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Live Firing Exercise at
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Chakrit Samithinan |
Pictures: |
Chakrit Samithinan |
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On 22nd December 2015, the
Commander -in-Chief of the RTAF, Air Chief Marshal Treetod Sonjance
presided over the opening of the yearly air power demonstration and
competition among the various air wings of the RTAF. This year, the
event was held at the Chandy firing range near Chaibadan which is
situated in Lopburi Province. The objective of such competitions is to
hone the skills of the participants, be it in live firing of weapons by
fighter planes (which included firing board cannons, rockets and
dropping live bombs), air reconnaissance and air photography, search and
rescue operations, cargo air drops, transport missions and parachute
exercises. The results of these competitions will be used to draw up
plans to further develop and improve the efficiency of the personnel
involved.
This year's demonstration was also a platform to show off the new
Eurocopter EC-725 helicopters which only recently joined the RTAF at 203
Squadron in Lopburi Province and is used among other tasks for search
and rescue missions on land and on water. These new helicopters will
eventually replace the ageing Bell UH-1H Huey helicopters. |
Am 22. Dezember 2015 fand
unter dem Vorsitz des Commander-in-Chef der RTAF Luftmarschall Treetod
Sonjance die
Eröffnung der jährlichen Luftmacht-demonstration und der Wettbewerb der
verschie-denen
Geschwader der RTAF statt. In diesem Jahr wurde die Veranstaltung auf
dem Chandy Schießplatz in der Nähe
Chaibadan in der Provinz Lopburi
abgehalten. Das Ziel eines solchen Wettbewerbes ist es, die Fähigkeiten
der Teilnehmer beim scharfen Schuss (Bordgeschütze, Raketen und der
Abwurf von Bomben)
aus Kampfflugzeugen zu demonstrieren, wie auch Luftaufklärung und
Luftfotografie, Such- und Rettungsoperationen, Absetzen von Fracht,
Transport-Einsätze und Fallschirm-Übungen.
Die diesjährige Demonstration war auch eine Plattform die neuen
Eurocopter EC-725 Hubschrauber zu zeigen, die erst vor kurzem von der
203 Squadron in der Provinz Lopburi betrieben werden und neben anderen
Aufgaben für Such- und Rettungseinsätze an Land und auf dem Wasser
verwendet werden. Diese neue Hubschrauber werden die veralteten Bell
UH-1H Huey Hubschrauber ersetzen. |
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Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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RTAF
Eurocopter EC-725 (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF
Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 102 & 103 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
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RTAF Lockheed C-130H Hercules
601 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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RTAF Dornier Alpha Jet of the
231 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF Dornier Alpha Jet of the
231 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
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RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF General Dynamics F-16A
Falcon of the 403 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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RTAF Aero L-39ZA
Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF Aero L-39ZA
Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF Aero L-39ZA
Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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RTAF Aero L-39ZA
Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF Aero L-39ZA
Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
RTAF Aero L-39ZA
Albatross of the 401 Sqn. (Picture courtesy Chakrit Samithinan) |
Chandy Range (Picture courtesy Chakrit
Samithinan)
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