Herc air to air photography
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Loved the statement about being very rare to put three up all at once. 'When I were a lad' we used to put up 37 for the JATFOR exercises !
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we used to put up 37 for the JATFOR exercises !
They`d never pass muster for the `Green Barrows`...
Lovely photos, JTO - put a smile on my face, they did.
LDF,
not many people take about being lucky to get a pax ride in the Hercules ! We once took the whole JATFOR operation to Incirlik in Turkey for Ex Deep Furrow. Amazing to think we did that.Huge respect for the groundcrew who managed to get so many serviceable.
not many people take about being lucky to get a pax ride in the Hercules ! We once took the whole JATFOR operation to Incirlik in Turkey for Ex Deep Furrow. Amazing to think we did that.Huge respect for the groundcrew who managed to get so many serviceable.
#10 `Loadie(probably aa62) ;Captain,can you tell Tonka to sweep the wings,then he can come aboard the HAS(Herc Airborne Shelter)......well maybe the front bit..!
Tonka; Can we have 2 coffees,W,2 sugars and any curly sarnies,please..?
Tonka; Can we have 2 coffees,W,2 sugars and any curly sarnies,please..?
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"Mildly" Eccentric Stardriver
If the Herc has been airborne more than thirty minutes, there won't be any sandwiches left. Not called "Eating Command" for nothing.
A Herc ramp can be a draughty place to take photos from but the Galley QWI featured earlier looks a lot better when fully dressed with 4x AMRAAM, 4x ASRAAM & 1x Gun:
Anyway, probably enough from me.
Anyway, probably enough from me.
" Remember it well, but that was when we had an air transport fleet. Bl**dy dangerous, as I recall".
Anybody else recall the 38 Grp 'Draught Guinness' original scatter plan? Flat cloud tops at 8k and Bevs popping up at 'interesting angles all over the place!!
Anybody else recall the 38 Grp 'Draught Guinness' original scatter plan? Flat cloud tops at 8k and Bevs popping up at 'interesting angles all over the place!!