Low-Level Flying Photography
Photographic Logs for Turkey 2016
(For all these shots I used a Canon EOS 5D Mk III with the following lenses;
Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS Mk II with and without a x1.4 extender Mk III).
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
May 2016 Low-flying with 161 Filo of the Turkish Air Force
161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma routinely fly LANTIRN equipped F-16 Fighting Falcons down to 100 feet AGL day and night. Consequently it should be easy for them to fly below your position on a hillside of almost any height. All the mountainsides however are covered in trees or small bushes, however with a day of exploring I found some places with potential which I hoped to discuss with the pilots. In the end I shot their F-16s from two locations the first at 400 feet AMSL and the other just 200 feet AMSL. |
Day 1
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. It is fitted with LANTIRN/Sniper pods and conformal fuel tanks (CFTs). |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1007) with two Mk.82 practice bombs of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Day 2
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1007) with two Mk.82 practice bombs of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1007) with two Mk.82 practice bombs of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 40 Fighting Falcon (93-0012) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 40 Fighting Falcon (93-0012) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 40 Fighting Falcon (93-0012) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006) fitted with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006) fitted with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006 with 07-1010) fitted with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006 with 07-1010) fitted with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) of 161 Squadron.
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| Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006) fitted with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) of 161 Filo (Squadron) based at Bandirma. |
Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006) fitted with conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) of 161 Squadron.
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Left to right: F-16C Block 50+ Fighting Falcon (07-1006 and 07-0010), some not quite so low passes as they pull up over the coastline.
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Left to right: Some location shots from along the way.
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