Flying with Skyhawks

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KevinJ
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Flying with Skyhawks

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A small selection of images from an airborne encounter with a pair of BAE Systems McDD A-4N Skyhawks of "Dartstaffel 713 Richthofen" flying from Wittmund AB.

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Superb kev.. Particulary like the White one over the sea.. :clap:
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First two are incredible :shock: :worship:
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B-E-A-utiful Kevin :drool: :clap:
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Oh ,worth it that man !! The white A-4
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Stunning set of shots Kev!
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Another vote for the white one. A simply stunning photo. :clap:
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Shots to die for....fantastic!
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Superb set of images, Kev!
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bigcrow wrote:Superb kev.. Particulary like the White one over the sea.

That one stands out for me too, looks like you had a nice day for it :clap:
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Cheers all! I'll throw up some F-4s next.
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A great opportunity well and truly exploited, especially like the white one over the sea, just lovely :cool: :cool:
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All superb images but 2 and 5 really stand out!

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Fantastic shots :clap: :clap:
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Superb!! :drool:
50 Shades of Grey: sounds like a paint chart for modern jets
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Excellent! The first one really stands out for me. :clap:
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kev

words fail me, stunning perhaps would be suitable

robert :clap:
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Excellent photos Kevin - again, it's the white one against that lovely blue background for me. :up:
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First class again Kev and of course a beautiful airframe choice. Another vote for the water. :clap:
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