Mil trip down the Med (Deci, Orange, Istres + more)

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Mil trip down the Med (Deci, Orange, Istres + more)

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Hi folks,

As some of you have maybe read in the "Spotting Europe" section, I'd been down the Mediteranean in October to get myself another proper dose of fighter violence and wokka action while the sun was still shining overthere. This all coincided with the STAREX'09 exercise at Deci, what off course was the main goal of it all.

The taxi down south
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If you look closely, you can even see Meiringen in a distance
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Caribinieri at Elmas
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Sundays swim into the ocean got cancelled due to this rather rare bird :bonk:
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Finally bagged them.....!! :happy:
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And off course the 15's were there as well! :D
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But then the sun moved behind a thick layer of clouds...luckily the only ones I faced during the trip.
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Overshoots
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Additional arrival to boost up the 37 Stormo fleet
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Afternoon arrivals
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5 Stormo was present as well!
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As well was Ghedi with their Tornado's
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Tuesday's take-offs
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Two ship Ra'ams
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Arrivals from the other end
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Another Ra'am
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Ghibli
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Sufa
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You can hear'm thinking... "What the heck!!"??! ...all those white lenses pointed right at'm! :))
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On departure from Cagliari-Elmas...certainly not the best shot of the trip, but I liked the angle
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But flying straight forth and back, from one airport to another, is old-skool....especially when one has more days left to spend! :mrgreen:
In these current days of Ryanair, Easyjet and you name whatever cheap-xxx airline you can find, it is tempting and hard not to fly via back via another airport. I decided to take advantage of the other destinations Ryanair offered from Cagliari and ended up at Marseille-Provence for a stopover of 3,5 days.

Dash8-Q400MR
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And off course a bunch of flying boats
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Thats it for now....more of France will follow shortly, but first it's time for a nap! :zzzz:

I hope you liked them sofar! :wink:

Best regards.
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Nice shots !
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Sjoerd, very nice shots! Great trip we had!

@Crizz.. yes they all were made from the outside :)
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Nice shots there mate!

Well done! :)
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ok.. 2 more from me :D

F-16I Sufa
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F-16I Sufa
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Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the 2 aircraft? The first one has some kind of dish just in front of the tail section.. the second one doesn't have the dish..

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Thanks for the comments guys! :)

@ Crizz, these shots are all from the outside. Some shots (mainly towards the base) are a bit cropped though, but all in all 300-400mm is quite sufficient from the outside. The main concern is/was...don't get in trouble with the law-enforcement. I heared from some guys that the Israeli's got a bit jumpy on the third day and law enforcers politely asked to keep out of sight of the base to avoid further problems.

@ Brian. What kind of processing did you do with your shots? Somewhat arty-farty-sketchy, but I do like the first one. Can't help you with your request though.

Here's another one, from Cagliari port where the ITN Guiseppe Garibaldi (551) was moored.
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More to follow soon from France (Orange, Valence, Istres & Nimes).

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Hi folks,

The problems with photobucket are over now (changed to flickr instead)! Time for some French hardware :!!!:

Moody moon shot to start with @ Orange
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Shots along the fence are no problem here
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Some shots from the tower balcony at Valence
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Even better with the sun out!
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Visit at Nimes-Garons at the Securite Civile
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And a teaser from Istres
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That's it for now....I hope you still like'm! :mrgreen:

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DCC coded Puma is a good one. Nice light, great background, good angle and some prop blur, well done Sjoerd :wink:
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Thijs wrote:DCC coded Puma is a good one. Nice light, great background, good angle and some prop blur, well done Sjoerd :wink:
Thanks Thijs...the oppurtunities were great at Valence!

Here's another one of the same
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On with Istres...this is near spot 5 (northern approach). PC-7 low approach.
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It seems their still not used to photographers up here! :lol:
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Local CEV aircraft
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Early morning take-off near spot 2 (eastside)
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Mirage 2000D keeping it low
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Fennec departure
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Very Very nice Sjoerd! thanx for sharing :cheers:
greetzz. Jos FISHER01 K.™

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