KNZY/NAS North Island summer 2021 MIL

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KNZY/NAS North Island summer 2021 MIL

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Indian Navy MH-60R Slightly different sensor layout from US Navy, compare with next photo


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not dead yet


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another one that just keeps flying


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I'm guessing this was a delivery lfight, because the tower asked the pilots if they knew where they were going after they landed


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F-35s weren't the only ones in town for CQ
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Re: KNZY/NAS North Island summer 2021 MIL

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Nice catch!
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KC-130T--ex-USAF, ex-USMC, currently with USN VR-55


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Ex-side 281, renumbered and repainted to replace BUNO 167100, lost last March. I would love to see this beautiful bird in a steep bank to see the top of the wings and get a better look at the horizontal stabs, but she has been very shy since last Friday when I got the shot. The starboard side speed brake reads "Marines," and they even went to the trouble of painting up a special travel pod.
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Mostly birds in town for carrier quals, plus some locals

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Backseater has rank FLTLT, probably RAAF secondment



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CO bird and NO color!!!! It's not even side number 401.



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Commodore bird and STILL no color.



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So so very many Goshawks



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First time seeing 169446 out here




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Re: KNZY/NAS North Island summer 2021 MIL

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Cool shots, great set. Your angle on 169029 is a rare instance where I think the F-35 actually looks good..!

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Key wrote: 06 Sep 2021, 23:58 Cool shots, great set. Your angle on 169029 is a rare instance where I think the F-35 actually looks good..!

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Glad to see you like them. My preferred F-35 views are with as much burner flame and/or vapor as possible. VFA-125 actually did a bang up job with their F-35 demo at Lemoore a few years ago, and the USAF F-35 demo isn't too bad either.
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Re: KNZY/NAS North Island summer 2021 MIL

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SBGrad wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 00:32My preferred F-35 views are with as much burner flame and/or vapor as possible.
Those our probably the preferred views for any of us for any afterburning plane. :mrgreen:
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