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Dutch airforce show day one.

Ferry_vO

Ferry_vO

Retired SOH Administrator
Here are some shots of day one at Volkel airbase:

Early morning arrival of the 'grand old lady' of the KLM, the Douglas DC-2:

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The Viper Team, four BAC Strikemasters:

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Austrian Saab 105:

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The second flying Dutch Hawker Hunter (We already had a two-seater):

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Greek F-16 with CFTs:

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Saab 105 again, after its display:

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Eurofighter Typhoon:

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Turkish stars, flying former Dutch airforce Canadair NF-5's:

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Dutch F-16:

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Our new demo F-16:

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The Hunter again:

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Patrouille de France:

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Spanish E/F-18:

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Spanish Patrulla Aguila (Eagle Patrol) Casa C-101:

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We had to wait all day for this, but it was worth it! :applause:

Avro Vulcan B.2 XH558:

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More to come tomorrow!
 
nice pictures!!!!

looks like you had great weather too:ernae::medals:
 
Great Vulcan shots, the earth must've shaken!
I am a sucker for the Red Arrows.
Were they by far the best at the show, or merely superlative?
 
Thanks for the compliments guys; I'm about to go again for day two, let's see if I can make some more photos. ;)

redriver6 said:
looks like you had great weather too
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It was quite clear most of the day but the wind made it rather chilly.

Great Vulcan shots, the earth must've shaken!
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Not really, it is so overpowered that the pilots hardly have to use the throttle at all. The flying dispaly these days is not nearly as spectacular as it was in the past, but it is still an impressive sight.


Were they by far the best at the show, or merely superlative?
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IMHO they are still the best European display team, but the Frecce Tricolori aren't that far behind. The Arrows' show is very tightly flown, and they almost never leave the public's view which is important to keep people interested.
 
Beautifull photos :applause:

Thanks for taking us along.

I love the Saab 105 & Casa C-101 .... are there any for FS2004 ?

Pete.
 
Ferry,....I truly believe you have a 'magical' eye for photography. It may not be you main line of work,...but it should be!:ernae:
 
Thanks for the great pics Ferry! (Wasn´t able to come, had to work Fr. and Sat.). Great, didn´t know the austrian Saab 105s were there! Rare birds. The Vulcan looks pretty impressive!

Alex
 
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