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Colourful Hopsten 2001
Colourful Hopsten 2001
One of my favourite open houses was Hopsten 2001. Of course because of the mighty Phantom but also due to the weatherconditions with bright sunshine and dark thunderstorms. The German Air force presented 7 special painted aircraft!
Sorry for the large amount of scans...
Sorry for the large amount of scans...
Re: Colourful Hopsten 2001
Fantastic selection of front line types, beautifully photographed, and so colourful compared with most aircraft today. Thanks for posting.
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Wow, oh wow!!
What a set Harold, unbelievably good.
Really enjoyed these, thanks for sharing.
Kev
What a set Harold, unbelievably good.
Really enjoyed these, thanks for sharing.
Kev
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Great collection, so rare to see anything painted up so brightly nowadays.
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Fantastic special schemes but even the ordinary ones are great to see...and no need to apologise at all!
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Hi Harold
What a stunning post
Look at some of those schemes
Thanks so much for posting
Paddyboy
What a stunning post
Look at some of those schemes
Thanks so much for posting
Paddyboy
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Re: Colourful Hopsten 2001
Lovely stuff Harold, it was indeed a great show with all three coloured Phantoms together. You must have been fairly close to where I was for the flying, on the blast mounds?
Certainly had to hunker down during those thunder showers, but at least they held flying the specials until the sun came back out!
Great shots.
Certainly had to hunker down during those thunder showers, but at least they held flying the specials until the sun came back out!
Great shots.
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Fabulous set of special schemes, esp the MiG-29. Luftwaffe never seemed short of paint (or man hrs) unlike the RAF!
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Stunning shots! Thanks for sharing them.
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No need to apologise for the large number of scans, these are brilliant and was an event that I wanted to get to. Thank you for sharing these with us.
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Superb set of some Superb aircraft in some great schemes
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Great pictures,love the phantoms,much missed.
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Re: Colourful Hopsten 2001
Please never apologise for posting so many brilliant photogenic and much missed airframes.
A great pleasure to view and many thanks for sharing your super pics
A great pleasure to view and many thanks for sharing your super pics
Best regards, Terry
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