{"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":"

\"Amazing<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\"F18<\/a>

F\/A-18E Super Hornet’s mighty M61A2 Vulcan nose cannon firing.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"An<\/a>

An A2A\u00a0Sidewinder missile launch, just as it\u00a0departs the wing – Who knows where to?<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Looking<\/a>

Aft looking image while firing the Nose Cannon.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Left<\/a>

Left Wingman flying out of formation.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sidewinder<\/a>

Sidewinder dis-attaching from the wing – FIRE!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mid-Air<\/a>

Mid-Air refuelling from the tanker!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Inverted<\/a>

Inverted flight between mountains in the F\/A-18E<\/p><\/div>\n

\"USS<\/a>

Passing over USS George Washington<\/p><\/div>\n

\"F\/A-18E<\/a>

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

Fighter jets – Compared<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mach Loop – Speed \/ Sound \/ Afterburners<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Author \u2013 Jake Meilak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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