The big news this evening was the very brief [about 1.5 hours only] visit of a Royal Australian Air Force-operated Boeing C17A Globemaster III, registered A41-211.
This is one big, very impressive, looking aircraft! I'll let the pictures do the talking, although they hardly do justice to it! First up are some photos of the arrival.
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
Next up is the departure. This was equally impressive with the very little amount of runway required to get airborne again!
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
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| Boeing C17A Globemaster III, A41-211, operated by the RAAF |
In short, very very impressive. Thanks to those who provided a heads up of the pending arrival!
You're welcome Rodney, pleased you could be on location to get it! Any idea of its consignment?? M.
ReplyDeleteI heard that it had landed but it didnt stay long enough for me to get to see it! Thanks for sharing Rodney
ReplyDeleteHi "Anon". Sorry, no idea of consignment. There was about an hour where I wasn't really watching, so they could have off- or on-loaded anything in that time.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it minicooper!
Nice pics, thanks. The C17 is an attractive aircraft, despite its size.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew. I have to say, the pictures don't do it justice... very very impressive! Also, not as noisy as I was expecting.
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