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orange wrote:Indeed! And nice meeting you at Iwakuni.

Likewise! By the way, the Prowler above was the singleton that returned 5-minutes after you left...


Paul.

A week in Japan, which was planned to be mainly at Iwakuni and ending at the Omura open day. The plans changed once the Shin Maywas were grounded. Iwakuni - Two days, the first pretty much a washout, the second was better - but only had a couple of hours of favourable landings from the north. On the...

Hi Mike. Mully mentioned your paths had crossed. Thought I was done with Japan last year, turned out I was wrong,. Actually back again, in fact just arrived.


Paul.

Spent four days at Hyakuri in April with the prime objective being to snap the 302 Hikotai anniversary scheme. Sadly the first image was as close as we got. It spent a couple of days on the ramp in the rain, then was absent as soon as the sun appeared. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Ja...

The third and final week of the trip. Mon 8/12/2014 - Tsuiki http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/2014-12-08%20Tsuiki/AV9A3099.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/2014-12-08%20Tsuiki/1V9A8805.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014...

A full week at Nyutabaru, up to the airshow itself. Mon 1/12/2014 http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/2014-12-01%20Nyutabaru/AV9A4379.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/2014-12-01%20Nyutabaru/AV9A4512.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/J...

The plan was catching four airshows over three weeks; of which this was the first week: Sun 23/11/2014 - Gifu airshow http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/2014-11-23%20Gifu/1V9A2754.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/2014-11-23%20Gifu/AV9A0066.jpg http...

Monday 28th July http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/Hokkaido/AV9A2640.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/Hokkaido/AV9A3033.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/Hokkaido/AV9A3215.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p60...

Managed to squeeze in a week in Japan in the run up to Easter in the Tokyo area to visit the usual suspects. Monday 14th - Atsugi http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/AV9A8052.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202014/1V9A6673.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/a...

Le Addeur noir wrote:I guess it was you I was talking to just prior to the JASDF armoured car turning up on the 28th?.

Hi Chris, quite possibly.. I was in a silver Nissan Cube.


Paul.

I was present on the 28th (until the 31st). I have additional 301Hik F-4's: 57-8367, 17-8438 (but I don't have '430 or '437). One additional 23Hik F-15DJ: 32-8080 The second Iruma T-4 was 26-5689 and not '685. Additionally the AGR sand/green/brown F-15J 92-8912 was on the ramp at least part of the d...

Crizz wrote:What is happening here? The chute is stuck on the tail??

No! That is just part of the overrun barrier in the background.


Paul.

Spotter2000 wrote:A pitty the Agressor F-15's came back only one day after we left!

Hi Eric,
Yes you were unlucky with the aggressors! They all arrived back late morning, a flight of three followed maybe an hour later by a flight of four. The last one was just a 23-Hikotai marked aircraft though...


Paul.

Sunday 27th October - Tsuiki airshow http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202013/2013-10-27/1V9A3579.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202013/2013-10-27/1V9A3581.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/p6025/Japan%202013/2013-10-27/1V9A3588.jpg http://i14.photo...

Never had a problem - despite the language barrier.


Paul.