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S. Korea KF-16s - Seosan AB

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S. Korea KF-16s - Seosan AB

Post by herc4evr » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:38 pm

Hi all,

My first photo uploads to FC! Took them a while ago when I was on a summer vacation. On the last day I had some excellent weather - had to spend few hours at Seosan AB before I got back to Seoul.

Seosan is by far the largest fighter (sorry...is it fastjet in BrE? :P ) jet operating base of ROKAF and it is not unusual to see 20+ KF-16 flying a day, particularly when the weather is good. It's rather weird if you have less than 10 frames flying! With this base being used to train new F-16 pilots, KF-16D variants are often seen more than C ones.

General spotting info: It is best visited from April to early-October when the light is optimal, and 21L/R use often indicates better photo opportunities as the locations available are far superior than that of 03L/R's. All photos below were taken in the late afternoon from 21 photo location.

Hope these aren't too boring!

First up, KF-16D from 157 FS (제157전투비행대대 in Korean)

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92-036//Lockheed Martin (Samsung Aerospace) KF-16D Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

Here comes the C variant. :whistle:

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93-077//Lockheed Martin (Samsung Aerospace) KF-16C Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

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01-526//Lockheed Martin (Korea Aerospace) KF-16D Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

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01-519//Lockheed Martin (Korea Aerospace) KF-16C Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

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01-526//Lockheed Martin (Korea Aerospace) KF-16D Fighting Falcon, on Flickr. She did about 5 touch-and-goes then finally came to a full stop landing.

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93-106//Lockheed Martin (Samsung Aerospace) KF-16D Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

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01-527//Lockheed Martin (Korea Aerospace) KF-16D Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

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93-096//Lockheed Martin (Samsung Aerospace) KF-16C Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

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92-009//Lockheed Martin (Samsung Aerospace) KF-16C Fighting Falcon, on Flickr

Thanks for looking! :thumb:

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Post by paddyboy » Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:01 pm

Hi Jamie :P

Cracking first set, buddy :thumbs:

You have set yourself a high bar there ;)

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Post by herc4evr » Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:25 pm

paddyboy wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 3:01 pm
Hi Jamie :P

Cracking first set, buddy :thumbs:

You have set yourself a high bar there ;)

Thanks for posting :thumb:

Paddyboy :clap:
Thank you very much!

Apparently not so many ROKAF photos are up here, will try to upload some from my collections time to time. Occasional USAF treats from Osan AB to follow!

I’m more thankful for that you have enjoyed my photos :clap:

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Post by tairngreacht_bas » Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:59 pm

Hi Jamie,

you are welcome! :)

Very nice shot, congratulations. :Wow:

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Post by PeteHemsley » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:17 pm

What a treat to see. Great post Jamie and a very warm way to start your journey on here.

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Post by mikee115 » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:55 pm

Nice to see some F-16s from another country. Great pics.

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Post by SW Sky Blue » Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:23 pm

Nice set :thumb:

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Post by herc4evr » Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:14 am

Thanks everyone for the comments! I’ll upload some more later this evening, so stay tuned :thumb:
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Post by Punkrunner62 » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:44 am

Not something we see very often, so thanks for posting Jamie, i enjoyed looking at them.
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Post by LTFT5 » Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:11 am

Very nice Jamie, really enjoyed those.
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Post by Blue Diamond » Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:32 am

Nice set. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by slogen51 » Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:00 pm

Really like these

Every one of them has 'need' written all over it :)

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Post by herc4evr » Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:45 pm

slogen51 wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:00 pm
Really like these

Every one of them has 'need' written all over it :)
Haha true indeed. Thanks for the likes! :clap:
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Post by herc4evr » Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:46 pm

Thanks for all the comments as always! Much appreciated :D

What would you guys like to see next? F-4 or F-15K?
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Post by JAWS » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:20 pm

herc4evr wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:46 pm
Thanks for all the comments as always! Much appreciated :D

What would you guys like to see next? F-4 or F-15K?
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Post by Supra » Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:47 pm

herc4evr wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:46 pm
What would you guys like to see next? F-4 or F-15K?
With great shots like those, I'll take a bucket-full of each please?

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Post by herc4evr » Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:13 pm

Supra wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:47 pm
herc4evr wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:46 pm
What would you guys like to see next? F-4 or F-15K?
With great shots like those, I'll take a bucket-full of each please?

Why not! Maybe I could upload them both in coming days; maybe with different armament configurations as well. Sorry I was busy today and couldn’t make it to uploading here ;)

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Post by TAFFEVANS » Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:20 pm

herc4evr wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:13 pm
Supra wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:47 pm
herc4evr wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:46 pm
What would you guys like to see next? F-4 or F-15K?
With great shots like those, I'll take a bucket-full of each please?

Why not! Maybe I could upload them both in coming days; maybe with different armament configurations as well. Sorry I was busy today and couldn’t make it to uploading here ;)

Jamie
Hi Jamie, I visited Cheongju a few times in 2016/17 for the F-4’s. Am I right in thinking that Cheongju is now an F-16 Base and the F-4’s have transferred to Suwon. GoogleEarth seems to show a lot of re-building and F-16’s on the ground. I miss the Bibimbab breakfasts at the Highway Services just before Cheongju! Regards Taff.

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Post by herc4evr » Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:43 am

TAFFEVANS wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:20 pm
herc4evr wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:13 pm
Supra wrote:
Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:47 pm

With great shots like those, I'll take a bucket-full of each please?

Why not! Maybe I could upload them both in coming days; maybe with different armament configurations as well. Sorry I was busy today and couldn’t make it to uploading here ;)

Jamie
Hi Jamie, I visited Cheongju a few times in 2016/17 for the F-4’s. Am I right in thinking that Cheongju is now an F-16 Base and the F-4’s have transferred to Suwon. GoogleEarth seems to show a lot of re-building and F-16’s on the ground. I miss the Bibimbab breakfasts at the Highway Services just before Cheongju! Regards Taff.
Hi Taff, Cheongju has no based aircrafts as of now.

There is one squadron (29th Tactical Fighter Weapons Group), however, it is not necessarily 17FW aircrafts as this squadron is formed of every fighter type that ROKAF operates. You can easily think it as Korean equivalent for USAF 422TES - That means there will be few F-4, F-5, F-16 and F-15K as well. And yes F-4 was transferred to Suwon last September, with only one squadron (153FS) remaining.

Beginning next March, all F-35 will be based out of Cheongju.

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