7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 4:38 pm
7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Two green discs in the dark and a deep humming noise – to many, these are the calling cards of the CV-22B Osprey departing or returning from another night sortie. But what do these elusive tilt rotors actually get up to on their nocturnal flights? Ben Montgomery joined the crew of a CV-22B from the 7th Special Operations Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Wing over at RAF Mildenhall to find out more.
Two green discs in the dark and a deep humming noise – to many, these are the calling cards of the CV-22B Osprey departing or returning from another night sortie. But what do these elusive tilt rotors actually get up to on their nocturnal flights? Ben Montgomery joined the crew of a CV-22B from the 7th Special Operations Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Wing over at RAF Mildenhall to find out more.
