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Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

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Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by tommc » Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:24 pm

We decided to avoid the crowds at the Forest Entrance in the hope of different shots.

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48th FW F-15Es taxy out

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A large launch of Strike Eagles to start off the day

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They had used the "last chance" at the 06 end before taxy-ing to 24

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Onto the runway to depart

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And away.....

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91-321 has no coloured fin band, but has a 492 FS badge on the CFT

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Plenty of mission marks on this Strike Eagle

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Panther One is a specially marked 494 FS jet

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The sun shines down on the righteous

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Waiting its turn to go

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A bit of Sudoku time before departure

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Another specially marked jet, here for the 493 FS

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Rafale taxying out in front of Lakenheath tower

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Rafale lined up alongside an F-15E

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48 FW Commander jet also has special marks

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91-320 also has no coloured fin bamd, but has a 494 FS badge on the CFT

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Plenty of mission marks on this Rafale

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Good to see this AdlA unit still operating

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Rafales taxy out for the exercise mission

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Specially marked Rafale ready to take off

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NATO had provided an E-3 for the exercise

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Up to Marham, and a specially marked Tornado launched

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AN RAF F-35 returning to Marham from the exercise mission

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Turning tight into the Marham circuit

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Midas 11 doing a low approach at Marham runway 19

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ZM146 turning back after a low approach

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Midas 12 performing a rolling vertical approach

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ZM146 turning off the runway after landing

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ZM147 backtracking up the runway after landing

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Re: Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by Bearcat 64 » Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:46 pm

Some nice pics Tom. Thanks for sharing. Some nice tail art on pic 20 👍🏼

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Re: Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by paddyboy » Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:58 am

Hi Tom :P

Nice shots from 'point less' :thumbs:

See you got Reaper 1 ;)

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by grumpy616 » Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:07 am

Great stuff, thanks for posting.
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Re: Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by tommc » Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:39 am

Bearcat 64 wrote:
Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:46 pm
Some nice pics Tom. Thanks for sharing. Some nice tail art on pic 20 👍🏼
Yes, it is good to see those EC.30 Tiger markings still in use, regular visitors to Wattisham in the '80s with Mirage F1s.

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Re: Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by slogen51 » Mon Dec 03, 2018 2:44 pm

I do like the F-35 runway shots - that area has become very popular

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Re: Exercise Point Blank at Lakenheath and Marham

Post by TeeJay » Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:57 pm

Hi Tom

Good to see some pics from northside, some nice shots there :thumbs:

I think the light was pants wherever you went on Tuesday :lol:

Cheers for posting

Trev

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