Japan Tour 2010

[P.Terlouw]

34. Misawa


35. Matsushima


36. Iruma


37. Hyakuri (detail shot)


38. Hyakuri (another detail shot)

[L.M.B.]

Peter, your pictures really stand out here!

Here some more of mine.

Kanoya:

[L.M.B.]

Despite the lack of sunshine, some pics taken at Akeno turned out allright:

[L.M.B.]

1) U-4 and a little moon at Iruma:



2) CH-47 taking off from Iruma:



3) ... soon followed by a C-1:



4, 5 and 6) Agressors starting a late afternoon sortie at Nyuta Airbase:







6) F-15DJ landing at Nyuta:



7) Gifu test F-4EJ landing:

[Stefan]

Near Gifu:

BRILLIANT picture Stefan.

This one sums up for me what a visit to Japan is like ; absolute chaos in traffic, buildings, roads, language and people but if you get through it the reward (in the background) ... great photo opportunities of a fantastic Air Force, Army and Navy .... sorry for getting philosofical & emotional.

Thanks! It was not my first time over there, but the country keeps me interested (because of all the aspects you mention).

Regards,
Stefan

[Hans Rolink]

Iwakuni 14 april 2010

EOS400D 70-200 F4 L

Nice and crisp, Jutter! I am sure Iwakuni will attract more photographers as the new runway has been completed, especially on a day with a southerly wind.

[P.Terlouw]

Besides the operational aircraft we also visited some museums located near the airfields. Here some impressions

39. Gifu


40. Gifu


41. Kanoya


42. Kanoya


43. Hamamatsu


44. Hamamatsu


45. Hamamatsu


46. Hamamatsu

[Jutter]

Nog wat plaatjes van Atsugi


YS-11 baan 19 in het ochtendzonnetje. We kwamen net aan en moesten nog de juiste positie inemen. We stonden nog iets te dicht bij, maar het geeft wel een plaat via een andere invalshoek.


Een onverwachte bezoeker voor ons UC-35D


Deze Orion ging er uit vlak voor de XP-1


We hadden 'm al zien vertrekken en hoopten dat ie niet naar Gifu ging.


Zaterdag de P-1 op de achtergrond vloog niet. Maandag stond ie tussen de p-3's maar weer geen geluk.


Het nieuwe (sport)park in de landing baan 01. Perfect voor de ochtend. Geen last van verkeer, parkeerterrein en sanitair aanwezig.


Op zaterdag kwamen twee Hunters binnen zetten. Beetje raar op Atsugi maar wel leuk. Jammergenoeg trok er net een wolkendek over.
Groeten Menno

[Key]

Ehm... English please. But great photos by all - again!

Erik

[Flygvapnet_Viggen]

Very nice photos here indeed!!! A great trip and stunning results. Especially the ones from P Terlouw and Arnold!
For padidiver, I would suggest to check either your photobucket account and upload pics in smaller sizes so that you avoid compression or work a bit more with post-processing like colour levels (they all look rather red) and sharpness...
But for all you I appreciate the variety of compositions here! Not just some standard side on shots, but real photos!

Greetings
Corné Uittenbogaard

[P.Terlouw]

Very nice photos here indeed!!! A great trip and stunning results. Especially the ones from P Terlouw and Arnold!

Thank you for your comments! It was indeed a great trip and the photographic opportunities in Japan are great.

47. Aggressor line up at Nyuta


48. the beautiful US-1 taxi out from the flightline

[P.Terlouw]

some close-ups taken at the wonderful base Nyutabaru

49. Eagle in take off


50. Pair of F-4EJ Kai


51. Landing

[Lifeliner 3]

Magnificent pictures by all! I´m also looking back at a great trip, with lots of good memories.

Haven´t had the time yet to go through all of my pictures (100+ Gb) properly. But many seem familiair - the images of Menno and Hans show that you´ll always miss out on something (just because you can only be at one place at a time...).

Regards,
Leonard

[Jutter]

Here some more Hyakuri shots, but now in the late (Japanese) afternoon.









Menno

[RogerS]

Besides the operational aircraft we also visited some museums located near the airfields. Here some impressions

I know that at least 1 (and maybe as much as 3) Japanese Navy TBM 3 Avenger is preserved as a gate guard in Japan. But I have no clue of its location, other than ön a (Navy?) helicopter field. Was this TBM ever seen (and photographed)during a trip?

BW Roger