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One of the six F18's that stopped at Lajes in their way to Greece! This particular one had once a desert color scheme but not anymore, that's for sure... Seen on short final of runway 33.

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Aircraft

162451 - McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet - United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)

At Red Flag 17-4

Joshua Ruppert 162451
3,446 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet
162451 - McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet - United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)

Alevik 162451
3,914 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet
162451 - McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet - United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)

VMFA-314 at Red Flag 14-1

Joshua Ruppert 162451
1,765 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet

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CS-TRG - Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 - SATA Air Açores

planespotterx_ CS-TRG
589 2 0 Bombardier Dash 8-Q402
CS-TSF - Airbus A321-253N - Azores Airlines

planespotterx_ CS-TSF
751 4 0 Airbus A321-253N
CS-TAC - De Havilland DH-104 Dove - SATA Air Açores

Delivered in 1948 as Dove 1

Mesquita Collection CS-TAC
2,492 13 0 De Havilland DH-104 Dove

Photographer

CCCP-17103 - Myasischev M-17 Stratosfera - Aeroflot

This fantastic 'Mystic-A' was designed in the Soviet Union as a high-altitude geophysical research aircraft

Paulo Santos CCCP-17103
2,878 3 0 Myasischev M-17 Stratosfera
62-4133 - Boeing TC-135W Stratolifter - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

This "HAWG95" came to Lajes all the way from the UK for training (a couple of touch&go's, go-around's, ILS and visual approaches were done)

Paulo Santos 62-4133
3,077 4 0 Boeing TC-135W Stratolifter
87-0379 - General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"City of Tuskegee" landing on runway 33 on a glorious summer afternoon

Paulo Santos 87-0379
2,012 8 0 General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon

Registration

162451

Photo Date

Sep 22, 2012

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Notes

One of the six F18's that stopped at Lajes in their way to Greece! This particular one had once a desert color scheme but not anymore, that's for sure... Seen on short final of runway 33.

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162451 - McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet - United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)

At Red Flag 17-4

Joshua Ruppert 162451
3,446 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet
162451 - McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet - United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)

Alevik 162451
3,914 1 0 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet
162451 - McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet - United States - US Marine Corps (USMC)

VMFA-314 at Red Flag 14-1

Joshua Ruppert 162451
1,765 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet
CS-TRG - Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 - SATA Air Açores

planespotterx_ CS-TRG
589 2 0 Bombardier Dash 8-Q402
CS-TSF - Airbus A321-253N - Azores Airlines

planespotterx_ CS-TSF
751 4 0 Airbus A321-253N
CS-TAC - De Havilland DH-104 Dove - SATA Air Açores

Delivered in 1948 as Dove 1

Mesquita Collection CS-TAC
2,492 13 0 De Havilland DH-104 Dove
CCCP-17103 - Myasischev M-17 Stratosfera - Aeroflot

This fantastic 'Mystic-A' was designed in the Soviet Union as a high-altitude geophysical research aircraft

Paulo Santos CCCP-17103
2,878 3 0 Myasischev M-17 Stratosfera
62-4133 - Boeing TC-135W Stratolifter - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

This "HAWG95" came to Lajes all the way from the UK for training (a couple of touch&go's, go-around's, ILS and visual approaches were done)

Paulo Santos 62-4133
3,077 4 0 Boeing TC-135W Stratolifter
87-0379 - General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"City of Tuskegee" landing on runway 33 on a glorious summer afternoon

Paulo Santos 87-0379
2,012 8 0 General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon
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