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IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:58 pm
by pgcomputing
For me the star of this week was Indian Air Force Ilyushin IL-78MKI KJ-3453 seen here departing RAF Waddington after dropping off 5 Mirages. Glad I got chance to tick this off and I wonder once Cobra Warrior is all over whether we'll see these again given India have finally selected the A330 MRTT platform for its future tanker fleet.
Indian Air Force Ilyushin IL-78MKI KJ-3453 by
Paul Gerry, on Flickr
Indian Air Force Ilyushin IL-78MKI KJ-3453 by
Paul Gerry, on Flickr
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:20 pm
by Yunglee
Awesome shots and what a star visitor. I'm hoping the sun's out when it comes back for the Mirages
Lee.
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:16 pm
by Dave934
What a stunner, lovely photos of it too.
Dave.
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:26 pm
by pgcomputing
Dave934 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:16 pm
What a stunner, lovely photos of it too.
Dave.
Cheers Dave
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:27 pm
by pgcomputing
Yunglee wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:20 pm
Awesome shots and what a star visitor. I'm hoping the sun's out when it comes back for the Mirages
Lee.
Cheers Lee, I'm hoping the suns out for departures as well especially as I still haven't seen the Mirages move yet.
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:47 pm
by GhostFlight91
Nice!
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:21 am
by PeteHemsley
Such a good looking airframe. Great photos
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:45 am
by Barwickdan
Hi all
Does anyone know which day it is likely to return and how long it stays as I don't live locally and need to sort plans out.
Cheers
Dan
Re: IL-78 "Titan" departing RAF Waddington
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:14 pm
by dannyboyo20
Well caught, never tire of seeing this beast!