93rd FS 'MAKOS' in the sunshine

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93rd FS 'MAKOS' in the sunshine

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Really happy to bag these guys during the brief deployment to Lakenheath. It's fair to say that one or two pilots were playing to the gathered masses at the Forestry entrance. Simply awesome breaks into the circuit.

ImageF-16C 88-0405 RAF Lakenheath WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 88-0404 RAF Lakenheath WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 87-0338 RAF Lakenheath WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 87-0287 RAF Lakenheath WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 87-0244 RAF Lakenheath WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-15E 97-0219 RAF Lakenheath WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 85-1487 RAF Lakenheath 2 WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 86-0307 RAF Lakenheath 3 WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 87-0233 RAF Lakenheath 2 WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

ImageF-16C 87-0233 RAF Lakenheath 3 WM by Kevin Bell, on Flickr

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Re: 93rd FS 'MAKOS' in the sunshine

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Nice ones Kevin, especially the last one.
Thanks for sharing.

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Re: 93rd FS 'MAKOS' in the sunshine

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One of the pilots is indeed quite relaxed (487)!
Australian roots?

By the way, still impressed by those big ones at the wingtip.
Why are the big ones at the wingtip, and the little ones under the wings?
It looks like defying gravity. Anyone for the reason?
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Re: 93rd FS 'MAKOS' in the sunshine

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Alpha Kilo One wrote:One of the pilots is indeed quite relaxed (487)!
Australian roots?

By the way, still impressed by those big ones at the wingtip.
Why are the big ones at the wingtip, and the little ones under the wings?
It looks like defying gravity. Anyone for the reason?
The little ones onder the wing are the KITS from the Tactical Combat Training System

The big ones are the AIM-120 AMRAAM: the are supposed to be on the wingtip. The missile on the wingtip gives better aerodynamical performance and some weight on the tips may counteract flutter, but the latter is neglectible
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