C-130 Sandcastles Pembrey 25/11/14

[B3n]

So yesterday I decided to take a trip down the beach to try and build some sandcastles, I was having some fun until the RAF decided they wanted to join me

First time out with the camera in a good while so please be gentle

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Sorry about the dust spots

Ben

[Jammo]

Think of them as sand spots
Amazing images though, well captured

[ZH871]

That first image though

[Ben Montgomery]

Not really the background you'd expect to see in an aircraft silhouette photo (the last one), that's superb!

[B3n]

Cheers guys

[toom317]

Fantastic shots Ben ..also how do the RAF cope with salt water corrosion on aircraft..with landings like this? Regards Tim

I'm pretty sure they get a good wash down back at base after doing stuff like this.

Last pic, nice.

[POL]

ASCOT 4335:

Does the runway have standing water?

CONTROLLER:

yes Sir, quite a bit of it.

Runway condition: THE SEA, THE SEA, THE SEA?

[baz1]

runway state wet wet wet

[350biker]

Wonderful shots Ben, well done. Despite being wet sand the "runway" appears to be quite firm. As has been commented on these a/c must get one hell of a hosing down back at base. We see what the offshore rig helicopters get when they get back to Humberside and they are just flying over salt water!

[toom317]

Wonderful shots Ben, well done. Despite being wet sand the "runway" appears to be quite firm. As has been commented on these a/c must get one hell of a hosing down back at base. We see what the offshore rig helicopters get when they get back to Humberside and they are just flying over salt water!

They had a special area on the taxiway at Kinloss, where the aircraft were washed down by jets of water. I can remember seeing pictures of it in action, but despite spending 2 years there in the early 80's, never actually saw it happen.

[B3n]

Cheers for the comments folks

[GhostFlight91]

Very very ive catch mate

[WattieB]

What a great set of shots. Well done

[Skip]

very nice mate, well caught

[Sean Mac]

Great set of shots there

Sean