FiAF Hornets training at Oulu

Written by Olli Vainio on November 13th, 2009

Last week 8 Finnish Air Forces F/A-18 Hornets from Karelian Air Command were stationed here at Oulu for training purposes. Here are few shots.

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HN-401 landing runway 12.

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HN-437 taxiing after landing on runway 12.

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HN-401 taxiing to military apron after landing.

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HN-461 taxiing to runway 12 for departure on a training sortie.

October colors

Written by Olli Vainio on November 4th, 2009

This year’s October was particularly good for photography. Lots of clear days and very nice colors. Here are few examples.

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Finnair B757 taking holiday makers from cold and dark Oulu to Rhodes.

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Finnair A320 approaching runway 30 on a very nice autumn evening.

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Blue1 RJ85 taxiing to runway 12 while Finnair B757 is making a visual approach for the same runway.

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Blue1 MD90 taxiing to stand.

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Overview of the taxiway and apron with Finnair E190 taxiing to runway 30 and Wingo(operated by Jet Air of Poland) ATR42 awaiting it’s departure to Tampere.

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Blue RJ85 taxiing to runway 30.

ps. Finnish Air Forces with their F/A-18 Hornets are having a training exercise at Oulu. Expect to see some photos of them in the near future :)