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Very nice little U-28 seen on short final runway 33. It came it two other Pilatus and a C130 to cross the Atlantic Ocean as "REACH1017"

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04-0688 - Pilatus U-28A Draco - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"REACH1017" arrving in a very cold evening as part of a flight on 3 on their way to Europe

David Andrade 04-0688
2,745 8 0 Pilatus U-28A Draco
04-0688 - Pilatus U-28A Draco - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Marco Papa 04-0688
1,969 1 0 Pilatus U-28A Draco
04-0688 - Pilatus U-28A Draco - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Taxying for departure in company with 2 others and their planeguard HC-130 to cross the North Atlantic to Iceland after a refuel stop

Ian Howat 04-0688
4,738 0 0 Pilatus U-28A Draco

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CS-TAC - De Havilland DH-104 Dove - SATA Air Açores

Delivered in 1948 as Dove 1

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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
2,897 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
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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
2,037 8 0 General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon

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04-0688

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Oct 18, 2020

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Notes

Very nice little U-28 seen on short final runway 33. It came it two other Pilatus and a C130 to cross the Atlantic Ocean as "REACH1017"

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Canon 7D MK2 | Canon 100-400 L Show Exif data
04-0688 - Pilatus U-28A Draco - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

"REACH1017" arrving in a very cold evening as part of a flight on 3 on their way to Europe

David Andrade 04-0688
2,745 8 0 Pilatus U-28A Draco
04-0688 - Pilatus U-28A Draco - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Marco Papa 04-0688
1,969 1 0 Pilatus U-28A Draco
04-0688 - Pilatus U-28A Draco - United States - US Air Force (USAF)

Taxying for departure in company with 2 others and their planeguard HC-130 to cross the North Atlantic to Iceland after a refuel stop

Ian Howat 04-0688
4,738 0 0 Pilatus U-28A Draco
CS-TRG - Bombardier Dash 8-Q402 - SATA Air Açores

planespotterx_ CS-TRG
639 2 0 Bombardier Dash 8-Q402
CS-TSF - Airbus A321-253N - Azores Airlines

planespotterx_ CS-TSF
771 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
2,527 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
2,897 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
3,089 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
2,037 8 0 General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon
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