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Had no choice getting up early when I was visiting KAF as the bloody Dutch F-16s would head out at first light in full afterburner. The compound where we were staying was the Dept of State compound just over the round from there the Mi-26 usually parks, same place where all the Hueys are 
Will see what other pics I can find.
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Will see what other pics I can find.
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SHJ - I went down and spoke to the crews flying it and they said they were there doing geological surveys of some sort for the Afghan Govt looking for mineral deposits etc. That was backed up by the news reports I saw also.
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Agreed - you get paid to do this ?
Best job on the planet if so.
Superb pictures. Thx for sharing - love the inverted T-38 shot - the area ruled fuse almost gives the aircraft a feminine form wearing a dress (personal note: must stop taking those red pills)
The self portrait (and low level inverted shot) - what aircraft was that ?
I'm thinking Tornado but this doesn't seem quite right from the mirror shot looking back.
Mirage perhaps ?
Best job on the planet if so.
Superb pictures. Thx for sharing - love the inverted T-38 shot - the area ruled fuse almost gives the aircraft a feminine form wearing a dress (personal note: must stop taking those red pills)
The self portrait (and low level inverted shot) - what aircraft was that ?
I'm thinking Tornado but this doesn't seem quite right from the mirror shot looking back.
Mirage perhaps ?
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Think the 'rear gunner' on the Chinook is my fave, followed by the Chinook and Howitzer(or wotever it is
) Both have got 'something'
) Both have got 'something'
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621Andy - On those trips I was using a Canon EOS 1DS MKII but have recently upgraded to the 1DS MK 3 and its an awesome camera
Also the Chinook rear gunner shot you like was sitting on the back ramp of an Australian Army 5 AVN Regt Chinook. We were coming back from TK to KAF and it was awesome.
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Also the Chinook rear gunner shot you like was sitting on the back ramp of an Australian Army 5 AVN Regt Chinook. We were coming back from TK to KAF and it was awesome.
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Kluge - I think the shot you are referring to is a flight I did where I got to fly in the front seat of the Mirage 2000-5 with Dassault Test Pilot Claude Martin in the back seat. That was right at the end of the day during Day 2 of the Paris Airshow a few years back. Thats the Le Bourget runway you see.
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Orange Jam
When Liz 1 locked up Mary in the tower her jailer was extremely protestant in his views and considered luxeries such as jam to be unecessary and ungodly. Mary had developed a taste for a bitter orange jam (during her time in spain) and this was sent to her as a medicine. The unsophisticated palate of her captors thought that the stuff was disgusting and was for Ma'ams Malady - hence Marmalade.
Hope that helps (I've waited years for someone to ask that question)
Hope that helps (I've waited years for someone to ask that question)
Hi Ned,
What more can I say? incredible shots!! goodness knows how you can frame the subject so quick.
One question, on the first pic of the Apaches, where is that? is it West Virginia/Appalachians?
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What more can I say? incredible shots!! goodness knows how you can frame the subject so quick.
One question, on the first pic of the Apaches, where is that? is it West Virginia/Appalachians?
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Ned,
Simply outstanding. The way you talk about the F16s at early o'clock brings me right back to KAF. My pics (via a Dutch Combat Camera Photog who was working with us) are ground based but, like yours, it showed me how important composition is rather than point and shoot.
However, pointing and shooting got me a couple of good ones when I flew with the Reds. All luck!
Simply outstanding. The way you talk about the F16s at early o'clock brings me right back to KAF. My pics (via a Dutch Combat Camera Photog who was working with us) are ground based but, like yours, it showed me how important composition is rather than point and shoot.
However, pointing and shooting got me a couple of good ones when I flew with the Reds. All luck!