THE GREEK MACH LOOP - ITALIAN TORNADOS AND SAUDI F15SAs - 4K

A trip to the Peloponnese in Greece bagged some interesting aircraft flying in the low flying area.
When I thought I'd never see another Tornado low level again the Italians had other ideas, they planted them low, swept the wings back and fired the burners up. "grazie italia!!". The Saudi Arabians dropped by also and gave us a couple few passes in their F15SA's.
There should be a video ready in a few days from Andravida air base where we were fortunate to get inside and obtain some footage from the current military exercise Iniochos 23
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[@Pincer88]

Different climate and lqandscape, great images again. Nothing beats seeing wild Tornados in their natural habitat. Must say, the Italian crews impress every bit as much as the RAF ones used to do. Forza, fratelli d'Italia!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. The pilots did great in the valleys ✈️👌

[@Pincer88]

@@DafyddPhillips Indeed! Hope you have a lovely time in Greece!

[@DafyddPhillips]

@@Pincer88 we did thank you 😎

[@tsapi7]

Indeed the pilots did great work through the canyon.The sound already was amazing from my phone. I can't imagine how it was live in there.Again great video and shooting. Please let us know the next time to experience it live.....

[@Wacoal34d]

The spring? Greek landscape is a stunning backdrop for these low flying jets. Great work Dafydd!! and thanks.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank Martin. 👍

[@MinhNguyen-nl1gm]

Không quân Italy bay rất điêu luyện. Máy bay ném bom chiến lược rất tuyệt vời 🇮🇹👍

[@creekwalker62]

The Tornado is a beautiful airframe..love it.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Agreed 👍

[@scottgorman7166]

Sitting on my deck watching another great airshow. Wow Greece has some beautiful canyons to zip through. Lucky pilots....fly fighter jets and have such great visuals. Thanks for putting a smile on my face.......again Enjoy your time in Greece. Have some Gyros for me.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Scott. 😎👍

[@brunofernandez3117]

I love Greece 🇬🇷💪

[@DafyddPhillips]

Me too 🇬🇷🇬🇷👍

[@barryteter2309]

My money is on the Eagle. It's arguably been one of the best jets in service after decades since its appearance.

[@stefanocorbo6281]

Grazie per aver pubblicato questo splendido video!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@cjguy7111]

Tonka...best looking and sounding plane...ever...the RAF had some beauties...phantoms,jaguars, Hunters,buncaneers,lightenings to name a few...as a child they were fantastic...and they still are today ❤

[@DafyddPhillips]

Sadly a very small airforce we have today Christopher. Thanks for watching

[@kpsig]

As a child I had seen there RF-84, then F-104 and Corsairs and Tornados exactly there, around these mountains. I never had a Camera with me…

[@AV4Life]

The Tornado is so sexy with the wings swept back like that

[@18giarr5occo]

Photographer shout " viva Italia".

[@mark261166]

In my opinion, The Tornado is the 'meanest and fastest' looking military plane ever produced. Thanks for posting your video, great as always.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching

[@oreticeric8730]

Muadibe: PanAvia “ Tornado” is a KANT ! In Serbia “ Tornado’s” is Shot Down with rocket “ Dvina”( Sam3) near city Smederevo . Second “ Tornado” , the MiG ‘s 21 shot down near CITY Kraljevo !

[@mhnaji7310]

These fighter pilots are indeed on another level.

[@viper29ca]

Man the Tornado is such a sexy aircraft!!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Agreed 👍

[@cjguy7111]

1minute...34 secs in that tonka is smoking big time...love it ❤

[@tsapi7]

Excellent shots......

[@DafyddPhillips]

Many thanks for Watching

[@sebastianobeltrami8742]

I love Tornado. A beast ❤

[@Zaqwilson1]

I love these fucking Tornados. So beautiful!!

[@miskaknapek]

a pleasure to watch - many thanks for this :)

[@DafyddPhillips]

Many thanks

[@stephenbrown1077]

Cor that's different, thanks Dafydd for sharing. Still love the Tornado!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Stephen. It was great to see it again.

[@cjguy7111]

For an almost 50 year old bird...a tonka can still smoke it off ❤

[@1986.Mattia]

2:04 viva italia 🤣 💚🤍💗 ciao!

[@fredlarson9752]

Love your vids, stills and sounds...!...especially at the end with the lone "Wah Hoo Hoo...!...brings tears to my eyes everytime...thanks for sharing Dafydd...!...

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Fred 👍

[@stuartrollings602]

What a beautiful canyon to fly thru! Thanks again for the wonderful camera work!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Stuart, it was a stunning location. 🇬🇷👍

[@davidthomas9190]

Great timing for my morning coffee ☕️ 💚

[@johnboy5441]

Nice to see the Tornados, a great plane nice one Dafydd

[@DafyddPhillips]

Was a pleasant surprise John ✈️👍

[@michellewhyatt4438]

Amazing shots again and again they really are. Thank you for really giving your all to the pics you put out.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Michelle.

[@AnastasisGarametsis]

Awesome video and beautiful footage!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. Appreciated my friend

[@Frank_Aviation_Video]

Loving the scenery and aircraft.. brilliant footage.. weather looks decent aswell 😁

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks frank, beats the liquid sunshine we get in wales ☔️🤠

[@charlesphillips8635]

Super footage as always Dafydd, nice to see the venerable old Tonka’s are still alive and kicking.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Charles, it was a real treat

[@kio6697]

Ottimo lavoro!!................... i ''Diavoli rossi'' !!' Ciao fratelli

[@ElwynR]

I made the cut 🤣 your photos are the best 👌

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks elwyn, was a great trip and look forward to your uploads ✈️✈️✈️💪🏼

[@toddatglencovewoodworks]

Another great video fulfilling our "need for speed" Dafydd!

[@DafyddPhillips]

A pleasure Todd

[@amcds2867]

Great footage, as usual! Watching fighters fly 'charges my batteries'.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. Happy to help ✈️👍

[@robertruark4051]

Man those tornadoes doing what they was made to do. Fast and Low. 👍👍💖

[@DafyddPhillips]

Indeed ✈️😎👍

[@ilmaio]

With all the deference due to the epic F15, in low fast flight through harsh terrain, nothing really compares to the Tornado. One of the greatest tactical bomber ever made, with its formidable flying shark shape, screaming like a mechanical banshee. It was far ahead of its times back in the day, before the portable ground to air missiles were invented, negating the very point of flying under the radar. Flight software was loaded with a compact cassette... Fun fact, italian air force still keeps some 40 Tornadoes in service, together with the Eurofighters Typhoons and the F35s. We may love old things too much, but look at the darn thing... it was really a beauty. In some very specific situation, I suppose they could still be useful, if equipped with modern missiles, for example for attacking ships not too far from costlines, or targeting frontline strongpoints. Truth is that this sort of "duelling" airplanes are like battleships in WW2: still formidable, but too vulnerable to newest weapons. Another fun fact: in case of need, two Tornadoes can share fuel, allowing one of them to operate with extended range, and the automatic low quote autopilot works fine in the dark, fog, rain etc. making it perfect for night attacks.

[@concernedcitizen5826]

Brilliant video and pics, thank you sir!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you, appreciated 👍

[@mcjdubpower]

Tornado 🤤

[@pascalbreizh4070]

Bonjour Tourjours de très belles vidéos. 👍👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Merci 😎👍

[@Francesco-rw2vi]

Italians tornado #1!

[@davinci234]

TORNADOS ANGEL OF SKY >>>>>>>>>>>>

[@serwolf2443]

...Low level sky angels...😁😁😁😁😁

[@stevecurd3944]

fantastic footage as always Dafydd

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Steve, appreciated

[@johnbrown9092]

Tornados for me!😊

[@stefanocorbo6281]

Con l'ala tesa a gloria o morte! W l'Italia!

[@ErnieShown]

Truly awesome shots! And I'll bet the weather was a tad more pleasant!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Ernie, slightly dryer than the loop 😎👍

[@Mikertt]

That was just beautiful!!!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@alexwm07photography]

Awesome video! This is what inspires me to keep posting :)

[@danapeck5382]

Thanks!

[@alamocannon3791]

Love a Tornado....

[@hollywinsman9464]

Love it. Thank you!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you, happy you enjoyed it! 😎👍

[@deanteam813]

As usual great shooting David...can you share the specific location? I now have to add Greece to my photo holiday after Wales and Mach Loop... Vermont USA.

[@carolfortin1457]

Wow, cool! Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks carol 👍

[@victormanuelpolanco922]

Pretty impressive flight by the Tornado, right at the core of the environment it was originally designed for. Daf, did you catch any Greek Phantoms in your stay over there?. Greek Phantoms cammo scheme is gorgeous, one of a kind. Most importantly, those Phantoms are the last flying ones of a legendary breed. All in- flight photos of them won't be enough once, whenever it may be, they're out of the flying scene.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks victor, the only phantoms we saw was a pair taking of whilst in andravida air base. We hoped to catch some low level but a reason to return another day ✈️🇬🇷👍

[@claudiomannoni5557]

Italian badasses as usual ...

[@lancecashler5547]

Spectacular!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks lance 👍

[@neilfoster9517]

Always awesome my friend and fun to watch

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Neil, appreciated.

[@binjuice59]

A rare sight in the UK great footage too 👍

[@fredtedstedman]

Tornado just looks so right at low level Ooooh Yeeeeah ! ........and very difficult to spot against that broken rock face .

[@DafyddPhillips]

It camouflaged well with the rocks Fred. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@THREEo3]

This is so good my fave jet and I miss them in the loop retired too soon

[@getnyrb]

Stunning Dafydd

[@DafyddPhillips]

Diolch Rory 👍

[@ioanbota9397]

I like this powerful fighters jets

[@lucianobattisti6408]

Sempre grandi i diavoli rossi!!!!

[@Drinu1985]

Amazing footage 👏May I ask what focal length you were using ?

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Respect

[@pkaiafas]

Once again this is a great video and shots. Where is this area?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you, it’s in the Peloponnese, Greece.

[@karlw4647]

Some quality shots in there and great video. What size lense you using to catch them?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks karl, I’m using a 300mm f2.8 with a 1.4 converter.

[@karlw4647]

@Dafydd Phillips Cheers Dafydd, I'm thinking of heading to the loop beginning of next month, got a 100 - 400mm so should be enough I reckon.

[@ClassicSam.]

Do you still get that electric feeling when they fly past? I’d be buzzing!

[@DafyddPhillips]

100% 😁✈️👍

[@robihobby9490]

Wunderbar ! 😁👍

[@chrisbailey9331]

It’s such a shame that the UK couldn’t still see the value in the future use of the Tornado, instead they spent even more of our money on new technologies!

[@martini_served_here]

are 300mm lenses enough to fill the frame?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Here I used a 300mm with a 1.4 converter in full frame body. Small crop was needed. 400mm would if been perfect.

[@churchrobert73]

Does anybody know whereabouts in greece these aircraft are flying? I was on holiday in Greece about the same time as this was filmed, and i can remember hearing fast jets.

[@kindnuguz]

Am I tripping or does the Tornados look ultra close to the F14 Tomcat ? (which many here in the US still thinks is the best fighter jet ever made)

[@DafyddPhillips]

Very similar with the swing wing. Thanks for watching

[@sergiodario58able]

It's probably due to the Tornados having Variable Geometry Wings. In certain particular wings angle opening they might indeed have looked similar to the Tomcats. I hope so anyway. It was a beautiful fighter jet.

[@Dezzasheep]

Damn i miss seeing the tonka in UK skies

[@DafyddPhillips]

I do also, it Was always great to see in the Mach loop

[@MarvinBoydCo]

For your photos would you rather take a 1DX MKII + 100-400MKIi with a tele converter or 500mm F4 IS L + 5DMKIV?

[@DafyddPhillips]

I’m happy with the 1dx2 with 300mm f2.8. Could of done with a little more reach in Greece so 500mm would of Been perfect

[@vitaliyvyntu4566]

Grazie Mille

[@enzozidane-yg7ni]

hello i am french i watch your 24h on 24h

[@DafyddPhillips]

Merci. Happy you enjoy them ✈️😎👍

[@thunderamu9543]

Tornados are simply at home down low. Just a big heavy bird that is rock steady in the turbulence. Great coverage Dafydd! Does anybody know what the airspeed and altitude restrictions are in this route?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you, they certainly looked at home down low.Airspeed is approx 500knots and height about 500feet.

[@thunderamu9543]

@@DafyddPhillips TKS Roger that.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Hello mate. Is it a better location than Mach loop?👍🙋

[@DafyddPhillips]

The weather is better for sure. The Peloponnese is such a big area with so many valleys the chances of catching jets is very slim. We were lucky to be in the right valley whilst iniochos 23 was taking place so the potential for a variety of jets was good also.

[@32599064]

هلا بآلاف ١٥ السعوديه

[@a53-platty78]

Where is the route start & finish?

[@thanasis_biz566]

Where exactly is this place?

[@flashy5150]

I think I’m sexually attracted to F-15’s 😂😂😂 , although Panavia Tornadoes are sexy too😂😂😂😜

[@DafyddPhillips]

🤠👍

[@wrote8]

Nice! And you didn't have to lash yourself to the mountain and grit your teeth 😁

[@GetOutsideYourself]

Who do the Saudis have flying their F-15's? Surely they can't be bothered themselves.

[@DafyddPhillips]

They where Saudi pilots. 👍

[@flashy5150]

Look out Putin’, you wanna puck ??? 😂😂😂😂

[@greenangel134]

Where is it?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Greece

[@NightFlier1976]

💚💚💚🤍🤍🤍❤❤❤

[@NaskoČašić]

Jedva. Cekkji. Da. Keny. U. Napad. Necy. Pemeti. Za Sve. Vrema a.

[@NaskoČašić]

Ova. Zestoka. Efikasno. Benaredar. Bonaredije.. Sa. Sto. Kiomatrea.iz.dainjene..u. Bisecem.lety.oganj.benbrdvnje Kopanik.

[@massimilianobonifacio5938]

After Mussolini, i see that we Italians are doing again nice things in Greece... (((( btw. very ecological ((( i ashame for my country

[@TheNifty72]

The tornado plane proved to be the worst in the Iraq war in 2003. It was caught by the Iraqi air defenses .. my greeting ❤🎉

[@StewartWalker-hy1eo]

The RAF did the very dangerous low level bombing whilst the other jets stayed way up high

[@alanfraser2540]

I love the tornadoes, amazing videos and photos 😁 what are your thoughts on the Top Gun Maverick Movie, all I can say is it was ok.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Alan, it’s was pretty predictable but enjoyed the tomcat twist. I was glued to the background and locations where they filmed, Some looked familiar

[@georgegeorgakopoulos5956]

Poor taxpayers.....

[@DafyddPhillips]

Lucky taxpayers ✈️💪🏼

[@nemesisjustice2561]

τι δουλεια εχουν εδω οι αραπαδες?

[@bufalobill19]

Wow! Our Tornado ! Greetings from Italy

[@RAFEAHZ]

🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🫡

[@robertopiedimonte2078]

Love how the people shooting there all of a sudden start to cheer for italians supposely because of the way they fly

[@eddieshanahan4495]

awesome tornados

[@Missed_Apex_GT]

Thanks Dafydd I was feeling a bit down in the dumps today…1 whole week of giving up smoking…this has taken my mind off the cravings…thank you as always ❤️❤️❤️