Anatolian Eagle 2022

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shaggy101
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Anatolian Eagle 2022

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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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ImageTurkish CN-235 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageBayraktar Akinci by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageNATO E-3A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageNATO E-3A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageBayraktar Akinci by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Stars NF-5 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageJordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageJordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageJordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageRAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageRAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageAzerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageJordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageJordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force AS532 Cougar by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageSolo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageSolo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageSolo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageSolo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageSolo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageSolo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan Air Force C-130E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImageTurkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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ImagePakistan Air Force C-130E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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coanda
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022

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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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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022

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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... :-o

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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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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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022

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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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What a great set of images.
Phantoomatastic !
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Superb Photo's & facilities. Packed full of rarely seen aircraft in great conditions!
Absolutely the place to be, but I wasn't! :grimacing: :rolling_eyes:

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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022

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Thanks all, much appreciated.
Dan,

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