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Anatolian Eagle 2022
Anatolian Eagle 2022
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
Thanks for looking, more on Facebook here if you want to see more: https://www.facebook.com/DanReevesAviography/
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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
Thanks for looking, more on Facebook here if you want to see more: https://www.facebook.com/DanReevesAviography/
Dan
"Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground"
Twitter: @DRAviography
"Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground"
Twitter: @DRAviography
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
A cracking selection there.
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Great set Phantom top sides especially
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Wow,what a great set of shots.well done Dan.
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
That's what I call an exercise! Great shots, thanks for posting.
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Er ….. wow!!!!!
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Thanks for sharing your shots from the distant edge of NATO, that would have been a hot session. The solo Turk F16 and F4 top shots are superb!!
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
What an awesome set, Dan
Almost impossible to pick a fave
Oh, ok: No. 6
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Almost impossible to pick a fave
Oh, ok: No. 6
Thanks for posting
Paddyboy
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Fabulous set of shots - lots of rarities but the Turkish F-4s get my vote. Especially the one with nose and tail art.
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Amazing stuff!!, some stunning shots amongst those.
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Thanks for sharing these, a stunning selection of shots.
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Those Phantom shots were worth the trip alone. Great set
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Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Lovely set of shots, and what great variety! Nice one
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Thanks all for the kind words, much appreciated
Dan
"Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground"
Twitter: @DRAviography
"Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground"
Twitter: @DRAviography
Re: Anatolian Eagle 2022
Best set I've seen in a long time.
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