SOME SUMMER HOLIDAY PICS FROM GREECE

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SOME SUMMER HOLIDAY PICS FROM GREECE

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Hi All,

This year I spent the summer holiday in Greece with the wife.
Last year it was my turn to choose the place to go so this year she wanted to Greece and picked out some very nice all inclusive resorts in Greece.
Unfortunately for her she didn''t know they were very close to some really nice spotting places.... 8)

So we went out some times to catch some nice birds.

This is what we saw:

We started at Araxos we they started flying at 07:30!

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The A-7's are still going strong and hope they will for some years!

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Also the brand new F-16 Block 52's are based here, which also fly very good!

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I really love those high backs!

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A rare line up which you never will see outside of greece.

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After 50 minutes the A-7's returned. All their missions were exactly this long.

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I was very happy that a lot off TA-7C trainers were noted this day.

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The F-16's were flying very long, this one came back after more than 2 hours!

Our next stop was at Phantom Town Andravida were they also started early.

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To bad the 339 MPK "Aias" don't fly with tailbands, but it still a beautifull plane

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On this tail you can easy read that it belongs to the 338 MPK with their yellow/black tailbands.

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And even from behind in this angle, it still looks nice

Our last paradise was Kalamata, were they only fly in the morning and not on fridays!

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Another nice old bird is this T-2E Buckeye, we noted more than 30 different ones flying this periode.

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Replacing the old T-37 is done by the well know T-6A, which also have a number of stored ones at this base.

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Personal I did'nt find this machine the most photo genic of my favorite Hellenic Air Force.


Hope you like them and all comment are more than welcome.

Our full LOG will follow soon on this messageboard.

Happy Spotting in Greece,

Gips and Girlfriend
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GIPS wrote:The A-7's are still going strong and hope they will for some years!

Our last paradise was Kalamata, were they only fly in the morning and not on fridays!
Weren't the replacements for the Corsairs already ordered :?: I'd love to be proved wrong though... :mrgreen:
Visiting Kalamata can be a dangerous pastime :twisted:

Very nice report Gips! :thumb:

But you may want to change the title somewhat: this caption will probably mostly draw "civil spotters" :mrgreen:
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Hi Gijs,

nice catches indeed !!

Just wondering, is Greece turning spotter-friendly or is there a story behind the pics, especially the taxitrack shots at Araxos?

Regards, Arjen.
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first shot is a nice one.

But mind the horizon.... :(
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He Gijs,

Fantastic shots man,
I see that Nikon rules, what a lens you have, it is a must have thing your 200-400 VR II.

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Hi All,


Thanks for the compliments!
All the shots are taking from outside the base and without any problems...... :D

But I must say that we were very careful and watching around all the time.

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Hi Gijs,

Nice ones!
GIPS wrote:Our last paradise was Kalamata, were they only fly in the morning and not on fridays!
Not on the Fridays you were there apparently. Last year the base was active on a Friday as well.

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Post by Shunn31 »

Very nice pics ;)
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Stefan wrote:Hi Gijs,

Nice ones!
GIPS wrote:Our last paradise was Kalamata, were they only fly in the morning and not on fridays!
Not on the Fridays you were there apparently. Last year the base was active on a Friday as well.

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Or they don't like Friday the 13th!!
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Post by Arjan »

As if holiday planning isn't difficult enough as it is! :( Another place added to the list!

But very nice shots indeed!! :shock:
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Nice to see these "old ladies" still airworthy : Corsair, Rhino, Buckeye... !
Thanks for sharing.

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Post by R. Stalenhoef »

Very nice pictures Gijs, especially considering they were taken from outside. Makes you a real daredevil if you ask me. I guess you must have been extremely lucky as I can't image that you can hide so well that they didn't notice you considering the proximity of your pictures to the airbases.

But again, well done!

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Thanks remco!
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Post by vuurwerkreeshof »

wow very nice stuff you´ve catched there :-E: and nice pics to :worship: Also the background there in Greece is amazing :shock:
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Post by kido66 »

Hi All,
GIPS, personally I don't believe that all the pics are taken from outside because in Araxos and Andravida are taken from the taxiway. (the pilots are close and you can see the grass up in front)
Only in Kalamata are taken from the runway beggining and though outside the base.
I'm curious to see also the shots from Tatoi, Elefsis and Megara, you mentioned GIPS.


Thanks in advance.
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