Alaska - April 2008
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Alaska - April 2008
Good morning all,
I'd posted some of these in the Freight Dogs section, and it was suggested that they might be of interest in here. The images are all modern, but the same cannot be said of the subject matter!
I hope you like them.
Plenty more if they're of interest, and full reports from several of the visits already up on my website.
Cheers,
Karl
I'd posted some of these in the Freight Dogs section, and it was suggested that they might be of interest in here. The images are all modern, but the same cannot be said of the subject matter!
I hope you like them.
Plenty more if they're of interest, and full reports from several of the visits already up on my website.
Cheers,
Karl
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Fantastic pics Karl, especially like the '6 diving for the threshold... magic! Darn right they are of interest here!
PPP, I would suggest that this thread be moved or a link added to the "fantastic pics" thread in due course so they don't disappear off the page and out of sight?
PPP, I would suggest that this thread be moved or a link added to the "fantastic pics" thread in due course so they don't disappear off the page and out of sight?
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Great pix, Karl. Did I miss you listing your website? What is it?
An old co-worker grew up in Fairbanks in the 1940s, and no doubt worked on the radios on many of these planes. I'm pointing him to this thread.
GB
An old co-worker grew up in Fairbanks in the 1940s, and no doubt worked on the radios on many of these planes. I'm pointing him to this thread.
GB
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Thanks for the feedback, all. Glad you like them. 
con-pilot - I knew there was something that I'd forgotten to include.
From speaking to the Airport Operations guy who gave us the ramp tour at Ted Stevens, this is the only survivor. I read somewhere that the other one was scrapped sometime towards the back end of 2000. This one, N199AB, is still airworthy and was noted taxying in 2007; it is, however, only permitted to fly when it's needed to fulfill a government contract. The sound, I'm told, is immense and I'd love to see it!
Graybeard - sorry, I wasn't sure how acceptable it was to 'plug' my site - there's a link in my profile, but for the record it's http://www.karladrage.co.uk I'm still to add most of the modern military aspects from the AK trip (we visited Elmendorf and Eielson to take in Red Flag Alaska 08-2) as I'm waiting for the report to be published elsewhere first.
A few more shots to leave you with:
Cheers,
Karl
con-pilot - I knew there was something that I'd forgotten to include.
From speaking to the Airport Operations guy who gave us the ramp tour at Ted Stevens, this is the only survivor. I read somewhere that the other one was scrapped sometime towards the back end of 2000. This one, N199AB, is still airworthy and was noted taxying in 2007; it is, however, only permitted to fly when it's needed to fulfill a government contract. The sound, I'm told, is immense and I'd love to see it!
Graybeard - sorry, I wasn't sure how acceptable it was to 'plug' my site - there's a link in my profile, but for the record it's http://www.karladrage.co.uk I'm still to add most of the modern military aspects from the AK trip (we visited Elmendorf and Eielson to take in Red Flag Alaska 08-2) as I'm waiting for the report to be published elsewhere first.
A few more shots to leave you with:
Cheers,
Karl
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sorry for bringing up an old thread, but it seemed pointless starting a new one.
here is an article from the same trip....
http://www.fencecheck.com/photography/Old_Alaska/
here is an article from the same trip....
http://www.fencecheck.com/photography/Old_Alaska/
