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LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

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LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by BossHogg » Sat May 20, 2023 10:56 am

Hi all, 2 images from todays departure of LAPEL 61 departing RAF Mildenhall. Hope you enjoy.

ImageAC-130J 19-5926, 16th SOS / 27thSOW by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr

ImageAC-130J 19-5926, 16th SOS / 27thSOW by Jay Carter 10, on Flickr
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by Mustang531 » Sat May 20, 2023 11:01 am

Nice shots, thanks for sharing these with us.
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by James Cutting » Sat May 20, 2023 1:18 pm

Lovely shots there mate. Well caught.
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by Seacat192 » Sat May 20, 2023 2:24 pm

Excellent photos
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by sjoerd » Sat May 20, 2023 4:24 pm

Great shots, and a first for me seeing them with missile rails under the wings on this side of the pond.
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by matt e » Sat May 20, 2023 6:07 pm

nice shots
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by PitchAxis » Sat May 20, 2023 6:08 pm

Great photos especially the second. A Herc variant that's high on my 'to shoot' list. No pun intended.
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Post by paddyboy » Sun May 21, 2023 4:19 am

Cracking pair of shots there Jay :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by Reach4060 » Sun May 21, 2023 5:56 am

Great shots!
Thanks for sharing
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Post by LTFT5 » Sun May 21, 2023 6:19 am

Excellent shots of a very nice subject.
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by BossHogg » Sun May 21, 2023 10:19 am

Thanks everyone for the kind words.
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by DanBeeden » Sun May 21, 2023 3:41 pm

Head on shot is terrific
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Post by Aircmdr » Sun May 21, 2023 8:47 pm

Stunning shots. Thats a beast that, need some more of them in the UK
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by Blue Diamond » Mon May 22, 2023 10:45 am

Nice. Why do these beauties always turn up when I'm at work? 🤬
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by slogen51 » Mon May 22, 2023 10:50 am

Very nice

You seem to be getting the hang of taking pictures
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by quid21 » Mon May 22, 2023 10:50 am

It needs a few more aerials and turrets, there's not enough!
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by Pune » Mon May 22, 2023 6:25 pm

Superb images, thanks for sharing. :thumb:
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by 65thAgressor » Mon May 22, 2023 7:56 pm

Very nice crystal clear shots. In 2017 at Nellis airshow they had one on static. The rear door was open to the public, i have to say there aint much room in a AC130.
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by Callsign.Atari » Tue May 23, 2023 12:59 pm

Gutted I missed this, been trying to catch a gunship for way too long. Maybe next time
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Re: LAPEL 61 AC-130J Ghostrider RAF Mildenhall

Post by D.Lemckert » Tue May 23, 2023 4:10 pm

Lovin the second shot there! Thanks for sharing! :thumbs:
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