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Great shots gents !! Here is my contribution. Been to Japan this year so it's all Japan for me. The highlights over there where unmistakenly Hyakuri and Atsugi. http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/57-69093-1.jpg http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/57-69072.jpg http://...

Rob at Wittmund with his Nikon-cannon :

Went to Wittmund with the four of us last Friday. All of us are former Hopsten-spotters. It was just like the good old days at Hopsten. Luftwaffe-diesels and some Turks !! http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/3829.jpg http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/3748.jpg http:/...

Start learning Japanese, and you can also enter spot 6! Or become friends with a Japanese spotter... I was there last January. We waited untill a Japanese spotter turned up so he could make the phonecall to the local farmer. The entrancefee was 2.000,00 Yen per person and 500,00 Yen for a car. That...

Hi all, Don't know if it's too old for this messageboard but it took a while to process all the pics I made that day on Hyakuri. Below is a selection. It was just 7 weeks before the tragic earthquake and Tsunami that hit Japan. :cry: http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/97-8416.jpg ht...

Day 3 in Japan: Iruma. Kawasaki C-1 88-1028 from 402 Hikotai: http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/88-1028.jpg T-4 26-5681 from Sotai Shireibu (Defence Command Headquarter Squadron): http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/26-56812.jpg U-4 (Gulfstream IV) 75-3251 from 402 ...

Hé Jeroen. Nice set of pics !
For how long are you in Australia ?
Grtz, Michael

Great shots. Love the light.
Congrats

Hy, great pics, what the hell is the aircarfaft on pic 7, never seen before !!!! greetings Jens Hi Jens, It's a Kawasaki (X)P-1. It is developed to replace the P-3C Orion in the maritime patrol role. Currently there are 2 XP-1's flying at Atsugi: 5501 and the 5502 (this is the one on the 7th photo)...

Second day in Japan: Atsugi Naval Air Station. Hoping for a US-1A, and guess what: http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/90903.jpg F/A-18F 166922/NF-107: http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb242/MyOneOFour/166922.jpg E-2C 165817/NF-600 VAW-115, one of four CAG's that day: http://i207.p...

18th January visitors, 164653 DT-12 F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-242 01023 ST EC225LP JGSDF,Tokubetsu Yuso Hikotai You where there too ? No. Did you note any other visitors?. We had three Orions from non-resident units: P3C's 5085 from 1 Kokutai and 5071 & 5049 from 2 Kokutai. But maybe they switched to one of...

Le Addeur noir wrote:18th January visitors,

164653 DT-12 F/A-18D VMFA(AW)-242
01023 ST EC225LP JGSDF,Tokubetsu Yuso Hikotai

You where there too ?

@Sleegertje: are you going to Japan with 4aviation? Nope, we're going by our own. When does 4 Aviation go? When do you post more, or do you have a website to see more pics? Regards, Rene Sleegers 4Aviation has a trip planned from 2 till 17 april. What bases are you planning to visit ? I have plenty...

Thanx for all your comments gents :toppie: Actually the lightconditions are the best in January in Japan. No heatweaves and every day sun with clear blue skies. Most hours of sunshine are in January and February. In the summer the sky tends to be pretty murky. @Sleegertje: are you going to Japan wit...

Went to Japan for 4 days. Landed at Tokyo-Narita at 12.30 hrs local and went straight to Hyakuri. We arrived there about 15.00 hrs so we got the chance to photograph the last missions of the day. We where too late for the Woodpeckers of 501 Hikotai but we would come back on Thursday for a whole day ...