This was my first trip overseas post covid & it was well worth the wait. This was a organised spotters day ran by the Turkish Air Force for the Anatolian Eagle exercise held at Konya in Turkey. Perhaps the exercise should've been named Anatolian Falcon due to the amount of F-16's in attendance, mostly from Turkey but also from Jordan & Pakistan as well. Also in attendance were the RAF with 3 Typhoons, a NATO E-3A & the Azerbaijan air force with 2 gorgeous Su-25's. Sadly they only flew a single mission in the late morning but everything went up & then returned. However in the afternoon we were treated to an insane display from Solo Turk as well as a departure & a few missed approaches from a couple of Turkish F-4's. After they were done we were taken to the edge of the runway to watch a few F-16 departures, & a few insane passes from an F-16 as well, shame the light had gone by then though. Anyway, enough writing, on with the pictures:
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Turkish CN-235 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Bayraktar Akinci by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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NATO E-3A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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NATO E-3A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Bayraktar Akinci by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Stars NF-5 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force AS532 Cougar by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan Air Force C-130E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Pakistan Air Force C-130E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr
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Anatolian Eagle 2022
Anatolian Eagle 2022
Dan,
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Really nice set of photos! Looks like an awesome day. Did you need to sign up with the Turkish Air Force to get on this, or just look out for an advertisement?
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Thanks Coanda, I went with an organised tour group who sorted all that out, but we did have to fill in a form & provide a photo to them, simple enough to do though
Dan,
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OK, thanks, I think I'll put this on the list of things to do!
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These are awesome! An Azerbaijani S-25...
Great variety of aircraft and great photo quality too. Especially I think the F-4s. Not many places left to see them now.
Great variety of aircraft and great photo quality too. Especially I think the F-4s. Not many places left to see them now.
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Nice set of pics and worth it for the SU25's alone. Drone pics are nice as well, but let's hope that doesn't become the norm in future years.
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Those SU25s ? WOW, great set of photos...
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Great set, but do love the SU-25s
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Very nice overview of the day and beautifully captured. I also enjoyed it myself it was a perfectly organized spotters day
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Superb Photo's & facilities. Packed full of rarely seen aircraft in great conditions!
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