Tsuiki

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The first day of a memorable Japan trip, saw Michael, Dave, Derek and myself arrive on the sea-wall at Tsuiki.  The weather wasn’t looking promising early on with very low cloud giving a horribly overcast view.  But the sun broke … Continue reading

Oceana

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Two days well spent at Oceana with Pete, Dave and Gordon.  There was some cloudy spells, but also some wonderful sunshine (with dark clouds in the background which is always so photogenic).  It was a real pleasure to see Big … Continue reading

Mildenhall

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A first visit of the year to Mildenhall with Simon, which unfortunately only saw two movements.  However we were lucky in that both of them occurred in the sunny spells between the increasingly threatening weather fronts. It was nevertheless good … Continue reading

Nyutabaru

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Much more to come from the days spent at Nyutabaru, but it was great to have a few days to relax and enjoy the build up to the show, climaxing with a couple of wonderfully sunny days when it really mattered. … Continue reading

Reims

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After a very profitable day at the Cambrai Tiger Meet, we decided to stay overnight and spend the following day at Reims who were about to lose their Mirage F.1s (and closure of the base). We were astonishingly lucky to … Continue reading

Hyakuri

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Probably the most miserable day of the 2011 Japan trip (in terms of weather), at the most incredible location on a trip that had already done us proud in that regard.  We were treated to icy wind and rain that … Continue reading

Flag 09-01 Greece

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The Hellenic Air Force was represented by brand-new block 52 F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcons from 343 Mira ‘Star’ based at Souda AB in Crete. These formed part of the Air-to-Ground forces during Red Flag 09-1 [note the SEAD mission … Continue reading

Flag 09-01 4TFW

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Part of the USAF participation during Red Flag 09-1 was the F-15E Strike Eagles from 335th FS/4th FW based at Seymour-Johnson AFB. These formed part of the Air-to-Ground forces. The 335th FS had turned up mob-handed for this flag as … Continue reading