{"id":2717,"date":"2015-05-21T18:31:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T18:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2015-05-21T18:31:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T18:31:42","slug":"stunning-images-taken-by-an-fa-18e-weapons-trainer-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/stunning-images-taken-by-an-fa-18e-weapons-trainer-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning images taken by an F\/A-18E weapons trainer officer"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lieutenant Chris Nigus\u00a0sent us a\u00a0jaw-dropping selection\u00a0of spectacular images he\u00a0took while flying on missions during the last couple of years of his deployment in Japan. Above you can see him flying at a low level in Japan’s well known Orange Route.<\/p>\n Some of the images below even feature weapons firing from his Super Hornet.<\/p>\n F\/A-18E Super Hornet’s mighty M61A2 Vulcan nose cannon firing.<\/p><\/div>\n An A2A\u00a0Sidewinder missile launch, just as it\u00a0departs the wing – Who knows where to?<\/p><\/div>\n Aft looking image while firing the Nose Cannon.<\/p><\/div>\n Left Wingman flying out of formation.<\/p><\/div>\n Sidewinder dis-attaching from the wing – FIRE!<\/p><\/div>\n Mid-Air refuelling from the tanker!<\/p><\/div>\n Inverted flight between mountains in the F\/A-18E<\/p><\/div>\n Passing over USS George Washington<\/p><\/div>\n Launched off of the catapult.<\/p><\/div>\n A huge thanks to Chris Nigus for the friendly go ahead to use his images.<\/p>\n Additional readings \u2013<\/p>\n What it\u2019s like to fly CAS with IS militants<\/a><\/p>\n Life as a fighter Pilot<\/a> – Summarised<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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