Air to Air Photography
Exercise 'Bold Avenger 2009'
September 14-25, 2009
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force - Koninklijke Luchtmacht at Bold Avenger 2009
322 Squadron based at Leeuwarden were operating from home base with at least two General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcons. On September 23 they received fuel from a 100 ARW KC-135R Stratotanker using callsign 'Texaco 63' operating from RAF Mildenhall, on their outward from northern Holland against the Electronic Warfare Tactics range at RAF Spadeadam in northern England.
RNAF F-16AMs ‘Scarlet 01 and 02’ were due at 09:05 but did not arrive until 09:31 each took just 4,000 pounds of fuel. The pair departed by 09:38 after they had formed a tactical formation behind the tanker for my camera. |
| General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (J-869) callsign 'Scarlet 02' on the wing of the tanker after receiving fuel on the way to the target. |
| Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (J-869) callsign 'Scarlet 02'. |
| F-16AM Fighting Falcon (J-869) callsign 'Scarlet 02'. |
| Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (J-135) callsign 'Scarlet 01'. |
| Left to right: F-16AM Fighting Falcon (J-135) callsign 'Scarlet 01'. |
