Last Day Of The 1990s
Pic of the 'Tube' still sends shivers down spine....
31st December 1999
Possibly not the worst-ever Bessbrook weather, but without a tripod this one couldn’t have been taken. Looking directly up the tube again as 72 Sqn XW236 replens on spot 5 in lashing rain. J** S******n, M*** S****e and I** B***y dry & warm! while the TSW refueller gets on with it as always. Note TWA’s G4 and L5 grounded. (I’ll be too if they read this!)
16.06 hrs 31st December 2009
With the demolitions and excavations, the original ground levels have changed, but I reckon this is as close as I can get to the spot where that original 1999 shot was taken.
And.......
More nostalgia, looking down the main helipad from the Buzzard tower site. The tank is on the former Chinook spot 8 and the 1k tree survives. 16.20, 31:12:2009.
Last edited by PhamousPhotographer; 2nd Jan 2010 at 14:53.
Reason: Caption amended