I managed to get to Mildenhall today to see the departure of one of the AC-130 Gunships that arrived yesterday at the base.
I gather the other AC-130 may have had a cracked windscreen, and so was left on the tarmac.
AC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr
AC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr
AC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr
AC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr
Also, nice to see the RC-135 use the under-run.
RC-135 by Tim Felce, on Flickr
Cheers,
Tim
AC-130 Gunship @ Mildenhall 30/04/22
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Nice stuff, Tim. Couple of the Staffers were mentioning this when we saw it on ADSB. Glad someone caught it!
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Cheers Tommy, yeah quite a few people on John's field waiting for its departure, good to see it in decent light
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Christ, when you see it up close - you really wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that would you!
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Great photos of the Spooky - Hell from above
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Re: AC-130 Gunship @ Mildenhall 30/04/22
ouch - not to be messed with!
Very nice set, well caught. I never seem to be there at the right time
Andy
Very nice set, well caught. I never seem to be there at the right time
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