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Red Flag 0903

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Just got back from Nellis, spent a couple of days over there last week during the last week of a special 3 week Red Flag. The only special about it was that is lasted an other week. The first two weeks were a regular flag, the last week was an air to ground special so all the airdefence aircraft had already left in favour of some A-10's which only participated the third week.
Unfortunately no media days this time and photographing was difficult because of the early launches and recouveries, the weather was sunny but with heavy winds gusting upto 40 mph it was quite a challange to get the aircraft in the middle of my lens.
Here are the first results,starting with my main reason for going, Aussie F-111's, all taken with Canon (1.3) and a 700mm lens (500+1.4). Hope you enjoy them.

Grtz,


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We had some great launches at the end of the day, locals were taking off with heavy ordinance and some banked quite nicely at gate 8. Some even returned with a lot of ordinance left.

Grtz,

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Re: Red Flag 0903

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Really nice pics, love the Australians!!
too bad there weren't media days.
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I always enjoy the agressors, although not participating anymore at RF, they made two sorties a day most of the time two F-15's and six F-16's. I think F-15 "38" is a new one, haven't seen that one before

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Nice pics guys! Toppie!
Greetz,

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Great pics :thumb: :clap: .
Kind regards

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Re: Red Flag 0903

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Nice to see these great shots from the other part of the Atlantic.
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What an amazing sharp shots, thank you for sharing your experience. Please do not hesitate to place more of your photo’s

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Jeezzzz, what can ik say? Love the Aardvarks, very nice angles! Ordenance shots are superb, and local aggressors.. Tja, just awesome. That camo somehow kicks ass bigtime! You kust know your the bad guy with those colors..
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Thanks for all the nice comments, here are some of the "electronic" planes. The big birds took off just before sunset, unfortunately the jets just after.

Grtz,

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Some more flag players including several guard Hogs.

Grtz,

Hans

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I like your style of photographing. I have printed some of your photo's on A4, great quality.

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Re: Red Flag 0903

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Nice photobucket signs :S
YOU DON'T NEED WHITE LENSES IF YOU GOT A WHITE CAMERA.
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Yes it is a pitty that those nice pictures have been removed, maybe tomcat01 has some more to show?
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Re: Red Flag 0903

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Out of diskspace at Photobucket.. So he's looking for new or taking a supscription or deleting older topic photos or something like that.. We want our pictures back Hans, it's killing to see just these stupid signs, knowing there is some great shot underneath.. Please give us more hogs, vipers (Agressors Yeehaaa! :D ) raptors, eagles, ravens, ants, dogs, cats, mice, sharks etc.. :cry:
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