21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
As some will know I was lucky enough to spend a week with 751 Squadron of the PoAF during the second half of Hot Blade 14, now in its third and final year at Ovar. Again 751 Squadron were fantastic, nothing was too much for them and allowed me a lot of time to get the images. Being a civilian on a military ex had its restrictions, I was confined to flying only with 751 - not that I'm complaining! As with a lot of things not everything went to plan, after we had conducting ground contact training on Tuesday at Sao Jacinto we were sat on the runway when the LH windscreen cracked with a second crack slowly forming as well. The decision was made to route back to Ovar straight and level, after landing safely at Ovar the resulting damage to the screen meant the cab was essentially U/S and ended up being flown straight to Montijo on the Friday. This had a knock on effect sadly, a two ship AW101 Merlin mission on the Wednesday that we would be using to shoot some air to airs was changed to a single cab mission, hey ho! Hopefully the article and photos will be live in mid September, my first written article for a magazine so I'm excited to see it in the print.
During my week there I was lucky enough to fly five 2+ hour missions including an 1v1 evasion sortie against a PoAF F-16AM, something I won't be forgetting anytime soon!
Anyway on with the shots, I hope you've upgraded your internet providings.
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RNLAF Chinook CH-47D by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlin Cockpit by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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201 Squadron Falcões F-16AM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron 'Pumas' EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Belgian Air Force A109BAs by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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PoAF 201 Squadron 'Falcões' F-16AM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Esquadra 751 EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Ride Of Your Life by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Walk Around by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Teamwork by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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UPF Medevac by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW/EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron 'Pumas' EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW/EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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201 Squadron Falcões PoAF F-16BM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Engine by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Wash Down by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RAF Puma HC2s & RNLAF CH-47D by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Focus by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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JTACS by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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UPF Soldier by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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QRF Force by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Bundesheer AB212s by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Tension by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Focused by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Esquadra 751 EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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230 Squadron Puma HC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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HEER UH-1Ds by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Night Vision by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook Refuel by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlins by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Night Mission by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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230 Squadron Puma HC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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HEER UH-1D Huey by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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HEER UH-1D Hueys by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RAF Puma HC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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Lookout by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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HEER UH-1D Huey by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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RNLAF Maintenance Crew by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
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LHP_5101 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
If you got this far then well done
Thanks for looking, C+C welcome.
During my week there I was lucky enough to fly five 2+ hour missions including an 1v1 evasion sortie against a PoAF F-16AM, something I won't be forgetting anytime soon!
Anyway on with the shots, I hope you've upgraded your internet providings.
1.
RNLAF Chinook CH-47D by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
2.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
3.
Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
4.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlin Cockpit by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
5.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
6.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
7.
Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
8.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
9.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
10.
201 Squadron Falcões F-16AM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
11.
751 Squadron 'Pumas' EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
12.
Belgian Air Force A109BAs by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
13.
PoAF 201 Squadron 'Falcões' F-16AM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
14.
Esquadra 751 EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
15.
Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
16.
Ride Of Your Life by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
17.
Walk Around by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
18.
Teamwork by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
19.
UPF Medevac by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
20.
751 Squadron AW/EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
21.
751 Squadron 'Pumas' EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
22.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
23.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
24.
751 Squadron EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
25.
751 Squadron AW/EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
26.
201 Squadron Falcões PoAF F-16BM by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
27.
RNLAF CH-47D Engine by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
28.
Wash Down by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
29.
RAF Puma HC2s & RNLAF CH-47D by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
30.
751 Squadron EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
31.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
32.
Focus by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
33.
JTACS by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
34.
UPF Soldier by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
35.
QRF Force by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
36.
Bundesheer AB212s by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
37.
Tension by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
38.
Focused by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
39.
Esquadra 751 EH101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
40.
230 Squadron Puma HC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
41.
HEER UH-1Ds by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
42.
Night Vision by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
43.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook Refuel by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
44.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlins by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
45.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
46.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
47.
RNLAF CH-47D Chinook by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
48.
751 Squadron AW101 Merlin by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
49.
Night Mission by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
50.
230 Squadron Puma HC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
51.
Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
52.
HEER UH-1D Huey by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
53.
Belgian Air Force A109BA by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
54.
HEER UH-1D Hueys by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
55.
RAF Puma HC2 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
56.
Lookout by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
57.
HEER UH-1D Huey by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
58.
RNLAF Maintenance Crew by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
59.
LHP_5101 by lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr
If you got this far then well done
Thanks for looking, C+C welcome.
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Oh my 15 and 44 stand out, but what a great set - one of the best I have seen
Harry
Harry
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Wow...
sums up my thoughts on this set, some VERY good photos in there.
Dan
sums up my thoughts on this set, some VERY good photos in there.
Dan
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Amazing set Fella.
Night shots are stunning.
Mark.
Night shots are stunning.
Mark.
My flickr pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/markranger/
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
I have been watching these appear in my Fickr thread for the past week.
A fantastic set of photos. Some lovely angles and low light work.
A fantastic set of photos. Some lovely angles and low light work.
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
These are epic, particularly like 41 and 44
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Huey shots are fantastic along with the in cockpit ones. Still can't get over how good the Merlin looks in that camo scheme.
Also nice to see the human side represented with some superb close ups of the crew. Quality set
Also nice to see the human side represented with some superb close ups of the crew. Quality set
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
One of the best posts I have ever seen, extremely well done
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
#46 & #50 for me
6D | 7D | 60D
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
11-16 f/2.8 | 24-105 IS L | 70-300 IS USM | 50 f/1.4 | 100 f/2.8 | 400 f/5.6
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
I don't often comment but simply had to log in and say what a stonkingly great set this is. 44 takes it for me too but some of the crew close-ups are brilliant. Fantastic!!!!
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Some great images there - top job
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
brilliant
Really like the editing
Really like the editing
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
One of the most interesting and varied photo threads I've seen on here this year, well done.
Posting comments on an aviation-related chatroom, are ya? Looks like it an' all...
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Well, you certainly maximised the opportunity afforded to you, these are simply sublime.
Fantastic skill in observing and capturing these.
Excellent pp too, in getting the best from all areas of the images.
Thread shots of the year for me so far.
Fantastic skill in observing and capturing these.
Excellent pp too, in getting the best from all areas of the images.
Thread shots of the year for me so far.
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Thanks everyone for taking the time to leave comments and feedback, as always it's much appreciated
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
I seem to remember having a sex-wee when I saw these on Flickr, absolutely stunning Lloyd, congrats
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
The words "stunning" "brilliant" "imaginative" don't really do these justice. Really, really good photos. Thanks for sharing.
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Real top drawer stuff
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Stunning images, not only in content but really sets the mood.
Love the aircraft shots of course but #19 is a cracker.
Thank you for posting.
Love the aircraft shots of course but #19 is a cracker.
Thank you for posting.
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Solid set Lloyd. Really enjoyed seeing your updates over the last few weeks. Love the crew and PAX photos.
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Dude, you are fantastic photographer. I love your approach to aircraft and to crews...Nice postprocessing as well. Well done!
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Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
Brilliant set of images !!!! I do like the post processing on the shots 34, 37 and 38. They look very much like HDR ???
any tips or pointers to get that lovely dark and moody look ??
Ade
any tips or pointers to get that lovely dark and moody look ??
Ade
Re: 21ST JUL-25TH JUL: Hot Blade 14
These are brilliant. Not just the aircraft, but, as Bartek said, your approach to documenting the people. Really well done.
Anthony.
Anthony.