After a slightly disappointing Tuesday, we only had one more day (Wednesday) to spend at Hyakuri. We teamed up with 4Aviation again today - and what a day it was!
Number of F-4 sorties were not what it used to be, compared to some years ago. But still enough to keep us more than happy!
Seeing F-4s testing the barrier was quite unique - photos of that have been posted already some time ago.
Highlights of the day:
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[/url]We waited until sundown for the blue RF-4E to return, but unfortunately it didn't. It was not until later at home, editing the photos, that I noticed a travel pod on the starboard pylon.
Thursday morning, we took the early morning flight to Miyazaki. After a smooth flight and a fast rental car pick-up, we drove to Nyutabaru.
Some kilometres away from the base, we alreay saw the first Phantoms in the circuit, returning from the morning mission. We missed those by 10 minutes or so!
As usual, after the Phantoms the F-15s came out to play. Not just the 23 Hikotai Eagles, but also the Hiko Kyodogun Aggressor Eagles were very active that day!
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The juiciest visitor that day:
