Patuxent Naval Air Station KNHK and Japanese Navy (JMSDF) C-130 Pics
Greetings, I just finished putting together my NHK Patuxent NAS trip recap. I have been meaning to visit NHK for several years and I am glad to finally get a chance to take some pix there. I just wish I had started earlier. With the USNTPS USN Test Pilot School there I pulled off many new liveries and fairly unique markings on several types. The primary reason for going to the DC area was to get the USN P-8 Poseidon at NHK as I have been an obsession of mine for quite some time. NHK was worth the trip. I'm also pleased to get the P-8 into my collection as I think its one of the best looking 737s out there passenger or military. It was a tough shoot at NHK with the nasty 90+ degree temps heat haze and more often than not being on the wrong side of the planes for good light. There's lots of good stuff at NHK and I hope to get back sometime in the future. I have not seen an active T-2 Buckeye in probably 12 years and it nice to see one again. Also interesting was the Saab 340 with the F-16 nose. It was also quite enjoyable watching the F-35 practice hovering and going around for several hours. The highlight was the Japanese Navy C-130 (Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force JMSDF) C-130. The JMSDF C-130 will be one of my top shots of the year I think.
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Senga