In the afternoon there was no activity on the base, only some passing fighters and a trauma heli.
Unfortunally the A-4's did not fly at all.
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Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
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Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
20-07 I visited Jever to shoot some phantoms. In the moring the 2 QRA's left followed by 4 other phantoms.
In the afternoon there was no activity on the base, only some passing fighters and a trauma heli.
Unfortunally the A-4's did not fly at all.
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hope you like them (comments are always welcome)
In the afternoon there was no activity on the base, only some passing fighters and a trauma heli.
Unfortunally the A-4's did not fly at all.
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hope you like them (comments are always welcome)
John
Re: Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
I think you mean Wittmund!!
Because Jever is flying with the Tornado.
But still a beautifull plane....we are gone miss them...
Grtz Henk
Because Jever is flying with the Tornado.
But still a beautifull plane....we are gone miss them...
Grtz Henk
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Re: Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
Nope, it was 100% Jever, JG71 is relocated at Jever due to maintenance at Wittmund.
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Jever has no flying units, so they are not flying with tornado's. Normally most F-4F's and Tornado's that fly to Jever never leave because they are scrapped (accept for the ones that come there for maintenance).
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Jever has no flying units, so they are not flying with tornado's. Normally most F-4F's and Tornado's that fly to Jever never leave because they are scrapped (accept for the ones that come there for maintenance).
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Re: Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
Henk,MISOS wrote:I think you mean Wittmund!!
Because Jever is flying with the Tornado.
But still a beautifull plane....we are gone miss them...
Grtz Henk
Jever is NOT flying tornado's the base is a scrapping base these days (for some years now).
The F4F are on Jever because of runway repairs.
grtz Jeroen
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Re: Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
thnx,
was planning to visit Wittmund for some F4's......would have been a quiet day
I have totally missed the info about the runway repairs.
Grtz Henk
was planning to visit Wittmund for some F4's......would have been a quiet day
I have totally missed the info about the runway repairs.
Grtz Henk
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Re: Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
Nice pictures. But I see that they fly with their refueling receptable open..... Not a common sight I believe.
Robert
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Re: Jever AB, Germany 20-07-2011 (MIL)
I agree, very nice!
As a matter of fact F-4s most of the time land with their refuelling receptacles open
Regards,
Gerard
As a matter of fact F-4s most of the time land with their refuelling receptacles open
Regards,
Gerard
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German F-4F's land with their receptable open to vent the fuel lines upon touch down. Normally, F-4's vent the fuel overpressure from the rear of the plane, spraying fuel fumes over the parachute. While at the TLP, a Luftwaffe pilot told me that this was not only bad for the chutes but also bad for the crews handling the chutes so the Luftwaffe changed their procedures to land with the refueling receptable open as an alternatve venting mechanism.Robert wrote:Nice pictures. But I see that they fly with their refueling receptable open..... Not a common sight I believe.
If you look at the landing shots of QF-4s or old photos of USAF / USN / USMC F-4s, you won't see them with their receptable open. The same with HAF and THK Phantoms - so it really seems to be a specific Luftwaffe procedure.
