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KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

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KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by CHRISD » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:26 am

Early start this morning to catch the Kuwait Air Force C-17 on delivery, seen here landing runway 29 RAF Mildenhall not brilliant light but hey ho cant win em all ,thanks to you know who :ninja: ;) for the heads up

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KAF at the Hall by Chris Dorling 1, on Flickr

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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by stigorige » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:39 am

Well done Chris!
I thought it would be too dark, great result.
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by venom » Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:42 am

fantastic chris !!!
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Post by danoz » Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:21 am

Very nice.
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by vulcanxl425 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:39 am

Worth getting up early for.

Nice colour scheme :thumb:
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by Chris IL-76 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:54 am

Superb! Well worth getting. Hope someone in the know comes up with a departure time!
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Post by DanBeeden » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:22 pm

Wow - looks superb. Very nicely caught.
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Post by TeeJay » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:11 pm

Hi Chris
Nice shots. Great colour scheme.
What time was this please? I think I saw it in the distance about 0645 just as I got to work.
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Post by Mark Owen » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:17 pm

Wow :Wow: great catch. :thumb:

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Post by paddyboy » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:22 pm

They are all belters :Wow:

Thanks for getting up, catching it and posting :thumbs:

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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by CHRISD » Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:41 pm

Teejay it was bout that time mate
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by crashman » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:09 pm

I have just heard from a friend in the know, its departure has been moved forward until tomorrow morning at 0500.
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by CHRISD » Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:45 pm

Cheers for the comments chaps
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by nick197 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:16 pm

Superb catch and great pics :thumb: too considering the light or lack of it :lol:
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Post by BOLLO » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:12 pm

That is a belta Chris,very very well done on that .Oh and your welcome buddy, ;)
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by Nick Thompson » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:15 pm

Lovely images considering the light, hopefully it will return! :thumb:
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Post by TeeJay » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:30 pm

Thanks Chris,
Def what I saw then :)
Again great pics mate
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by doodlebug » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:33 pm

Cracking set. :clap:
On behalf of those of us who cannot possibly get to the Hall, thanks for sharing them with us. :thumbs:
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Post by Skip » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:56 pm

lovely set mate, and loving the old skool paint job too :thumbs:
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Re: KAF 342 arrives at the Hall

Post by Jammo » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:09 pm

Gotta love the colour, Great to see, nice one mate :thumbs: :thumbs:
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