Wow! Just wow!

Typhoon jets silhouetted black against the winter sky glowing orange at sunset made for even more spectacular landings at RAF Coningsby than usual.

Matt Smart caught the impressive images through his camera lens as day began to give way to night on the afternoon of Monday, December 2.

The contrast of orange and black is so striking and in a couple of the shots the wow factor is taken to another level as an aircraft passes the golden shining sun.

As with a lot of good photography, it's a case of being in the right place at the right time and capturing a fleeting moment.

RAF Coningsby is one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert stations - the other is RAF Lossiemouth - which protect UK airspace.

Two frontline combat-ready Typhoon squadrons are based at Coningsby which is also a training school for Typhoon pilots.

The iconic Lancaster bomber and the Hurricanes and Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight are also based there and almost 3,000 service personnel, civil servants and contractors work at the station.