Tucson Intl Airport (KTUS/TUS) - 2012 MIL

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Tucson Intl Airport (KTUS/TUS) - 2012 MIL

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LOG: 20-03-2012

Visitors:
93-00698 RC-12P US Army o/s

Locals:
F-16AM/BM* 148th FS/RNlAF: AZ
J-019, 145, 208*, 366, 368*, 882*,

F-16CM/DM* 152nd FS: AZ
87-0361,
88-0156*, 0417, 427
89-2002, 2091, 2117, 2123, 2135, 2155*, 2156*, 2163*,
90-0708, 0713, 0720, 0741, 0785*,

F-16C/D* 195th FS: AZ
83-1180*,
84-1215, 1216, 1275, 1284, 1294, 1324*, 1325*, 1326*, 1391
85-1407,

F-16C/D* AATC: AT
86-0212, 0240, 0241
88-0530

Upon arrival at around 0800lt, the first wave arrived and the second wave departed. Wauw! We placed ourselves at the parking spot right of the tower at 32.124920°, -110.943920°. According some locals the FBO at the end of this parking did not like photographers in front of its door, so we stayed here. Take-offs were oke in the morning, some heatwaves when the vipers were stationary. Taxiing Vipers were very good at this spot. However, the sun is very quickly in your face, so we moved to the parking next to a hangar at 32.126062°, -110.944288°. here, on some steps you will be able to shoot over the fence. As the were landing to the south, the vipers taxied along the taxiway close to this spot around the runway to their checkpoint. Very nice! Sometimes, when this taxiway was blocked by Cessnas, they used the runway.

They fly very early till around 1200 and between 1400 and 1500lt.
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Re: Tucson Intl Airport (KTUS/TUS) - 2012 MIL

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August 27th arrival: NAF40 from Eindhoven.
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