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GAF CH-53 stranded in fields in Germany

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MarcR312
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GAF CH-53 stranded in fields in Germany

Post by MarcR312 » Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:38 pm

Yesterday a CH-53 (8430) stranded in a field in western Germany near my hometown and got supported with spare parts by another one (8506)

ImageCH53_Euskirchen_c-22 by Marc Rosenkranz, auf Flickr

ImageCH53_Euskirchen_c-08 by Marc Rosenkranz, auf Flickr

ImageCH53_Euskirchen_c-24 by Marc Rosenkranz, auf Flickr
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Re: GAF CH-53 stranded in fields in Germany

Post by BOLLO » Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:51 pm

Ctacking set of shots fella.
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http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: GAF CH-53 stranded in fields in Germany

Post by Blackcat1 » Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:18 pm

Lovely shots, I remember when a Mildenhall based MH53 did that at Lake Bala many years ago
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Re: GAF CH-53 stranded in fields in Germany

Post by Petepilot » Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:34 pm

Great shots, thanks for sharing! :thumb:
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