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Tiger Paint

First Special Paint for NTM 2010 Flown

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211sqn NTM2010 JAS39 Gripen Spacial Paint

The first of hopefully many specially decorated aircraft for NATO Tiger Meet 2010 has taken to the skies, the Czech Air Force, 211 Squadron, has recently flown a newly Tiger decorated JAS-39D Gripen.

Unlike most Units, that decorate the tail, 211

31 Squadron unveils 'Blackbird'

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31smd Blackbird NTM2009 rollout (photo by David Goovaerts)

31 'tiger' smaldeelĀ The 2009 NTM host has today, 5 day's before the start of the Tiger meet unveiled their new specially painted aircraft

F-16AM (FA-87) now nicknamed 'Blackbird' has today been unveiled.
It has turned out to be a low-vis tiger

Restored FX-52 attends NATO Tiger Meet 2009

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31 Smd FX-52 (photo by David Goovaerts)

The famous 'Tiger' Starfighter will be on display during the NATO Tiger Meet spottersday on September 18, 2009

The FX-52 was the first aircraft from 31 squadron that received a full Tiger color scheme. This was done for the 1978 NATO Tiger Meet

Tigers over Mont Sint-Michel

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Tigers of Mont Saint-Michel during NTM2008 (photo by Ulrich Metternich)

Tourists visiting the Mont Sint-Michel might have looked surprised when they saw our Tiger formation passing by.
It seems to become a tradition since last year. Also this year the Tigers made some time to do formation flying with all special painted

Superb Markings

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EC 05/330 Tiger Rafale B take-off during NTM2008 (NTA Photo by David Goovaerts)

The host of this years Tiger Meet painted no less than 2 SEM's in superb Tiger markings. However they were not alone!
Most other squadrons also brought superbly marked aircraft to exercise Ocean Tiger. Along them a superbly painted Rafale from EC

First Tiger Meet mission flown

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11F Super Etandard formation take-off during NTM2008 (NTA photo by David Goovaerts)

Monday 23rd of June the first mission of the NATO Tiger Meet was flown in the afternoon. The first take-off was performed by 2 superbly painted SEM's from Flottille 11F.

After the morning briefings explaining the guidelines of exercise Ocean Tiger