Posts Tagged ‘Katsuhiko Tokunaga’

Access second pack of photos by Katsuhiko Tokunaga, only through www.airforce.gr web pages.

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Last November the famous aviation photographer Katsuhiko Tokunaga visited Greece and especially Hellenic Air Force Araxos AB to take photos from the new 335 Squadron F-16 Blk52+ Advanced. That event took place in order to accompany the text of Code One magazine by Eric Hehs (see full article here). Airforce.gr has got the honor to officially present some of the best photos he got from F-16 Blk52+ Advanced and A-7E Corsair too that still fly with 336 Squadron Olympos from Araxos AB. We would like to thank 116 CW Commander, 335 Squadron Commander, especially the 116 CW Security Office and of course Mr. Tokunaga himself for the trust and cooperation.

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Photos of Hellenic Air Force’s F-16 block 52+ flood the internet a few years ago. That meant to be the trademark let us say of that particular aircraft and perhaps of HAF itself. These photos were taken from (who else ?) the world famous aviation photographer Katsuhiko Tokunaga who has combined his own name with some of the most elegant protraits of modern jet aircrafts. Recently we had the honor to get a mini interview with Mr. Tokunaga and learn some special things about his career and his flight experience with the Greek pilots.
Q: Hello Mr. Tokunaga and thank you very much for accepting our inviattion for that iterview. Please tell us when did you start your engagement with Aviation Photography and which was the first aircraft that you flew with? A: I’ve been taking of aircraft since my childhood. It was my hobby. I first flew USAF T-33A in 1978.
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Q: How many different countries have you visited? How many different aircraft types have you flown with? Have you counted approximately the total amount of flying hours you have done since today? A: I’m not sure, but about 50 countries and 50-60 different first jets. I have accumulated almost 1,400 hours on military fast jets.

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