'Gassing Up'

'Gassing Up'
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Can&#39;t fault technical aspect or depiction of the planes Rob, Would a B2 fill 3 Tornados or 4? <br />Not nitpicking, just curious.

Thanks Derek. I&#39;m really not sure. I&#39;ve been on tanker towlines where several aircraft joined and departed, although I obviously didn&#39;t know how much fuel they took. I&#39;d say it would be more than 3 or 4, when necessary, but I&#39;m really not an expert. I used to take the fuel, not dispense it!

Another winner Rob.

Superbly painted Rob and although the sky is just the backdrop it&#39;s a beautiful painting in itself. I remember spending a &#39;quiet&#39; couple of years on a Tornado base!lol

Thanks Peter!

Thank you Fiona - I always like to try to set my aircraft in a landscape - or, in this case, a skyscape! There&#39;s nothing quiet about a Tornado! We lived for several years on a Nimrod base, in a house close to the runway. Phone calls were impossible sometimes - we&#39;d just have to say &#39;we&#39;ll call you back&#39; and hang up!

Hang on Studio Wall
10/12/2015
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A Victor B2 tanker of 57 Squadron refuels Tornados while a Harrier GR3 looks on. The Tornados are making a bit of a meal of making contact, but the angles of bank help to give it movement and action, I hope!

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Rob Wigham

I am a watercolour painter living and working in the beautiful north of Scotland. Although my painting began with landscape works, I have recently begun painting aircraft, especially with a military theme. I often enjoy placing many of my aircraft in a landscape setting of their own! I am…

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