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NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Hi there,

Last wednesday, during my vacation to Florida, USA, I was able to visit NAS Key West. On this Naval base VFC-111 is based, operating around 18 (former Swiss AF) F-5 Tigers including one F-5F. Unfortunately the Sundowners had no missions scheduled during my visit, b'cause they were making preps for a large exercise (against two Navy F-18 Sqn's) next week.

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Hope you'll like 'em!

Regards,

Edwin Schimmel
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Lucky you !! always nice to see those F-5's !!
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Yeeha, i love these! Very nice shots, good compo's.. Sublime painting. Pitty they didn't fly. 8)
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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what a difference from the previous (swiss) colors!

Pity you did'nt see them flying but good catch!

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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Each shot made me go "Daaammmnnn :shock: "



Very nice shots


Also be glad they didnt fly that day.. on a base visit in `93 to Memphis NAS, of all the then based A-4`s i only saw one.. the rest was in the air and didnt return till after we left the base (maybe it was intended :P)
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Hallo Edwin,

Hoe kreeg je het voor elkaar om zo dicht bij de F5E en F5F te komen? Van te voren gebeld of zo?

Groeten,
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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very nice pictures!!! The first clean one really shows the great lines of the Tiger...

and what a beauty the F-5 still is.. one almost forgets the first flight was 50 years and one week ago!

(hope the KLuHF gets a flying NF-5 somewhere in the future...)
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Thanks for the compliments regarding the pics! Visit was arranged a few days prior the visit via a pilot I know within VFC-111. More from this short but nice visit can be seen in the photoreport section on http://www.airforcenews.webs.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Edwin Schimmel

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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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jabshuis wrote:Hallo Edwin
Jan, please mind: English only here... ;)
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Re: NAS Key West / VFC-111 'Sundowners'

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Crizz wrote:Where are the pictures?
Above & on his website (scroll a bit down, you should see them) :wink:

Adios, Hurricane
Groeten,
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