Japan 2016 (last pics added)

Photos of operational aircraft from bases, airports and "spotter" outings
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orion2
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Japan 2016 (last pics added)

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Hello all,

Earlier this year I went to Japan to explore "unchartered (to me !) territories" :smile: .
As usual, a lot of interesting sights.

Chitose : a very nice place that offer lots of good opportunities

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not often that you see Japanese military aircraft with live weapons (here the Chitose QRA)
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Komatsu : a base that will, in the future, feature in most spotting trips I believe..

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upgraded Uh-60
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upgraded U-125
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More to follow; thanks for looking

Marc
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Niallxg
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Great selection.

How cool do the U-125s look in Black.

Thanks for sharing.

Niall

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It's really dark blue, but yeah... they look superb. Love the little bits hanging off etc. Great set of pics.
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Great shots from a great country for an aviation photographer :clap: :clap:

Andy :smile:

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Homebe
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Yeah, once again a lot of good memories with old friends. :wave:

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Pat Murphy
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Niallxg wrote:Great selection.

How cool do the U-125s look in Black.

Thanks for sharing.

Niall



It'll be proper sweaty in there :grin: Great to see Japanese stuff and I always have a soft spot for something I worked on for 10 years :smile:

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Thanks for your comments.Some more pics :

Komaki

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Atsugi :

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Thanks for looking

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Isn't photographing in Japan a pleasure :lol: :clap:

All nice but especially a nice capture of the JMSDF SH-60J.....

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Red Dragon
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Lovely sets of photos, I just wish I could go one day!

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Hello,

Here are the last pics from this nice trip.

Hyakuri:

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Iruma :

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That's it, folks !

Marc

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Superb! Fantastic variety of aircraft, thanks for taking the time to share with us all. :clap:

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