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Re: Hawgsmoke 2016 and some Luke AFB

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Italian F16! :lol:
Indeed! What is it doing back in the air again? Duh, flying...I know...but why? Destined to become a QF-16 maybe?

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Re: Hawgsmoke 2016 and some Luke AFB

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Basman wrote:
Italian F16! :lol:
Indeed! What is it doing back in the air again? Duh, flying...I know...but why? Destined to become a QF-16 maybe?

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Re: A-10 30mm war in the Desert (Hawgsmoke 2016)

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Arthur79 wrote:how did you get these shots??
He got them from Bas Stubert, as mentioned in the introduction... :wink:
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We were indeed told that these were to become QF-16s. We saw two flying while we were there.
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Re: A-10 30mm war in the Desert (Hawgsmoke 2016)

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Hi,
I suppose they don''t have grandstands on the range itself, so how did you get these shots??
These were taken at the Barry M. Goldwater range that indeed is not accessible for the general public. You need to have a "press" accreditation from USAF/DM to get there. Photos from outside Davis-Monthan airbase (landing/take-off) however are not a problem.
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Re: Hawgsmoke 2016 and some Luke AFB

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Arnold ten Pas wrote:We were indeed told that these were to become QF-16s. We saw two flying while we were there.

Hi Arnold,

Do you have the registration of the other one?

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Re: Hawgsmoke 2016 and some Luke AFB

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Should have been more specific; we did see another ex-AMARG F-16 fly (not Italian): 85-1503 (inventory code AAF G0661)
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Re: Hawgsmoke 2016 and some Luke AFB

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Arnold ten Pas wrote:Should have been more specific; we did see another ex-AMARG F-16 fly (not Italian): 85-1503 (inventory code AAF G0661)

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Re: A-10 30mm war in the Desert (Hawgsmoke 2016)

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Thans for the replies. I guess these shots are out of reach for me and will always be. Oh well, I can always check scramble...
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Re: A-10 30mm war in the Desert (Hawgsmoke 2016)

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Arthur79 wrote:Thans for the replies. I guess these shots are out of reach for me and will always be. Oh well, I can always check scramble...
Here you can find some shots taken from outside the base. Up to you if you find this interesting or not:

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=124649
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