The peace and tranquility of a quiet Saturday Bimble around Duxford was shattered when a Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk/(89)26205 from RAF Lakenheath started doing circuits just after the museum opened with about 4 landings on the grass runway. It parked up on the jet pan and with the pilot on board and rotors running, the crew went off to the cafe for a coffee. Friendly crew as well, waving to the kids on the fence line when they arrived and handing out badges to them when they left. Just before lunch Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub/D-ESTS and Piper L-18C-95 Super Cub/OO-SPG flew in from the continent via Calais and stayed til mid afternoon. In the order they were taken
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Duxford December Bimbles ~ *UPDATE 2~22Dec16*
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
Love the Pavehawk shot's Brian.
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
great shots, number one is so simple yet so pleasing to the eye
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
Nice one.
What were the mission symbols on the door?
They look like foot prints?
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What were the mission symbols on the door?
They look like foot prints?
Always enjoy seeing your bimble photos, better than a Newsletter any day.
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
tankbuster
There was an aircraft on approach and the crewman was looking for it so they could get going again.
Wallace
They are footprints, why???
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There was an aircraft on approach and the crewman was looking for it so they could get going again.
Wallace
They are footprints, why???
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
Nice HH-60. Unusual to get one at Duxford, let alone on a weekend?!
The feet are mission marks I believe.
The feet are mission marks I believe.
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
Been after one of those patches for a while, nice catch Brian.
Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ 03Dec16
Green Feet Origins
Source: http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/554723/the-footprint-of-the-jolly-green-giant-leaves-its-mark.aspx
The origin of the green feet symbol came from Vietnam, when the HH-3E helicopter, also known as the Jolly Green Giant, would land in the rice patties and grass fields, leaving huge impressions that looked like giant green footprints.
"The symbol of the green feet spawned from the jolly green giant," explained Staff Sgt. Roger Brown, a 56th Helicopter Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief. "The green feet symbol is from retired Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Fisk. He wanted a symbol that everyone could recognize and remember, and he came up with the green feet."
Source: http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/554723/the-footprint-of-the-jolly-green-giant-leaves-its-mark.aspx
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ *UPDATE 1~08Dec16*
Very, very quiet day at Duxford so some record shots in hangar 3 with Frankie back from winter servicing and the ARCo fleet having had a bit shuffle around around since my last visit. In the order they were taken.
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Re: Duxford December Bimbles ~ *UPDATE 2~22Dec16*
Last visit of the year, possibly, and was greeted with a spot of aerobatics as the Duxford based Cosmic Wind cleared the cobwebs away as it was thrown around above the airfield in the wall to wall blue sky and sunshine. Very quiet otherwise with the Monarch Britannia more or less ready, having had its paintwork rubbed down, for its move into AirSpace Conservation Hall for a repaint at the start of next year. Photos in the order they were taken.
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