Air-to-Air refueling with F-15E's

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Air-to-Air refueling with F-15E's

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Hi

Back in February I went on a flight with the 351st Air Refuelling Squadron out of Mildenhall, in order to write an article about air refuelling and the unit. The article has now been published in english on our website (http://flymag.dk/nobody-kicks-ass-without-tanker-gas-en/) - also give the magazine a "like" on Facebook ( :up: https://www.facebook.com/flymag.dk :up: ) (mods: I hope this "advertising" is ok - if not let me know and I will remove it).

Here are some images from the flight to wet your appetite

C&C welcome:

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Thanks for looking.

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Superb

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As above - superb :clap:

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Nice Work Soren
Did they serve apple juice on the flight.
Like the WSO giving it some posing with thier arm on the head , getting thier best side.

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Wow, these are fantastic, especially the Eagle loosing off a flare! :drool:

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Wonderful set :clap:
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These are too good :shock:

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Some fantastic shooting there thanks for posting them up :clap: :clap: :clap:
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That is what I call exceptional photography.

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What an opportunity :clap:
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Mmmmmmmm very nice, proper F-15 porn!

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Just wow!
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Beautiful, .....once in a lifetime stuff :smile:

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Thank you for all the kind responses. It was a lot of fun taking the images :biggrin:

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Absolute belters.
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just awesome, 10 top :shock:
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It's going to be hard to beat those images this year on here! Just stunning clarity, love them! Something I can only dream of doing.

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Superb photos. :clap:
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awesome shots.................. :yahoo:
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These are some of the best air-air refueling shots I've seen. Beautiful post-processing as well.

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Great set of pics and jealous as hell of the access that some of you guys get!

What is the pod that 308 is carrying on the centreline?
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ArabJazzie wrote:Great set of pics and jealous as hell of the access that some of you guys get!

What is the pod that 308 is carrying on the centreline?
Arabest,
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I'm not sure what the pod under 308 is, but here is a (slightly blurred :oops: ) close-up of the pod. If anyone can identify it, please do tell :up:

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It's an AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod.

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