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Seymour Johnson 'Eagles' @ Bentwaters

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kenny64
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Seymour Johnson 'Eagles' @ Bentwaters

Post by kenny64 » Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:58 pm

Seen weekend visiting Bentwaters whilst on a European deployment are a selection of 334th FS Eagles F-4E. Even the sunshine played ball as well !

Image334th FS 'EAGLES' by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 71-243 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageF-4E 4th TFW by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSP 74-626 '334th AMU' F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 73-160 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 74-637 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 71-243 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 74-039 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 72-489 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 72-162 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

ImageSJ 71-397 F-4E by 80560, on Flickr

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Re: Seymour Johnson 'Eagles' @ Bentwaters

Post by The Phantom » Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:01 pm

Always great aircraft at Bentwaters :thumbs:

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Post by herbert » Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:09 pm

I remember that visit for all the wrong reasons. I got home from holiday to a message on my voicemail from an A-10 pilot friend. A friend of his from the Air Force Academy was in ‘town’ and did I want to come on base for a beer and take a look round the F-4s. Would not have been able to take pictures though.

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Post by paddyboy » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:58 am

Superb shots there :thumbs:

I have nothing but great memories of 'Benty' ;)

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Post by grumpy616 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:04 am

:thumb:
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Post by jpickers56 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:45 am

Great shots of great aircraft, never got to Bentwaters as often as I should have done .

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Post by Knife 04 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:25 am

Great to see these at Bentwaters from back in the day

Background looks abit different to what it did a couple of weeks ago - walked right past the buildings in the background of 4, 5 and the last shots

Thanks for posting

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Post by Scuba 11 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:20 am

Great blast from the past :clap: Always good at weekends for visiting jets. Thanks for taking the time to scan and post :thumb:

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Post by 68001pg » Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:23 pm

Lovely machines,could spend all day looking at those.
2 old HR machines as well

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Post by Punkrunner62 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:08 pm

You are spoiling us all now!
Thanks and Cheers.

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Post by MR TERRY GREEN » Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:43 pm

Just keep spoiling us, we can live with it. :clap: :clap:

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Post by graham luxton » Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:33 pm

Ah, the nostalgia - those weekend X - Countries certainly resulted in some choice visitors!
These SJ's were part of `Coronet Bull` 12 x 4thFW/334thFS F-4E's deployed to Karup 31 May - 28 Jun'89.

4 of them (72-162, 72-489, 73-160 and 74-626) arrived at Bentwaters from Upper Heyford, where I'd seen them depart at 1257 on Sunday 18th June as "Mission3160". They'd arrived at 'Heyford the previous afternoon from Spangdahlem.

Great to see some close ups from a base I wish I'd visited more often.

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Post by kenny64 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:50 pm

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to comment and add additional information to my posts so far,much appreciated.
I have been wanting to scan my slides & prints for some time but it was only when i came across this excellent website that i found some where to display them.Sorry that some of the quality of the scans is lacking but i think some of the slides are showing their age and probably were not stored as well as they could have been !
Will keep posting some more as time allows,thanks again.

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Post by phantommadman » Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:16 pm

Serrr-weeeet,absolutely gorgeous,please,PLEASE keep them coming
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Post by paddyboy » Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:44 pm

I have been told enough times, that on WR&N, we expect time to have taken its toll on the negs/slides/pozzies, so ANY shots you can scan and post will be very much appreciated :thumbs:

Content over quality EVERY time :thumb:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: Seymour Johnson 'Eagles' @ Bentwaters

Post by brewerybod » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:26 pm

Keep on posting them Kenny, love'um - Graham
Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Suffolk

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