AFGHANISTAN
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Dutch
Aviation Support reports
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Press
visit januari 2008 |
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PHOTOGRAPHIC IMPRESSION
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OF AFGHANISTAN: |
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F-16AM stands on alert at Kandahar. Scramble !! |
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The
laser guided bomb GBU-12 already mounted under the wing |
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Impressive
sight, and also the Sidewinders are ready, only 'remove before take-off '
ribbons |
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External
fueltanks, the F-16 is ready to go on any scramble |
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The
pilot arrives, gets in the cockpit and taxies out to the runway... |
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this can be any hour of the day or night ! |
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Showing
force ? Cannon ? GBU ? You never know what to expect, so be prepared ! |
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And
prepared they are ! Above two shots of the Dutch platform at KAF. |
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Off
they go, good mission and happy landings !! |
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It's
not only military, what about this hughe AN-124-200 ? |
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He's
regular seen on the Dutch part, next to the French platform. |
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talking
about the French, they give 'acte de presence' with Mirage 2000 and F-1 |
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Here
a Mirage 2000 in it's shelter, being prepared for a mission |
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The
2000 is ready to depart, and the F-1 taxies out for a mission. Sunday
13-01-2008. |
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Both
machines hit the air and are prepared with GBU-12 and external tanks |
Next
to RC-South they cover the whole of Afghanistan if neccessary. |
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A
small view at the civil part of Kandahar Airfield, as far as civilians
land here..... |
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Let's
have a look at the British part of Kandahar. They try to make the best of
it..... |
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This
platform doesn't differ so much from the rest of it, stand-by Harriers... |
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Standing
in their shelters, waiting for any scramble. |
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The
weather was as bad as it was that day, Sea Kings had to stay in the wet
snow ! |
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