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Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Took the 1.5 hour drive to Nörvenich yesterday to catch the Israeli F-16s.
What an amazing day that was.
The police was clearly present, with a bus, car or motorcycle driving by at least once every 5 minutes.
Why they were so actively present is a big mystery to me, as the only thing I've seen them do is telling people to remove their stairs from nearby the fences, while they didn't even mention corona rules a single time!
I was at the fence all day and it wasn't busy there until the C-130 departed, when litterally hundreds came to that 1 single spot with not even 10cm distance of eachother. If one of them happens to have corona I can GUARANTEE you next week at least 100 spotters will... I'm kinda upset that the police was sooo soo easy with this, but anyway, here are my pics (it's a long one)
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522 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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569 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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275 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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531 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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534 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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534 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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536 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+16 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+16 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+39 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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682 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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676 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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628 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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275 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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260 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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260 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+52 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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679, 31+47, 30+05 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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30+05 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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30+54 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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679 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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275 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
A few more can be found on my flickr.
Hope you ennjoyed these and hope anyone who had covid symptons stayed home so we aren't infected!
What an amazing day that was.
The police was clearly present, with a bus, car or motorcycle driving by at least once every 5 minutes.
Why they were so actively present is a big mystery to me, as the only thing I've seen them do is telling people to remove their stairs from nearby the fences, while they didn't even mention corona rules a single time!
I was at the fence all day and it wasn't busy there until the C-130 departed, when litterally hundreds came to that 1 single spot with not even 10cm distance of eachother. If one of them happens to have corona I can GUARANTEE you next week at least 100 spotters will... I'm kinda upset that the police was sooo soo easy with this, but anyway, here are my pics (it's a long one)
1.
522 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
2.
569 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
3.
275 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
4.
531 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
5.
534 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
6.
534 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
7.
536 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
8.
31+16 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+16 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+39 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
11.
682 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
12.
676 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
13.
628 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
14.
275 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
15.
260 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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260 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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31+52 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
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679, 31+47, 30+05 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
19.
30+05 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
20.
30+54 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
21.
679 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
22.
275 by Zonan Adolfse, on Flickr
A few more can be found on my flickr.
Hope you ennjoyed these and hope anyone who had covid symptons stayed home so we aren't infected!
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Glad to see you managed to get them, great shots Zonan, thanks so much.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Was that Gulfstream 5 completely unmarked? I can't even see a serial on it!
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Yep it was, the serial used to be on the lower part of the tail and on just behind the cockpit windows, but they were nowhere to be seen.
Some people said it should still be visible on the inside of the stairs, but whoever has those sharp (as the aircraft was halfway down the runway with the tail towards us and lots of heathaze) can call himself extremely lucky
The serial from ads-b is the only thing we can rely on really
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Great stuff- very jealous! Thanks for posting these.
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Great photo's Zonan...you were a bit closer than I was, but I wanted to avoid the "crowd " at the fence line. No Covid risk but a lot of angry wasps
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Nice pictures! Sorry but I can't help it and have to comment... Please don't blame the Police for the spotters not keeping distance of each other... I can hear the outcry if they would have enforced that.
You are all adults to make your own decision.
You are all adults to make your own decision.
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Very nice set . Keep safe and thanks for posting.
Roy
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Very nice, well done.
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Hi Zonan,
Nice pictures. Try my luck tomorrow. It was mentioned making groundshots was impossible due to a inner fence but looking at your pictures it looked like a hoax.
Cheers,
Ranger
Nice pictures. Try my luck tomorrow. It was mentioned making groundshots was impossible due to a inner fence but looking at your pictures it looked like a hoax.
Cheers,
Ranger
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
A fantastic set of photos, thanks for posting them.
If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...
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I get your point, but if you see it from my side: i woke up at 5 AM to make sure to have a good spot and all 3 of us put kept distance all day. As soon as an aircraft started to roll to the runway, suddenly all 200 people from the other side came running to us and pretty much pushed us away to get their shots and if we tried saying something they either ignored us or said we were selfish to "claim" a spot...
Is it really that hard for people to not make that 1 photo on the ground for once and keep the distance? I mean, they chose to stand in a field and not at the fence in the first place, and now I'm the selfish one because I didn't go to another spot? But I guess no one's perfect.
Regarding police, sure the people should be adult enough, but it's still their job to at least warn them that they may fine people if they keep ignoring the distance rules. You can actually compare it to police at a junction ignoring someone driving through the red light, both are illegal and both are dangerous to other people... (althpuoh those are the rules in the netherlands, i'm not 100% sure they are exactly the same in germany)
Yea we had some annoying wasps too, all darn dayalpharomeo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:59 pmGreat photo's Zonan...you were a bit closer than I was, but I wanted to avoid the "crowd " at the fence line. No Covid risk but a lot of angry wasps
The inner fence is quite a joke, the only parts where they put that, was at the parts where there is already a hedge
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Hi Zonan
Usual quality set
You're wasting your time expecting some people to behave sensibly
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Usual quality set
You're wasting your time expecting some people to behave sensibly
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
here are mine
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522 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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569 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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531 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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534 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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536 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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682 by joey gastel, on Flickr
7:676 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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628 by joey gastel, on Flickr
9:
275 by joey gastel, on Flickr
10:
260 by joey gastel, on Flickr
11:
31+05 by joey gastel, on Flickr
12:
30+54 by joey gastel, on Flickr
13:
679 by joey gastel, on Flickr
1:
522 by joey gastel, on Flickr
2:
569 by joey gastel, on Flickr
3:
531 by joey gastel, on Flickr
4:
534 by joey gastel, on Flickr
5:
536 by joey gastel, on Flickr
6:
682 by joey gastel, on Flickr
7:676 by joey gastel, on Flickr
8:
628 by joey gastel, on Flickr
9:
275 by joey gastel, on Flickr
10:
260 by joey gastel, on Flickr
11:
31+05 by joey gastel, on Flickr
12:
30+54 by joey gastel, on Flickr
13:
679 by joey gastel, on Flickr
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
@Zonan - I did not call YOU selfish - sorry if you got the impression from my comment. I will refrain from any more OT comments.
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Looks like an amazing day and some great images.
Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Who's thread is this?
Zonan great set of images really enjoyed viewing them.
Fink123 again great images but should have been posted as a separate topic and not tagged onto Zonans.
All the best
Andy
Zonan great set of images really enjoyed viewing them.
Fink123 again great images but should have been posted as a separate topic and not tagged onto Zonans.
All the best
Andy
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
Hi Zonan, great set of photos there, many thanks for sharing these,
Rob
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Re: Nörvenich 17-08-2020 Israeli Invasion
[quote=paddyboy post_id=1214449 time=1597813638 user_id=6325
You're wasting your time expecting some people to behave sensibly
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Absolutely Paddy! Maybe it's me age? These days I just can't be arsed with deployments anymore, they're too crowdy now and there are too many idiots who spoil it.
You're wasting your time expecting some people to behave sensibly
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Absolutely Paddy! Maybe it's me age? These days I just can't be arsed with deployments anymore, they're too crowdy now and there are too many idiots who spoil it.
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