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Old 10th Oct 2010, 23:54
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triadic
 
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Back in the '80's they used to visit DN on a regular basis and I think most of the aviation community got to have a close up look on the military hard stand, including a look inside. These days you can visit the museum there and have a good close up look of the aircraft there, including the cockpit etc.

Best story of the day was the pilot of the Bell 47 that did joy flights around Katherine Gorge (before the squadron moved to TN). He was doing his usual thing at 500ft agl and a B52 went past under him!

The visits to DN were always with numerous KC135's and sometimes KC10's and whatever the re-engined 135 is called. Did not need all the runway like the KC135 which was very low over Bagot Road trailing lots of smoke from the water meth.
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