Spotting- KNTU NAS Oceana

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AndyMedic
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Post by AndyMedic » Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:14 pm

Got out to Oceana for a few today to catch some of the French Navy Rafales.

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Post by AndyMedic » Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:13 am

Had a busy day spoting today with the french navy in town and plenty of CAGS in the air as well as a missle ex going on with Phoenix Air.

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Phoenix Air Grumman aircraft for launching targets.

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VFA-37 CAG jet returning from a training mission. Anyone know what the names on the stabs are for?

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Rafale M returning from its morning training mission.

ImageIMG_8175 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

VFA-131 with their new superhornets

ImageIMG_8248 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

VFA-106 F/A-18D

ImageIMG_8326 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

VFA-213 Superhornet with lots of mission markings still painted on the nose.

ImageIMG_8347 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

VFA-31, Best looking CAG jet at Oceana.

ImageIMG_8446 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

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VAW-124 bouncing at Fentress

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ImageIMG_8849 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

VFA-87

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French Navy Rafale M's practicing for carrier landings onboard CVN77 at NALF Fentress
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Post by corgidriver31 » Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:01 pm

can i ask where you were when you shot these? And what you used as far as lens? We've normally sat at the turnaround, but some of these look like you were on the base? Nice work!
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Post by AndyMedic » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:32 am

THe up close were on the field. The other shots were taken from the approach end of 23
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Post by kalamazookid » Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:36 pm

Awesome pics! I love the high-vis Hornet from VFA-37 "Ragin' Bulls."
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Post by AndyMedic » Wed May 16, 2018 12:42 pm

More French stuff. E-2C

ImageIMG_8973 by Andy Backowski, on Flickr

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