CRHnews - 'Tornado Down' John Peters + John Nichol Mildenhall 1991

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During the first Gulf War a British Tornado was shot down during a bombing raid over Iraq.
The two aircrew ejected but were captured by Iraqi ground forces and paraded on Iraqi television as prisoners of war.
The pilots did eventually return home to tell their remarkable stories, and the book below; Tornado Down, tells the story of pilot John Peters and flight navigator John Nicol.
Here the two Johns with their 'Mig Eater' Tornado chat with spectators as they autograph photographs and books like celebrities.
Whats to watch on Mildenhall video:
Firstly a Shackleton streaks high across the sky on its way to the show + Line up of fighter jets, Phantoms, Tornados on the tarmac + Fleet Air Arm helicopter with crew + 'Skull and Crossbones' pirate Buccaneer + Vulcan display thunderously superb + F111 Pilot Capt Buck Rogers and SSCT Charles Archer + A10 Thunderbolt II Tankbuster Warthog called War Pig + Capt Frank 'Gary' Powers and his U2 Spyplane + Rockwell Lancer bomber air display + B52 display + Red Arrows line up on tarmac + Vulcan returns to the skies for a massive display.

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@XR269 3 жыл бұрын

Mildenhall was the greatest airshow of all time with the best hosts and entertainment.

@NorwaySpitfireHeroes 3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that - I attended about nine covering it for my newspaper, probably the best freebie I ever got as a photo-journalist

@iainbradford4254 Жыл бұрын

True 🙂

@Durian_Defense 7 жыл бұрын

Nice footage of the two Johns before all hell broke loose.

@jesterschameleon1862 6 жыл бұрын

...this was after the gulf war

@NorwaySpitfireHeroes 6 жыл бұрын

My first attempt at the video was deleted by KZfaq, which greatly puzzled me. Then I worked out that I had muted the pilots conversation, because it was crackly, and I guessed the spooks didnt like it, so I redid the video enabling viewers to listen to what they said, and, it was left alone.

@NorwaySpitfireHeroes 6 жыл бұрын

That's right Jesters, it was after the Gulf War, an easy mistake to make as well all do sometimes Frankie, I wonder if they are still alive?

@tectorama Жыл бұрын

I have a photo I took of them standing in the same place. Mildenhall was one of the highlights of the year. Although I also used to love going to Bentwaters, They had some great open days there. The USAF shows just outgrew themselves, along with security being a major concern.

@baileys60 5 жыл бұрын

Came here to see what's cracking with John and John and got some sweet Vulcan footage. If I had a time machine.

@NorwaySpitfireHeroes 5 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as time, its something we have invented on earth, but out there there, is eternity and infinity which have no end. Did you know that out there 95 per cent of the Universe we cannot see or visit, but just like the ugly bugs that live at the bottom of rivers one day we will climb up into the warm sunlight, fall asleep in our self-spun 'coffin' and be reborn as a beautiful dragonfly.

@mohamhead979 6 жыл бұрын

I was at air fete 91 that weekend (RAF Mildenhall) I was 15 .

@NorwaySpitfireHeroes 6 жыл бұрын

What a shame the fete's came to an end, I was a journalist on the Essex Chronicle back then and took my whole family year after year, well the practice is over and looks like we are a heading war rather than jaw. Still the best is yet to be.