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Photo ID: 2263955
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D-ABVH (cn 25045/845) Emergency landing at Terceira island! This flight "LH499" was cruising through the Atlantic (departed from Mexico to Frankfurt) when the crew had to divert to Lajes due to smoke on board! Got stuck here until the next day, when another B747 came to pick the passengers and brought the maintenance team to figure out the problem. [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2260998
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166895 / NL-510 (cn G-7) One of five Growlers that used Lajes to stay over the night! The weather still isn't helping anyone around here but hey... what can we do. These ones are from the VAQ-138, nicknamed the "Yellow Jackets"! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2260997
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N41CX (cn 46129/523) Have you ever seen such a thing? I believe it's a compressor stall and it's the second time I saw such an incredible (and loud) happening, the first being in a L1011 taking-off! After touch-down, this DC-8 started reversing and loud bangs were noticed! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2251437
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Views: 1118
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OK-TVW (cn 30295/1600) Another great surprise at Lajes was this B737 from Smart Wings flying for Travel Service! We were quite lucky with the weather and the sun just makes everything green and shiny! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2251388
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Views: 807
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165830 (cn 29980/568) This clipper is seen slowing down right after landing on runway 15 on a beautiful morning at Lajes! There are ten of these active in the US Air Force (four are B's and the other six are C's)! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2247697
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Views: 1090
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N426NA (cn 185-5175) This was another huge highlight at Lajes airport! This special P-3 is seen here struggling with some cross winds after another research mission! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2247438
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69-5823 (cn 382-4371) This MC-130 is seen landing on runway 33 followed by two Ospreys! These guys were supposed to continue their trip to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean but for mechanical reasons they were grounded at Lajes for quite some time! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2244041
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162466 / VW-07 (cn 0322/A266) Touch-down!! This was one of the ten F-18's that landed at Lajes as "Mazda" and that would depart to Greece! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2241149
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Views: 1141
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J-642 (cn 6D-74) Six Fighting Falcon's getting ready for departure from Lajes on their way back to their home base! Typical weather at the Azores, gray and rainy but still ok to photograph! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2241148
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Views: 794
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N202UW (cn 27811/681) This 757 made his first flight in 1995 and is flying in the USA ever since! It's one of the 24 active in US Airways fleet and is seen here after vacating runway 03 and taxing to the gate! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2239562
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733 Three of the six Mirage 2000 returning home after participating on the Red Flag 2013 exercise! Each one is carrying some extra fuel tanks giving the Mirage an impressive look! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2238139
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Views: 1292
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731 One of the six Mirage 2000 that went to the USA to participate on the Red Flag were seen once again at Lajes on their way back home! The UAE Air Force has 68 of these nice fighters on their fleet with deferent variants! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2238030
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163168 / VE-207 (cn 0605/A511) Impressive paint job done on this "Silver Eagle", seen here about to land on Lajes airport! Fortunately the weather did help on three of the ten F-18's and we saw some beautiful sun! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2236501
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ZD951 (cn 193V-1165) This already very rare sight at Lajes came as a support to a single Tornado that had a problem and was left behind! Picture taken after a heavy rain shower making this beauty even prettier! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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Photo ID: 2235449
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10-0737 (cn FL-737) This King Air 300 was once N8007U, flew for the USAF and was modified for the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance program but now flies for the US Army! It was reported that some of these MC-12s would be retired prematurely, so maybe this airframe was one of those cases... Seen here departing Lajes from runway 15 as "Crook23"! [Canon 7D + Sigma 120-400] |
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