Mass Herc Flypast - 1980s?
vic.thorn,
it was Ex Deep Furrow and we were based at Incirlic. According to my log book we dropped you on the 25 and 26 Sep 1975 onto Highball DZ wherever that was ! Long time ago and a long way to take 38 ? Hercules.
it was Ex Deep Furrow and we were based at Incirlic. According to my log book we dropped you on the 25 and 26 Sep 1975 onto Highball DZ wherever that was ! Long time ago and a long way to take 38 ? Hercules.
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Other mudmovers, I ask you! 6 and 54 with the mighty F4, 6x1000lb and the mighty SUU plus 3 Sparrow and a strike camera.
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Canal lights not switched off
Vic i was on duty that Night A Line aircraft sevicing doing my bit helping others to ensure you had a Herc to Jump out of . My memory of that night was being told that Paras had landed in the Canal and drowned because the Canal lights had not been extinguished . I think that was the night where they identified which Herc they jumped from and landed in the Canal, upon returning to Lyneham i had to go out and secure and lock them up.
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Herc Jatfor Departure
I was crew on the weathership airborne over Lyneham @1000ft filming the start-up, form-up, power runs, and departure proceedures when the 36 ship plus the spare prepared for take off. Alas it is on 8mm cini film which I have no way of playing but should anybody be that interested and wish to copy it onto a different format then let me know. It was truely a sight that we will never see the likes of again, a three ship would appear to be impressive these days.
