P-8A 167955 VX-1 sunset @ RAF Waddington

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P-8A 167955 VX-1 sunset @ RAF Waddington

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Arriving late in the day for Waddington Airshow was this VX-1 P-8A. Nice to see the under wing hard points fitted as well.

ImageP-8A 167955 RAF Waddington 1 by finband76, on Flickr

ImageP-8A 167955 RAF Waddington 2 by finband76, on Flickr

ImageP-8A 167955 RAF Waddington 3 by finband76, on Flickr

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Head on shot is pukka!
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Excellent shots, the second has to be a POTW candidate. :clap: :cool:

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Outstanding :clap:
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Russ wrote:Excellent shots, the second has to be a POTW candidate. :clap: :cool:


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Another one for the second shot - very nice :clap:

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Great shooting, 2nd is lovely... :clap:

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That 2nd shot... lovely :clap:

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Head on shot is brilliant :clap:

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how did you manage to get to both ends of the runway?
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Head on shot is superb :clap: :clap:
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The second shot is beautiful! :clap:

adamp89 wrote:how did you manage to get to both ends of the runway?


It's still the 20 end, it just backtracked!

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Head on is fantastic, lights leading up the subject, all three shots are solid with an awesome pink sky. :clap:

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Hi,

Got to agree with the other comments, that second shot is gorgeous.

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Excellent, I admire your patience. Did you wait or did you manage to shoot back up in time to catch it?

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Brilliant shots, second shot is brilliant!
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Lovely shots, thanks for sharing those. :rock: :rock:

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Head on is so good.

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