Real Thaw 2018, Monte Real, Portugal
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:52 pm
I spent four days at Monte Real for "Real Thaw" 2018, the 10th running of this Portuguese exercise which featured aircraft from Spain, Denmark, NATO, USA and the home nation.
Missions were early afternoon and evening, on Thursday 1st February we were hosted on base and had a good opportunity for photographs although the light in January/February on a 01/19 runway can be tricky, the active runway was 01 so the light is always from the tail end.
Thursday was quite cloudy and we had strong wind with rain showers, it didn't dampen the event though
The night photography was a real challenge and not very successful, although the super moon came in for surprise appearance.
Thanks go to al the officers and men who made the day on base possible and the aircrew who made some great passes for us.
15104 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
46-20 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
E600 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15101 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15110 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15101b by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
dark n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
E-599 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
tails n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
31038 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
E599 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
E-007 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
E3 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
16803 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
moo n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15114 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
16702 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15114 (2) by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15-28 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15132 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15107b by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
15105 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
12-19 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
E611 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
moon n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
Missions were early afternoon and evening, on Thursday 1st February we were hosted on base and had a good opportunity for photographs although the light in January/February on a 01/19 runway can be tricky, the active runway was 01 so the light is always from the tail end.
Thursday was quite cloudy and we had strong wind with rain showers, it didn't dampen the event though
The night photography was a real challenge and not very successful, although the super moon came in for surprise appearance.Thanks go to al the officers and men who made the day on base possible and the aircrew who made some great passes for us.
15104 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr46-20 by Peter Rolt, on FlickrE600 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15101 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15110 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15101b by Peter Rolt, on Flickrdark n by Peter Rolt, on FlickrE-599 by Peter Rolt, on Flickrtails n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr31038 by Peter Rolt, on FlickrE599 by Peter Rolt, on FlickrE-007 by Peter Rolt, on FlickrE3 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr16803 by Peter Rolt, on Flickrmoo n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15114 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr16702 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15114 (2) by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15-28 by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15132 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15107b by Peter Rolt, on Flickr15105 n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr12-19 by Peter Rolt, on FlickrE611 by Peter Rolt, on Flickrmoon n by Peter Rolt, on Flickr
