Fighter Town Wittmund today

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mudmover
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Fighter Town Wittmund today

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Here is a small selection of what could be seen today at Wittmund. It was a nice day with 8 Hornets flying twice (J-5003/4/9/14/5232/35/36/37); 2 Tornados (45+61/69); a Challenger (12+05); A-4 Skyhawks N262WL and N437FS and 8 Phantoms (37+48/89/93/38+33/42/48/75/89/92) and Bundespolizei Cougar D-HEGC

1. F-4F Phantom 37+92

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2. F-18 Hornet J-5237

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3. A-4 Skyhawks N262WL and N437FS

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4. F-18 Hornet J-5232

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5. Tornado 45+69

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6. F-18 Hornet J-5236

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7. F-4F 38+75 Image

More pictures will follow later.

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Re: Fighter Town Wittmund today

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Great shots, and a great day it was at Wittmund, weather could be a little better in the afternoon though :mrgreen:
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Nice pics, thanks for sharing 'em, always nice to visit, and see shots from, Wittmund!

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Some of mine, same day, almost same place a guess

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we arrived together with the clouds... but just in time for the Challenger...

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and the next visitor, D-HEGC......

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Didn't see a single F-4 taking off... :( luckily all eight F-18's flew, and F-18s in humid dark skies are always nice...
meters-long trails, so typical Hornet...
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and J-5232 returning from a Sidewinder live firing excercise.....

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Re: Fighter Town Wittmund today

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as promised some more pictures of last tuesday

1. F-4F with some extra colours

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2. A very busy day with lots of activity

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3. 2 Hornets on their way to the final checks

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4. Landing A-4 Skyhawk in poor light conditions

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5. Two Hornets operated from the shelter area

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That's all for now, hope you enjoyed the pictures as much as I enjoyed this nice day at Wittmund. The morning gave perfect weather with lots of sun, but in the afternoon, clouds and rain came in, but only after the return of the first wave of 8 Hornets. The guards were very active and send several spotters away from the fence, but the only problem we had was getting on and off the slippery hill.

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Re: Fighter Town Wittmund today

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nice it was, but slippery.
even my son enjoy it. (bloempje)
my pics are almost the same, so i wont post them all.
only the 1 missing tornado and a f/a18
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nice pictures guys, great job :good:
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