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F-5 STILL ALIVE ! & 1st FEMALE PILOT ! |
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Rosa Garcia in PTISI Magazine ! |
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Dutch Aviation
Support reports in Ptisi magazine:
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Superbase Talavera la Real - Spain |
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| Ptisi Greece published about the 'Living Legend' F-5 Tiger | ||
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| Also the story of Rosa Garcia, female pilot ! | ||
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Do enjoy our photographic impression of Superbase talavera la Real and
Rosa Garcia |
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| Tigers on the platform | ||
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| Noses and tails on a row | ||
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| F-5's are being prepared for flights on the platform | ||
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| The trainers taxi to the runway with opened canopies | ||
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| Nice view from out of the tower to see them pass below you | ||
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| Talavera la real has it's own maintainance | ||
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| Facilities in all aspects are forseen. In the attack role here the gun is mounted | ||
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| Pilots who just trained return to the buildings, a falcon just landed. These guys seek some shadow... | ||
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| The tower is well equipped and manned | ||
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| Meanwhile other pilots get their gear and prepare for a new trainingflight | ||
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| The planes are refuelled and taken care of by the groundcrews | ||
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ROSA GARCIA PROUD THE 1ST FEMALE PILOT IN SPANISH AF ! |
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| Rosa steps in the cockpit, helped by the groundcrew | ||
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| She straps, mounts her helmet and makes some final checks | ||
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| The instructor acts similar | ||
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| CASA C-101 Aviojet for 120 hours for elementary jet training | ||
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| We were lucky to witness this visit of three of them ! | ||
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| Ofcourse there is simulator facility... | ||
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| ...to do first 'dry-practicing' | ||
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| Talavera is a real nice base with 'good looks' like these preserved guards on poles | ||
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Talavera
is no weapons training school but the squadron’s do conduct training
with simulated aerial fights and ground attack techniques. First basic
fighter manoeuvres are on the menu and F-5’s take alternating the
aggressor or interceptor role or Air-to-air or Air-to-ground operations.
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| Shining silver T-bird in the green grass ! | ||
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| Left the 'Hall of Fame' with all instructors, right the plates of visitors | ||
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| mFinally some badges and the memorial of Ala 23 | ||
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| Dear Rosa, we wish you and your collegues all the best with your course. Many happy landings ! | ||
Click
here for the story in English |
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Klik
hier voor het artikel in het Nederlands |
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| This story was also published in Piloot en Vliegtuig Holland, Aranysas Hungary and Fuerza Aerea Spain | ||
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