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Evening all,

Here's my take on a decent few days in Greece last week. A couple of days sampling my first taste of fast jets at low level followed by the Spottersday at Andravida, which, despite a few frustrations, was very good overall.

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 010 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon | 028 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 018 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 012 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 13 | Aeronavale | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 7 | Aeronavale | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 004 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 008 | Hellenic Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 1018 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 312 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet | C.15-83/46-11 | Spanish Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet | C.15-82/46-10 | Spanish Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | 1605 | Romanian Air Force | Greece | 08/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | 1605 | Romanian Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon | 1616 | Romanian Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 063 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 069 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale EQ | QA220 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale EQ | QA219 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale DQ | QA204 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale EQ | QA213 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 13 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 34 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 7 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 006 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 005 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Mirage 2000-5 | 550 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Mirage 2000BG | 509 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Mirage 2000-5 | 555 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Mirage 2000-5 | 554 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | 508 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale EG | 418 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale DG | 402 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 018 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 313 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 121 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01530 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01503 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 013 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 001 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon T3 | 1020 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Eurofighter Typhoon F2 | 8013 | Royal Saudi Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 71760 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F-4E AUP Phantom II | 01522 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 050 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A+ Hornet | C.15-83/46-11 | Spanish Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 17 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale M | 20 | Aeronavale | Andravida | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Dassault Rafale EQ | QA210 | Qatari Emiri Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon | 128 | Hellenic Air Force | Andravida AB | 10/04/24 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

Thanks for looking, hope they were of interest

Cheers,

Shaun

Well they have to be some of the best shots posted on here…ever. Sharp, perfect colour balance and exposure, brilliant composition, you get the feeling that you could jump into the picture and bebb can part of it .

Cracking set of pics, thanks for posting.

Brilliant set! As Thunder said above, those low level shots are awesome and you feel as though you could almost touch the aircraft. You have panning off to a fine art. Now if only sound could accompany them............

Thanks all, some very kind words there, much appreciated

Excellent pictures ! thanks for sharing !

Really nice mate! Out of interest, how many people do you reckon were there for the 1st spotters day?

Stunning set of shots Shaun! Really really nice. Thanks for posting.

The low level looks awesome

Cracking shots in super light

Charles022 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:17 am

Really nice mate! Out of interest, how many people do you reckon were there for the 1st spotters day?

Around 500 (Based on 5 coaches each making two trips to shuttle us all back from the far side to the Tower side at lunchtime).

Fantastic, Shaun!!!

Wow! Those are amazing shots. Thanks for sharing!

nice set especially the spainisf F18 and Romanian F16s

Terrific set of images.

An excellent set. Are the low level vantage points easy(ish) to access or do you need to be a mountain goat?

Great shots ... Shame I could notget there

Top panning . Superb images .

Brilliant Shaun, love your photos!

Thanks again all, much appreciated

Charles022 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:17 am

Really nice mate! Out of interest, how many people do you reckon were there for the 1st spotters day?

The above estimate of 500 seems.about right. Many were commenting on how much busier it was than previous years, which explains why it took us so long to get in....

You must have had a great time in Greece . Nice low level shots and an amazing spotterday experience .

Althoug around 500 spotters is a bit too much I think. I heard there was not enough space for everyone on the first row.