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F1-001 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr F1-004 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr F1-005 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr F1-009 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr F1-008 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr F1-007 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

That's la Ferté Alais

MT10(0001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr MT10(0003) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr MT10(0004) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr MT10(0008) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr MT10(0009) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

MAB 06 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr MAB 04 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr MAB 02 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

Nice little freeware for MSFS from Restauravia: Nord 01 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Nord 04 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Nord 06 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Nord 09 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

Nice shots!

Screenshot (1394) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (1398) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (1401) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

ante 08 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr ante 04 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr ante 03 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr ante 02 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr ante 05 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr ante 07 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

great shots! Reminds me of this:

wow, fun shots!

nice shots! I would love to see a Flying Boxcar come to MSFS, I really liked it in P3D: jk7190 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

nice shots!

I love your stories, although I guess this was a slightly less pleasant flight than usual...

many years ago, I was touring Australia with my future wife, and we spent some nights in the town of Wittenoom, in the northwest of the country, in a region called the Pilbara. It was a very small mining town, with the classic hotel/bar/restaurant, a gas station, a small shop, a camp site and some houses. In the morning on the camp site, we had kangaroos sharing our breakfast, and in the evening we looked in awe at the ridiculous quantities of beer the locals, and some of the tourists, could stow away. From there, we took a scenic flight ove rthe Hamerley Ranges, and went on a day trip to the spectacular gorges that are present in the hills just south of the town. In all, I have good memories of the place. I didn't know it then, but we would be coming back to the Pilbara for the next few years, and we did visit two more times. Here, you can just make out the town at the foot of the hills of the Hamersley Ranges: A79-321-08 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Notice the river coming out of the hills, which made a nice valley in these hills? That river was the reason the town existed in the first place. In that valley, Wittenoom Gorge, there was the largest asbestos mine of Australia. Asbestos had been discovered in 1937, and the town was built to accommodate the miners. You can still see some of the tailings of the mine in Wittenoom Gorge, like here, just behind the Vampire: A79-321-03 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr The mine, owned by the Colonial Sugar Company, closed in 1966, due to a lack of profitablity. However, at the same time, there were worries about health risks associated with asbestos, and shortly after the closure of the mine, a report was published that asbestos was causing cancer in people that were exposed to it. Unfortunately for the miners, they were fired before the report was published, so the mining company denied any responsability. Midnght Oil wrote the song 'Blue Sky Mining' about this. Since then, the Australian government has been trying to close the town, because of the health risks associated with the tailings and dust present in Wittenoom Gorge and around town. When I was there first, in 1990 I think, there was still a bar, and a shop and other amenities, but once the government took the license away from the Fortescue Hotel, the population started diminishing fast. During my last visit, it was clearly becoming a ghost town. In the sim, you can still see streets and houses: A79-321-05 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr but as of September 2022, there are no permanent residents anymore. The town disappeared of maps and roadsigns already a few years ago, and it will soon be completely removed from the landscape as well. There is a landing strip in the sim, but all the X's make you feel a bit unwelcome. A79-321-07 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Funnily enough, although Wittenoom is now in the process of disappearing completely, just to the south of this lies Karijini National Park, where several rivers have carved spectacular deep and narrow canyons in the plateau of the Hamersley Ranges A79-321-10 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr with a campsite for the tourists A79-321-02 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr just a few kilometers away from these asbestos tailings. I'm not sure why Wittenoom should go, and yet here you can camp without problems, but hey, what do I know. So if you're ever in the area, Wittenoom will no longer be there, but do visit Karijini, the gorges are spectacular! A79-321-01 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

115 (0008) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr 115 (0003) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr 115 (0006) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr 115 (0007) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr 115 (0005) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

CH 01 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 04 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 05 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 07 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 09 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 11 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 12 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr CH 13 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

dieppe02 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr dieppe05 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr dieppe07 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr dieppe08 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr dieppe01 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

nice shots, especially the first one

Havittaajalaivue 13, or 13 squadron in Finnish. fin06 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr fin01 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr fin04 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr fin03 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

Screenshot (996) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (1010) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (1001) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (1007) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

NZ 07 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr NZ 06 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr NZ 04 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr NZ 03 by JanKees Blom, on Flickr

I don't often fly aircraft with textures from others, but I'll happily make an exception for the repaints by John terrell akak Bomber_12th. His attention to detail is unsurpassed I think, just look at this one for the Asobo P-51: Screenshot (946) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (950) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr Screenshot (952) by JanKees Blom, on Flickr I looked at painting the asobo Mustang as well, but was scared away by the impossible texture lay-out. Not so for John!

more great pics, nice series!

nice shots!

nice plane, nice collection, nice shots, what more can we ask for?