US Air Force jet spotted flying Top Gun-style over UK beauty spot | UK | Travel
A photographer has captured jaw-dropping scenes of Top Gun-style flying in the Lake District.
Iain Knox pictured US Air Force F15 Eagle fighter jets as they practised high-speed manoeuvres on Thursday. He also pictured an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.Mk 4 aircraft from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
He said: “These were taken from a hillside near Keswick in the Lake District, within one of the UK’s Low Flying Areas.
“They show USAF F15 Eagles, based at Lakenheath, conducting one of their regular training exercises against a backdrop of stunning heather-covered hills.”
The F-15 jets – which cost around $30m each and have been in service since 1976 – did not feature in the original Top Gun film, which featured F-18 Super Hornets.
However, the F-15, built by McDonnell-Douglas and Boeing, is reputed to be the most successful modern fighter – with more than 100 victories and zero losses in aerial combat.
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