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Nellis 1988
Nellis 1988
Had a major PC crash the other weekend, all the pictures were safe but has taken a while to get sorted and back to normal!
West Coast 1988, we tried to time a visit to Nellis to get some Red Flag participants and hopefully the 18th TFW coming off William Tell. These were the days you could stay in the desert off the end of the runways.
rhino11_a10_90167_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_ef111a_60021_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f111d_80154_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f15a_77085_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f15c_78498_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_10777_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_80480_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_81679_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_81690_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16c_831129_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f4e_67275_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f5e_21386_7_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f5e_41528_1_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_fgr2_xv442_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_herculesc1_xv206_4_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_rf4c_66397_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_za450_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_za461_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_za475_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_zd476_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_zd717_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
West Coast 1988, we tried to time a visit to Nellis to get some Red Flag participants and hopefully the 18th TFW coming off William Tell. These were the days you could stay in the desert off the end of the runways.
rhino11_a10_90167_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_ef111a_60021_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f111d_80154_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f15a_77085_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f15c_78498_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_10777_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_80480_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_81679_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16a_81690_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f16c_831129_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f4e_67275_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f5e_21386_7_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_f5e_41528_1_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_fgr2_xv442_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_herculesc1_xv206_4_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_rf4c_66397_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_za450_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_za461_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_za475_3_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_zd476_2_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
rhino11_tornadogr1_zd717_nellis by Ian Powell, on Flickr
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Re: Nellis 1988
Stunning set. Loving the pink Herc.
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Re: Nellis 1988
This is what we like.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Re: Nellis 1988
Hi Ian
Those gorgeous little Northrops and then a Spark Vark
Thanks
Paddyboy
Those gorgeous little Northrops and then a Spark Vark
Thanks
Paddyboy
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Re: Nellis 1988
Brilliant
Love those RAFG Tonkas
Love those RAFG Tonkas
Re: Nellis 1988
Nice set of photos loved the 111's and of course the Rhino's. that Euro camo'ed F16 looked weird (in a nice way).
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Re: Nellis 1988
Very enjoyable- thanks for posting. The variety of markings on the RAF jets is a reminder of the good old days, and that camo F-16 looks great.
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Re: Nellis 1988
Brilliant types
Great to see an EF-111
Great to see an EF-111
Re: Nellis 1988
Great stuff.
One the Tornados has the serial on the tailplane - not seen that before.
Thanks for posting,
Ferrari
One the Tornados has the serial on the tailplane - not seen that before.
Thanks for posting,
Ferrari
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Re: Nellis 1988
Ah, I remember that.... Variety and colour! It was a long while ago, though!
Martin
Martin
Re: Nellis 1988
That lovely desert light!! Super selection again and great to see!
Up until the mid '80s all fixed wing RAF types had Underwing serials facing different ways so as they could be read (usually by the Observer Corps or low level Police!) as they came toward and away from you. This was also introduced by the Indian Air Force and a few others. With all the stores and moving bits on Tonka wings the serials were placed on the tailplanes. From ' 83 ish the serials were reduced to one wing/tailplane and then removed completely- spotting back then was much easier!Ferrari wrote:Great stuff.
One the Tornados has the serial on the tailplane - not seen that before.
Thanks for posting,
Ferrari
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