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Tiger tails, Araxos

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Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by 747woody » Fri May 20, 2022 8:02 pm

Hosts this year were 335 Mira of the Hellenic Air Force

Image1045 F-16C 335 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Image021 F-16D 335 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Image029 F-16D 335 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Taking part were 31 Smaldeel from Belgium

ImageFA-136 F-16AM 31 Squadron Araxos AB 15th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

221 Vrl from the Czech Republic

Image3371 Mi 35 221 Helicopter Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

ECE 01/030 from France

Image309/30-HB Rafale B 1st Fighter Squadron 30th Fighter Wing Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

EC 03/030 from France

Image122/30-GA Rafale C 3rd Fighter Squadron 30th Fighter Wing Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

11 Flotille from France

Image35 Rafale M 11 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

12 Gruppo from Italy

ImageMM7324/36-41 Eurofighter F2000A 36th Wing Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Ala 15 from Spain

ImageC.15-21/15-08 EF-18M 15th Fighter Wing Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Staffel 11 from Switzerland

ImageJ-5020 F/A-18C 11 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Tiger formation, which overflew Athens

ImageTiger, Tiger, Tiger! Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

External assets included most squadrons of the Hellenic Air Force, including the other Araxos based squadron 336 Mira

Image018 F-16C 336 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

and from nearby Andravida, 338 MDV

Image01530 F-4E (AUP) 338 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

plus 358 MED

Image4414 AB205A 358 Squadron Araxos AB 15th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Weekend visitors were TLG 74 from Germany

Image31+25 Typhoon 74th Fighter Wing Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

and Esquadra 301 from Portugal

Image15120 F-16BM 301 Squadron Araxos AB 15th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Support

ImageT-786 PC-24 Federal Air Transport Service Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

There was a small airshow on Sunday which featured several fast jet displays

Image2 and 44 Rafale M 11 Squadron Araxos AB 13th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

Image538 F-16C 340 Squadron Araxos AB 15th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

"Because I was inverted!"

and the Greek Spitfire

ImageMJ755/F-H Spitfire LF IX Araxos AB 15th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr

The finale

ImageMJ755/F-H Spitfire LF IX and 538 F-16C 340 Squadron Araxos AB 15th May 2022 by Chris Wood, on Flickr
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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by BOLLO » Fri May 20, 2022 10:19 pm

They are a cracking set of shots chap.
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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by Rob666 » Fri May 20, 2022 10:32 pm

Thanks for posting some lovely pictures of some lovely schemes.

Cheers
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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by Mustang531 » Fri May 20, 2022 10:39 pm

Thanks for sharing these, some very nice shots there.

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by paddyboy » Sat May 21, 2022 3:54 am

Hi Chris :P

That is one belting set :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by matt e » Sat May 21, 2022 8:00 am

Superb set

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by Canberra TT.18 » Sat May 21, 2022 9:57 am

Very Nice. :thumbs:

But that AB205 :Wow: :clap:

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by Ross Forsyth » Sat May 21, 2022 12:24 pm

Lovely set Chris

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by pg1610 » Sat May 21, 2022 12:44 pm

Spitfire for me, would happily see that at Riat (with the F16 if they want to )

also agree the Bell is very smart
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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by ewddie » Sat May 21, 2022 4:50 pm

Superb shots of a premier event, many thanks for sharing them. Ewddie

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by Maister » Sun May 22, 2022 6:25 am

Excellent set, thanks for sharing.

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Re: Tiger tails, Araxos

Post by venom » Thu May 26, 2022 7:11 pm

yes thats on my bucket list superb

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