Threshold Aero photoshoot at RAF Cosford.

Threshold Aero photoshoot at RAF Cosford.

The 8th of March 2018 was booked for the Threshold Aero photo shoot at RAF Cosford.
I was eagerly awaiting this one as it gave a chance to photograph McDonnell Douglas Phantom XV582 aka "Black Mike".

Like many Cold War jet fans, I love the Phantom and with its distinctive black paintwork I was hoping for some striking images. Also available to photograph on the evening were a number of other airframes including Jaguars, Harriers, A Hawk mk1 and a Westland Wessex.
Though it was a chilly day the weather held fair and gave us a beautiful sunset and twilight sky.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 XV582 Cosford

Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike
stands ready at sunset.

SEPECAT Jaguar bomber ground attack

SEPECAT Jaguar XX837.

RAF BAC Hawk T mk1 XX335 Cosford

XX335 Hawk T mk1.

SEPECAT Jaguar Bomber ground attack XX837

SEPECAT Jaguar XX837
stands beside Black Mike.

RAF BAC Hawk T mk1 XX335 Trainer Cosford

XX335 Hawk T mk1.

SEPECAT Jaguar RAF bomber ground attach Qinetiq

SEPECAT Jaguar XX833 Qinetiq.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom Black Mike SEPECAT Jaguar Cosford

Black Mike stands with SEPECAT Jaguar XX837.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX837 Bomber ground attack Cosford

A black and white view of Jaguar XX837

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar Raspberry Ripple Cosford

"Raspberry Ripple" Jaguar ZB615.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar spotty Jag XX119 Ground attack bomber Cosford

Jaguar XX119
This jet has an amazing paint scheme.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

Black Mike in black and white.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

The same picture as above
but in colour.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom Black Mike SEPECAT Jaguar

Black Mike and Jaguar XX837
stand sentinel under a brooding sky.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

XV582 Black Mike.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

Black Mike FGR.1 Phantom.

SEPECAT Jaguar XX837 bomber ground attack BAE Hawk T mk1 XX335 Cosford

Black Jag XX837 and BAE Hawk T mk1 XX335
stand ready at dusk.

SEPECAT Jaguar XX837 bomber ground attack Cosford

Jaguar XX837
in black and white.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 XV582 Black Mike

Black Mike.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 SEPECAT Jaguar Cosford

Phantom XV582 and Jaguar XX837.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

XV582 Black Mike
in black and white.

Royal Navy British Aerospace Sea Harrier Cosford

Royal Navy Sea Harrier ZH796
inside the hangar.

RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 Snowy VTOL Cosford

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 XZ991
in winter camo.

RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 winter camo Cosford

Harrier XZ991
against a darkening sky.

RAF Westland Wessex XR498 Rescue Cosford

Westland Wessex XR498
floodlit outside the hangar.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XZ117 XX725 bomber ground attack Cosford

Jaguars XZ117 (grey) and XX725 (sand)
Stand together on the DOTA.

SEPECAT Jaguar XZ117 bomber ground attack Cosford

Jaguar XZ117
on the DOTA.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX725 bomber ground attack Cosford DOTA

Sandy Jaguar XX725
Stands on the DOTA (Deployed Operational Training Area).

RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 Winter camo XZ991 Cosford

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3.

RAF Fast Jets Hawk Jaguar Phantom Cold War Cosford

3 Black Cold War Warriors.

RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 XZ991 winter camo Cosford

Harrier XZ991
in black and white.

RAF BAE Hawk T mk1 Trainer Cosford

Hawk XX335
under the flood lights.

RAF McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

Black Mike
floodlit after dark.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX837 ground attack bomber Cosford

Jaguar XX837.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX119 Bomber ground attack Cosford

Jaguar XX119
with the distinctive paint scheme floodlit after dark.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX119 bomber ground attack Cosford

Jaguar XX119
after Dark.

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.1 Black Mike Cosford

Black Mike
silhouetted against the flood lights.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX119 bomber ground attack Cosford

Jaguar XX119
picked out by the flood lights.

RAF SEPECAT Jaguar XX119 ground attack bomber Cosford

Jaguar XX119
in black and white.

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