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0800-1330 RWY23 in use!! F16: red: 336, 342, 827, 391, 833, 340 blue: 083, 417 419 (test-flight) A10: 945, 960, 954 ('81FS'), 976 and 701 unmarked The squadra: Tornados 6-27, 6-35, 6-37, 6-13 AMX all 51- 03/7165, 64/7179, 61/7148, 67/7172, 68/7169, 62/7182, 11/7131, 21/7173 The Reaches 90061 (McChor...

My next door neighboor covers NASCAR races as a journalist. These races are always opend by a flyby of US military planes. In 2006 I witnessed the flyby of two V-22s at the Richmond race at night! Last August Ed saw four F-18 preparing for take-off the opening of the Bristol, TN race. http://i276.ph...

Good question Roel.
In fact, the ones with straw bales were made by Leo.
The others by me.

Here are some Lumix pics from the first mission: ex-Cannon F16 showing a bi-color tail-band (blue may have been underneath the red): http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk4/hansderee/spotting/SP388.jpg This Mirage looks spotless: http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk4/hansderee/spotting/2ER68.jpg Tor...

Awacs LX-N90442 departed around 1115 Fighters between 1230 and 1300: ZE785/HS, ZE831/GN, ZE885/GF 2-EF/45, 2-ER/68 ZE936/HE 32-02/7192 (MM confirmed!!), 32-07/7196 SP833, 388, 344, 340 ZD748, ZA592/059 4602 E-605, E-007 Left behind on the ramp 1 F16 (dan), 2 GR4, 1 F3, 1 LW Tornado In hangar 1 LW To...

First focus is on analogue pics, these are spare shots with a Lumix. So not the usual 'amateur professional' quality normally encountered here. Creil 14-07 Don't know if this Puma had a role in the defilé. It sports the text 1.000.000 de vol (a million flight hours pffff) http://i276.photobucket.com...

16-07 (1430-1900) C21: 40081 arr 40110 arr KC135 00355 (100ARW) circuits 71488 arr C12 ???? dep B747 N505MC arr N526MC dep N783SA dep DC10 N270AX dep L100 N403LC arr 1707 (0745-1730) C17 91191 (437AW) arr 60007 (437AW) ramp 00175 (62AW) arr 33116 (172AW) ramp 33117 (172AW) arr (and did -very loud- e...

From 1045-1400
F16s
22FS 818, 339, 341, 343, 344, 351, 358, 391
23FS 366, 403, 405, 409, 412, 417, 421, 082, 083
A10
81FS 954, 281, 985
C17
60006 (437AW), 00182 (62AW)
C5
60017 (436AW)

On July 14th we were at Creil hoping for aircraft from the defilé. We saw the ALAT helicopters depart. This was what came back: CN235: 62-IE, 62-II, 62-IQ Gazelle: BPM, BPR, BOA, BOC, CWQ, BPL Tigre: BHA, 7406 Before departure Cougar CYD departed Before the Gazelles, Puma AZB landed with large white...

The spotterday was great with room for everyone. Stilll, people were standing in front of my camera so I decided what the hell. Roel and Henk, that's what you get for bringing stairs. http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk4/hansderee/spotting/landi2.jpg From this position a lilttle more forward the n...

Well guys, at Cervia we were first treated to two hours of George Zamfir blowing on his panflute playing on the speakers, intermixed with sporadic ATC from tower freq. After that jet noise all the way and ATC messages like: can you make another 360, we are low on fuel, we will now fly to alternate, ...

Hawk XX235 is wrong, must be XX285.
Apologies.

F16ADF 7251 (anniversary markings), 7259 and 7239 (scrambled!), 7262, 7252 (formation flight), 7243 (in front of shelter), 7245 (hangar), 80-0492 (wreck/instructional in hangar) all 23 Gr F16B 7268 (north side) 23 Gr, 7269 18 Gr Tornado 36-30/7078, 6-33/7088 (special colours), 50-47/7059 AMX 51-66/7...

Had my camera with me on a short visit to Toulouse. This is what came in just before I left: http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk4/hansderee/spotting/P1030005.jpg This monster was doing taxi-trials. If it is the shape of things to come, the future does not look too bright: http://i276.photobucket.c...

Confusion!
I am sorry,
4-CK is 361 and 4-BV is 344