Night Stalkers MH-47Gs Mildenhall 5th & 6th September.

[WinchesterMGF]

2 160 SOAR Night Stalker MH-47Gs were airfreighted into Mildenhall this week, courtesy of a pair of C-17s.
They both went up for air tests on 05.09.24 and will head to Odiham for exercise Dark Lightning. I was beyond excited to finally catch these amazing, sinister lumpy things.
Edit to add some shots from Friday 6th as 19-02914 went up for a further test flight in the Rwy10 circuit. They are spoiling us.
IMG_1048 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1160 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1137 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1424 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1466 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1522 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1496 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1718 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1742 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1754 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1757 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
IMG_1783 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr

[Vulcanone]

Very nice light on them.

[Thunder]

Agree with you, one of the most interesting machines out there. I’m liking no2 imo cropping in more to focus on the fuselage would make it a more dramatic image. Wish they where heading North.

[Punkrunner62]

Very nice Andrew, pleased you managed to catch them in some nice light, great to see them in the UK.
Cheers.

[paddyboy]

Excellent catches and shots, Andrew

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Herky99]

Fantastic beasts to catch like the water tower shot

[Thunderbolt II]

Not something you see every day.... great photos, thanks for sharing these.

[Stratocruiser]

Absolutely wonderful.
I bet you were one of the lucky gents on the ladders depicted in the 'Ted Coningsby' live footage!
Thanks for sharing your superb captures

[WinchesterMGF]

Thanks for the comments. They were a joy to see and share.
Re the stepladder massif Mr Stratocruiser, I'm fortunate to not count myself amongst them - vertigo kicks in if I wear thick socks.

[Phantomwolf]

Some great shots you have managed to capture there- that's one hell of a refuelling probe that they sport.
Plenty of extra appendages on these machines wonder what the new batch we are ordering will be like (if they're not cancelled).

[Seacat192]

What’s not to like? More excellent photos.

[matt e]

nice set especially #2

[WinchesterMGF]

Thank you again for the comments. I've just added a few from Friday when 19-02914 went up for a few laps around the Rwy10 circuit - there may be someone on here that recognises themselves on the multitude of ladders in Johns Field.

[Kubey]

The head on and back shot looks fab!