Under the callsign MERCURY, three Dassault Mirage 2000TI and a single Mirage 2000I departed RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire on Monday 6th March kicking off Exercise Cobra Warrior in style.
MERCURY 73 (tail code KT208) and MERCURY 74 ( tail code KT211) were the first two jets to depart followed later by MERCURY 71 (KT213) and MERCURY 72 (KF118). The pilots are from all three squadrons of 40 Wing - 1 Squadron ‘Tigers’, 7 Squadron ‘Battle Axes’, and 9 Squadron ‘Wolfpack’.
These are one of the highlights of this year's Cobra Warrior and mark the first time these aircraft have been to the UK. They are conducting missions with, amongst others, Finnish, Belgian, Saudi and Royal Air Forces as part of the largest air exercise run by the RAF. The exercise runs for three weeks with the aim of training participants in high intensity, large force, tactical air combat operations.
These jets were so unbelievably loud that they shook the optics in my camera as their burners were engaged. They are powered by a single SNECMA M53-P2, which is an upgraded version of the original M53. Honestly, I don't think I've heard a louder fighter.
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7 сен 2024