Hi all,
I had the incredible privilege back in April to join the 7th SOS at RAF Mildenhall for a sortie in one of their CV-22B Ospreys.
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Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 07-0033 - 7th Special Operations Squadron - United States Air Force by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 07-0033 - 7th Special Operations Squadron - United States Air Force by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 07-0033 - 7th Special Operations Squadron - United States Air Force by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
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Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 07-0033 - 7th Special Operations Squadron - United States Air Force by Ben Montgomery, on Flickr
Needless to say it was one of the coolest things I've ever done - sitting on the open ramp on the way back with night vision goggles was one of those "am I really doing this?" moments. I really hope you're interested enough to read more - see below!
http://www.aeroresource.co.uk/articles/ ... ildenhall/
Cheers,
Ben
7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
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Re: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Really well done Ben and a terrific read also. I was very impressed by the quality and detail contained in your excellent report.
Best wishes, ian
Best wishes, ian
Re: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Brilliant pictures Ben, and a very well written article.
Dan
Dan
Re: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Ramp riding rocks, and so do your images and article. Nice!
Re: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Very good article and shots Ben Also been lucky enough to have been on base with some these guys few times now
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Re: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Like the last shot , but considering that should hold 20? fully kitted Marines , that looks bloody tight in the back
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Re: 7th SOS - Flying the CV-22B Osprey
Excellent stuff, but they could do with some plasterboard in there to finish it off, all that exposed cable what would H&SE make of it
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