NAS Whidbey Island (part 1: from the outside)

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NAS Whidbey Island (part 1: from the outside)

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Hi all,

Just reviewing my pictures of a great day at NAS Whidbey Island. The initial basevisit in the morning was postponed to the afternoon. Therefore the sparetime was used for watching the activities from the outside. Although I always thought that changes for nice views where low, but it turned out quiet well. 1,5 Hour resulted in 2 Orions, 2 Growlers, 1 C-9, 9 Prowlers and a C-17 all taking off and some land.

The guards on highway 20:
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The locals:
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And a teaser from the basevisit:
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More to follow later.

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At least one "real" aircraft, love the Orion shot with the "autumn" background.

What kind of equipment did you used? great quality :D
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Thijs wrote:What kind of equipment did you used? great quality :D
:rofl2:
But seriously: great shots, Mel! I come to the conclusion you are now the one to ask about this base. ;)

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ohhhh. nice nice nice. You lucky bastard !
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Nice shots Melchior!
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Re: NAS Whidbey Island (part 1: from the outside)

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Key wrote:
Thijs wrote:What kind of equipment did you used? great quality :D
:rofl2:
But seriously: great shots, Mel! I come to the conclusion you are now the one to ask about this base. ;)

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Where did you take the third shot Melchior? Show us more of this "one call" visit!

Grtz,

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Re: NAS Whidbey Island (part 1: from the outside)

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Thijs wrote:What kind of equipment did you used? great quality :D
Don't you know? my lovely EOS 30 of course 8)
Warthog 71 wrote:Where did you take the third shot Melchior
All images (except the first) were taken from N.Hoffman road, see image below:
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More will follow when I'm back in NL.

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