Air to Air with the Luftwaffe F-4F Phantoms

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Air to Air with the Luftwaffe F-4F Phantoms

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hellow & a happy and safe flying 2013 to all!

In recent years our Aviation PhotoCrew has been very lucky and priviledge to fly several photomissions with the iconic German Phantoms. Unfortunately the are approaching the end of their active life....only 6 months to go :sad:
The lastest report on our website has a collection of the best photos, I hope the three photos below will please your eyes :wink:

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greetz, Eric
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Very nice. Always enjoy a Phantom shot.
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Missed them last year so I doubt I will see them now! Nice photos.
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Superb, frame 2 has to be photo of the week!

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Stunning, shot 2 is awesome, shows the beautiful lines of the aeroplane perfectly, wonderful post!!!
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Superb as ever, Eric. And the rest of the set on your site is every bit as good.

Happy New Year!

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Picture #2 has to be POTW!
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Wow, Absolutely Amazing!
I do like Shot 1. with the lowered Tail Hooks but Shot 2 is a belter!
Can't wait to see the rest.

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yeah photo 2 is really nice

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The second shot is outatanding. The first is also very good but could have been perfect if the hook of the nearest F.4 wasn't in front of the tail of the other one.

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Superb! No.2 is a cracker :clap:

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must enjoy it ... it's almost finished!
Shame! :sad:

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