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My aviation vacation of 2009.

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Every year, I go down to England with my dad to get my airshow doseage. In previous years have only gone for a week and a bit, this time we did 16 days, these image are just a preview, will upload more from each day when I get the time.

Day 1 - RAF Waddington Air Show, 5th July.
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Day 2 - RAF Waddington Air Show Departures/RAF Coningsby, 6th July.
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Day 3 - RAF Lakenheath, 7th July.
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Day 4 - RAF Lakenheath, 8th July.
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Day 5 - RNAS Yeovilton/FAA Museum, 9th July.
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Day 6 - RNAS Yeovilton Arrivals/Rehearsals, 10th July.
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Day 7 - RAF Museum Hendon, 11th July.
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Day 8 - Duxford Flying Legends, 12th July.
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Day 9 - RAF Lakenheath/RAF Mildenhall, 13th July.
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Day 10 - RAF Lakenheath/RAF Mildenhall, 14th July.
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Day 11 - RIAT Arrivals, 15th July.
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Day 12 - RIAT Arrivals, 16th July.
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Day 13 - RIAT Arrivals/Rehearsals, 17th July.
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Day 14 - Royal International Air Tattoo, 18th July.
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Day 15 - Royal International Air Tattoo, 19th July.
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Day 16 - RIAT Departures, 20th July.
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Comments and Critiscm welcome. :)

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Nice! Seems to me you had a very enjoyable 16 days.
I like the fact that you chose only one pic per day.

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Nice collection, like the Skyraider. Very nice
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nice work macc.
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Thanks guys, I did indeed have an extremely enjoyable 16 days, bumped into many old and new faces, saw some great action, tough decisions, challenging conditions and unpredictable weather; the great british summer as I know it. :D Would I do it all over again? Hell Yeah!!

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@Viscom 74
Nikon D50 - Old and lowish resolution, but a classic camera.
Lenses...Most is Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6, again, cheapy lens but seems to do the job, shots become even sharper when apeture raised to f8.
For static i use Nikkor 18-55 f3.5-5.6

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Very nice shots! Well done.

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Love that Skyraider, and really like a lot of others too! The strict selection makes viewing all the more interesting. :thumb:

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Looks like a nice vacation! 8)
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This might be just the collection to convince the family what a perfect vacation destination is.... :eureka:

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Thanks for all the comments guys, really appreciated.
Another couple from Waddington, the head on spot is great for teams...

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The Reds gave a superb display in sun...

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