When St Mawgan had good exercises....

[TimFoo]

1993 saw the EC-24A based for a couple of weeks during an exercise. Check out the queue on the taxiway..

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[teeonefixer]

What a great sight, thanks for posting (the EC24 is a gem)

[Kevin Brewer]

I never got to see the EC-24 but your pics brought back many happy memories of long hours spent at the western end of the runway. Please keep them coming!

[Thunderbolt II]

I remember good exercises all over the place, that taxiway shot is very evocative of a sadly passed era. Thanks for posting these.

[dragonchaser]

A great post, the EC24 was quite a rare beastie, I remember seeing it in Lossiemouth many moons ago.

[Mustang531]

Thanks for sharing these, a very interesting and varied selection. I never saw the EC-24 either, but great to see it here.

[dennis273]

Never got down to the South West but it looks like I should have

Nice shots

Dennis

[F3]

Looks not just a 'good' exercise but an epic. Love the traffic jam pic. Also the Alsace Mirages.

[The Phantom]

Queueing aircraft is a fantastic shot of what exercises used to be like

[paddyboy]

Hi Tim

Another excellent set there

Look at those lovely Canberras

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[matt e]

Great set

[Seacat192]

Wow

[Canberra TT.18]

Superb!
Very nice!
That EC-24 is as unique as it can get!

(Always found it remarkable that only a single DC-8 has been in US military service, compared to the many other build civil airliners of that era).

[adderman]

Hi All.
The EC24 lives on!
It's in Celebrity Row at Davis Monthan AFB.
Sits between the C9 and a C135.

Was also a visitor to Mildenhall 22/09/1993.

[macbear26]

Hi Tim,
Great set i must have been there around that time it was a great base.

[Herkchaser]

Them were the days