TLP 2014/1 Albacete, Spain

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RichPittman
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TLP 2014/1 Albacete, Spain

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Hi everyone,
A few photos from the 1st Tactical Leadership Program of the Year.
Participants included

Mirage 2000D French Air Force EC003
Mirage F1CR French Air Force ER02.033 ( Probable last ever TLP for these before retirement)
Tornado German Air Force JBG33
AMX Italian Air Force 32 & 51°St
EF2000 Italian Air Force 4°St
Tornado ECR Italian Air Force 50°St
Tornado IDS Italian Air Force 6°St
F-16AM Portugese Air force ( 1st time participants?)
F-16AM Royal Netherlands Air Force
EF-18M Spanish Air Force Ala12
EF2000 Spanish Air Force Ala11
F-15C/D Unied States Air Force 493FS

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TLP2014-1 (45) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (44) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (43) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (42) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (41) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (40) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (38) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (37) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (36) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

1st Spanish NH90 on the ramp at Airbus Helicopters
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TLP2014-1 (35) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (34) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (33) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (32) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (31) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (30) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (29) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (28) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (27) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (26) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (25) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (24) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (23) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (22) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (21) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (20) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (19) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (18) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (17) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (16) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (15) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (14) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (13) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (12) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (11) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (10) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (9) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (8) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (7) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (6) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (5) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (4) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (3) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (2) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

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TLP2014-1 (1) by Rich Pittman, on Flickr

The Weeks weather wasn't great, the majority of these photos were taken on Thursday.
The mission on Wednesday was cancelled due to the helicopters not being able to provide CSAR capability due to high winds.

Cheers Rich
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Re: TLP 2014/1 Albacete, Spain

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That's excellent! So sad they moved to Spain, it was nice to have it close to home here in Belgium.

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Rich, great shots... thanks

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For sure a two thumbs up picture post. Thanks for posting these.

Cheers,

Jeff

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Re: TLP 2014/1 Albacete, Spain

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Nice work Rich, seems like the 493rd were having fun !

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Re: TLP 2014/1 Albacete, Spain

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Nice post.

Good to see the F.1s still on the go.

Nice catch with the French E-3, didn't realise they had retractable refuelling probes.

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Re: TLP 2014/1 Albacete, Spain

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Niallxg

It isn't retractable, they took them off, and capped it.

BK1

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Binbrook 01 wrote:Niallxg

It isn't retractable, they took them off, and capped it.

BK1


Cheers, BK1. My first thought was that it was removed. Have they removed them from all their E-3s? Seems a strange thing to do given its role, I would have thought the ability to extend endurance would be a key operational consideration.

Niall

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Brilliant shots Rich. Frames 2 and 9 of the F-15C are stonkers, and looking great at 1200px too. :cool:
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Love the old mirages, the eagle climb is a nice shot :clap: :clap:
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Lovely Rich, the 493rd boys look like there were certainly enjoying themselves... :rock:

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