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Mildenhall C-5M RCH 966 arrives..at last !!

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Mildenhall C-5M RCH 966 arrives..at last !!

Post by BOLLO » Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:37 pm

Hello all.A few shots from last Sunday Oct 27th of RCH 966 C-5M 70043 arriving a day late after diverting to ETAR due to the high winds Saturday morning.First a couple of the locals parked down Folly road.

Image1-351ARS-100ARW-KC-135-57-1 by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image2-351ARS-100ARW-KC-135-58-0 by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

And RCH 966 arriving 29 . :thumbs:

Image3-RCH-966-87-0043-439AW-337 by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image4-RCH-966-C-5M-87-0003-439A by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image5-RCH-966-C-5M-87-0003-439A by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image6-RCH-966-C-5M-87-0003-459A by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image7-RCH-966-Tail-shot by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Thanks for looking :thumb:
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Post by Zonan » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:32 pm

Great shots in great light there.
Well done :cool:

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Post by HighFlyer21 » Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:13 pm

Got that as a B at Prestwick a few years ago.

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Post by Dave934 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:15 am

Stunning shots of the C5 Paul, really like them.
What lens were they taken with?
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Post by paddyboy » Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:36 am

Hi Bud :P

Well worth waiting for, imho :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Post by BOLLO » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:38 am

Dave934 wrote:
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Stunning shots of the C5 Paul, really like them.
What lens were they taken with?
Dave.
70-200 Dave,was shooting the tankers parked up and decided to stick with that.
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Post by prefontaine72 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:22 am

Cracking shots of the C-5 Paul lad well done

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Post by Dave934 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:21 pm

BOLLO wrote:
Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:38 am
Dave934 wrote:
Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:15 am
Stunning shots of the C5 Paul, really like them.
What lens were they taken with?
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70-200 Dave,was shooting the tankers parked up and decided to stick with that.
Ah, thanks Paul...something else to stick on my Christmas list !!
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Post by LTFT5 » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:50 am

Hi Paul
Great set.
All the best
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Post by BOLLO » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:06 am

Cheers boys,many thanks to ya.
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Post by reheat module » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:25 am

Lovely light, it brings out the detail, especially in the first 4
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Post by BOLLO » Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:47 pm

reheat module wrote:
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Lovely light, it brings out the detail, especially in the first 4
Cheers chap.As ya can see was in sun all the way down right up until wheels down then when he passed where we were it his the sun again.Thats how its goes as ya ya know. :lol: :lol:
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