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RNIAF 313 SQN F-16A J646 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr2.
FN 11F Rafale Ms NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr3.
FN 4F E-2C Hawkeye 165456 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on FlickrWe then decided to head to the north side of the runway, roughly half the way down, for the afternoon launches, hoping the sun had moved round enough to avoid any back lit shots. As it happened the cloud saved us any worries about that. Some of the off site locations are difficult to view from with man-made mounds and hedges blocking a lot of the views. At this location all you could see of the jets on the runway were the strobes on the tips of the tails so quick reactions are required when they do pop up from behind the mounds.
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FN 11F Rafale M 8 & 46 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr5.
ChAF Staffel 11 F-18C J-5014 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr6.
BAF 31 smd F-16A FA-69 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on FlickrThen back over to the eastern end for the afternoon recoveries, this time on the north side of the runway. Again you can get much closer to the flight lines here and once I'd done my bit for international relations while conversing with a local with my very broken French and his very broken English, the recoveries came in.
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ItAF XII Gruppo Typhoon 36-25 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr8.
FAF Rafale C 3 30 30-GV NTM 4 by Martin Brown, on FlickrThen onto the main event the following day. Amidst understandably very tight security, it was a very well organised and highly entertaining day. Yes, I'm sure we'd have all liked a bit of a display from some of the special marked jets but its a serious exercise and the end of the day and it should just be seen as a privilege to be allowed there. Here's a small(ish) selection.
9. Not a bad line up.
NTM Line Up by Martin Brown, on Flickr10.
FAF Rafale C 3 30 30-GV NTM 2 by Martin Brown, on Flickr11.
FAF Rafale B ECE 01 30 324 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr12.
CzAF 211 TL JAS Gripen C 9241 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr13.
ChAF Staffel 11 F-18C J-5011 NTM 3 by Martin Brown, on Flickr14.
CzAF 211 TL JAS Gripen C 9241 & 9820 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr15. A simply stunning scheme.
FN 11F Rafale M Siberian Tiger NTM 3 by Martin Brown, on Flickr16.
FN 11F Rafale M Siberian Tiger NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr17.
GAF TaktLwG 51 'I' Tornado IDS 46+54 NTM 3 by Martin Brown, on Flickr18.
AAF 1 JTS Saab 105 RE-25 NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr19.
FN 4F E-2C Hawkeye 165456 NTM 3 by Martin Brown, on Flickr20.
BAF 31 smd F-16A FA-94 NTM 4 by Martin Brown, on Flickr21. Grrrrr!
ItAF XII Gruppo Typhoon 36-40 NTM 2 by Martin Brown, on Flickr22.
Mixed Formation Flypast NTM 1 by Martin Brown, on Flickr23. An very nice surprise to finish up, when many had already left.
CzAF 221 LtBVr Mi-24 Hind 3366 NTM 5 by Martin Brown, on FlickrDay 3 was a return to an off base location, again to the eastern end to catch the morning recoveries before making the trip to the ferry.
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AAF 1 JTS Saab 105 RE-25 NTM 2 by Martin Brown, on Flickr25.
FN 11F Rafale M 43 NTM 2 by Martin Brown, on FlickrIf you've made it this far then well done. Trying to compress 2000+ shots down into 25 is hard work. Thanks for looking. Tiger Tiger Tiger.
Martin
