www.world-war-2-planes.com/spitfire.html

--- Susan

 

I think you are right, but i do get them mixed up!

 

4 & 5 are both Spits..



8 is the Concord.on it's last flight...with the Red Arrows !!.

 

Used to hear Concorde fly over on its way to the States, so loud!

Recall that if the RAF are displaying, you can ask them to divert a short distance off the return course to get an overflight at your village fete .

 

Oh, the Red Arrows' BAE Hawk T1! Is the big boss a Vulcan bomber?
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/red-arrows-lead-vulcan-bomber-across-the-skies-21092015

--- Susan

Edit, just saw Komo's reply on being the Concorde.

 

6 Down is an English Electric Lightning.

 

Only been to the RAF museum at Hendon once, remember the Lightning there, awesome machine!

Thanks, thought it was one but nice to have it confirmed.

 

Yes, awesome!!

 

1st chopper......RAF Chinook...

 

Ummmm.......Arrow ????

 

Ok, so far we have:
1) RAF Chinook
2) Not known, refuelling tanker aircraft and jets?
3) Not known
4) Spitfire
5) Spitfire
6) English Electric Lightning
7) RAF Sea King?
8) Concorde and Red Arrows
9) Red Arrows
10) RAF Rescue helicopter, identity?

 

Gee, #2 looks eeriely like a British equivalent to the U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt known as the Warthog because of how/where the engines are mounted. The silhouette could be dead ringer for the Warthog except for possibly the tail.





Wow, I can't believe I was right on the Chinook! Welllll, living during the Vietnam thing, Chinooks seemed to be in the news daily.

--- Susan

 

Susan, I think it is too big for a Warthog, Just had a search hit on a VC10 aerial refueling tanker, probably with two RAF tornadoes.
Regards, Steve

 

Your right, Steve! I just found a silhouette of the Vickers VC10 tanker that certainly kills my idea of a Warthog.

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wik...w_silhouette_and_K.2_side-view_silhouette.png

--- Susan