Anatolian Eagle 2022

[shaggy22]

This was my first trip overseas post covid & it was well worth the wait. This was a organised spotters day ran by the Turkish Air Force for the Anatolian Eagle exercise held at Konya in Turkey. Perhaps the exercise should've been named Anatolian Falcon due to the amount of F-16's in attendance, mostly from Turkey but also from Jordan & Pakistan as well. Also in attendance were the RAF with 3 Typhoons, a NATO E-3A & the Azerbaijan air force with 2 gorgeous Su-25's. Sadly they only flew a single mission in the late morning but everything went up & then returned. However in the afternoon we were treated to an insane display from Solo Turk as well as a departure & a few missed approaches from a couple of Turkish F-4's. After they were done we were taken to the edge of the runway to watch a few F-16 departures, & a few insane passes from an F-16 as well, shame the light had gone by then though. Anyway, enough writing, on with the pictures:

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Turkish CN-235 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Bayraktar Akinci by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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NATO E-3A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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NATO E-3A by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Bayraktar Akinci by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Stars NF-5 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan Il-78MP by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RAF Typhoon FGR4 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Azerbaijan Su-25BM by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Jordanian F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force AS532 Cougar by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Solo Turk by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan Air Force C-130E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force E-7 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-4E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Turkish Air Force F-16 by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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Pakistan Air Force C-130E by Dan Reeves, on Flickr

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RIAT next for me then onto Oshkosh just after that, can't wait.

[John Young]

So nice to see the F-4E photos Dan. The flaps on the the IL-78MP would make for interesting modelling and I love that shot of the afterburner on Solo Turk.

Brilliant shots and thanks for sharing them.

John

[Victory103]

Outstanding shots and those Jordanian Vipers need some love, they look beat up.

[shaggy22]

Thanks both, much appreciated.

I kind of like seeing the Jordanians look like that, makes them look more heroic I reckon

[MIKE JG]

Great stuff as always Dan!