Chitose, Japan March 2024
Getting some shots of the F-15 Eagles in Hokkaido has been long on my to do list. Never gotten around to it until last March. Not the best weather with snow storms on and off and it being very windy and cold. Also finding spots which were marked in the summer covered in half a meter of snow was no easy feat. Chitose is really a morning spotting location with most of the good spots facing west.
F-15J blasting off early morning. This one belongs to the 201 Hikotai.
JASDF U-125 entering the runway, showing the big pack of snow that’s been falling the week prior.
Japanese U-125 taking off from Chitose. Blue beats grey!
203 Hikotai F-15J taking off and melting some snow in the process.
love the winter scenery in Hokkaido.
F-15J coming back in time for lunch. This one belongs to the 201st TFS
F-15J coming back after a 90 minutes sortie.
two-ship single and two seater F-15J just before breaking for landing over the runway at Chitose.