Not a bad start to the year despite the weather not being at all cooperative. A small January selection from Prestwick and Glasgow.
Prestwick 18th January - U-28A arriving in some filthy weather from Stuttgart as 'SWASH52'.
05-0419 U-28A Draco USAF/27 SOW by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
Top cover for the Atlantic crossing was this HC-130J arriving from Ramstein as 'KING11'.
17-5870/LI HC-130J Combat King II USAF/102 RQS, 106 RQW NY ANG by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
CC-130J 130616 Arriving from Paphos as CANFORCE4289 with the starboard outer feathered.
130616 CC-130J Royal Canadian AF/436 Sqn 'Elephant' by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
Eleven days after arriving at Prestwick the U-28 & HC-130J made it away to Keflavik using the same callsigns. Weather was a whole lot different to that encountered on the 18th!
05-0419 U-28A Draco USAF/27 SOW by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
17-5870/LI HC-130J Combat King II USAF/102 RQS, 106 RQW NY ANG by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
17-5870/LI HC-130J Combat King II USAF/102 RQS, 106 RQW NY ANG by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
Glasgow - 29th January
US Army C-12T 84-0088 arriving late afternoon from Wiesbaden as 'DUKE31'
84-00488 C-12T US Army by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
Glasgow - 30th January
German AF/LTG-62 A400M departing for Goose Bay as 'GAF003'.
5426 Airbus A400M German AF/LTG-62 by
Tom Gibbons, on Flickr
Cheers, Tom