Aviano (LIPA) 18-08-2011 MIL (my holiday shots)

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Re: Aviano (LIPA) 18-08-2011 MIL (my holiday shots)

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Nice pictures. These are the first pictures I have seen here where the aircraft are carrying live bombs. Must be s special feeling to witness that.
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Re: Aviano (LIPA) 18-08-2011 MIL (my holiday shots)

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Looks like cluster bombs under number 3. I hope I'm wrong. :shock:

Nothing wrong with the pics. That Prowler is gorgeous!
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Re: Aviano (LIPA) 18-08-2011 MIL (my holiday shots)

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Well, the USA didn't sign the treaty againts cluster bombs (along with others), so I may well be possible.

On-topic: great pics, nice variety and a holiday well spent :)
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Nice pics :)
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Re: Aviano (LIPA) 18-08-2011 MIL (my holiday shots)

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Really good, interesting shots Cris :-)

The white bombs do look like clusterbombs but they could also be used for dropping leaflets.
In OIF they used old Mk129 clusterbombs for that task.
This looks looks like a CBU-97 or LBU-97, cluster or leaflet bomb unit.
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Nice pics Crizz !!! :toppie: specially no. 1 & 5.

What runway did they use and how many mm (incl cropfactor) do you need there?
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departures and landing to the east, see the scramble airfield guide.
MMs would be around 300 for landing, 400 for take-off, I think.
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Very nice pics! :D
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Crizz wrote:
Must be s special feeling to witness that.
Not really to be honest.
ROFLOL!
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VERY nice shot of the Prowler!
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Great to see SW Vipers up close and personal: the times I've seen them they were using the far runway at Nellis or were 'out of bounds' at Eielson... Glad you got them!
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Ciao! a pleasure meeting you!
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Re: Aviano (LIPA) 18-08-2011 MIL (my holiday shots)

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Very nice shots!
On the first pic, the Viper carries bombs AND one AGM-88 HARM!
Qualified to perform simultaneously SEAD and DEAD ?!?!

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