Superbase Meiringen

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Superbase Meiringen

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Hi all,

Spent a few days at the fabulous base at Meiringen in Switzerland to get some photos of the AXALP participants. Luckily there was a contingent of F-5 Tigers based to play with the Hornets.

A great place for aviation photography with no fences to contend with and a fantastic mountain backdrop.

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Wonderful stuff mate!
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Excellent set Ian... :clap:

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Excellent shots,
love the feeling in no.1
ver very nice :D
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Super Ian
Some lovely images here.
like the helos alot too
Added bonus of early snow fall too :cool:
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Excellent shots. Love the second Cougar shot. :clap:

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Lovely set of shots. Meiringen is wonderful for access and backgrounds especially with the snow and the Autums colours. It's really hard to pick a specific shot as they are all spot-on but 2, 3 5 and 11 just have that something extra. :clap: :clap: :clap:

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Lovley stuff :clap: Nice to see some markings appearing on the Hornets; looks like each Staffel's getting a special, and never knew the team had their own Porter - very smart!!!
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Excellent stuff! :clap: Love the first shot! Very moody! :clap:

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WOW :clap: Stunning shots Ian, back drops just don't come any better than that :clap:
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A lovely set of shots Ian, the back drops are stunning!

Definitely a place to add on the "to do list."

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Love seeing photos from this place and these are all superb.

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I agree on everything you've said about the base and you've come away with some stunning shots here.
Awesome place.
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Great shots, absolutely love the landing Hornet ( from the port side ) and the PC-6 climbing away! :clap: Must give AXALP a visit myself some time in the near future!

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Some very good shots in here! Must spend some more time at the base next visit.
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Fantastic set, looks like a great place to go.
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Wow, the first one almost brought tears to my eyes :P

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Quality stuff Ian. The Puma with "streamers" is especially nice. :clap:

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AWESOME set Ian!

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Excellent set. First and last are superb. :clap:

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What a lovely set; the first in particular deserves an award.
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Great quality,Ian.The standout shot for me is the four F-5's in line astern, in the gloom

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Well, thank you for sharing those. Breath taking scenery and stunning shots

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Outstanding set of photos Ian! Love the clarity and compositions!

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Superb set Ian :smile:

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