AC-130 Gunship @ Mildenhall 30/04/22

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AC-130 Gunship @ Mildenhall 30/04/22

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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.

ImageAC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr

ImageAC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr

ImageAC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr

ImageAC-130 Gunship by Tim Felce, on Flickr

Also, nice to see the RC-135 use the under-run.

ImageRC-135 by Tim Felce, on Flickr

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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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Tommy wrote:
Sat 30 Apr 2022, 7:45 pm
Nice stuff, Tim. Couple of the Staffers were mentioning this when we saw it on ADSB. Glad someone caught it!
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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ouch - not to be messed with!
Very nice set, well caught. I never seem to be there at the right time :frowning2:
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