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Post by nzav8a on Sept 28, 2015 8:48:21 GMT 12
I'll have to ask my mate(who works at Harewood) to see if there's any aircraft activity at the Deep Freeze base. isc Was there on monday no action for a few days then watched it taxi out yesterday and later it was back saw it getting loaded today and disappeared for a bit. There is also a ski equiped C130 and during the week NH90 & a couple of A109's operating from there Elmendorf based C-17 00-0174 made 2 visits to WPE from CHC last week, it has been replaced at CHC by McChord based 10-0220 for Ice flights
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Post by isc on Oct 2, 2015 19:57:31 GMT 12
I wonder how the Pegasus wheeled runway will hold up this year, the other year(can't remember which) they had a melt, and had to cancel the C-17 flights. They still need the Hercs to cover this situation. isc
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Post by sputnik767 on Oct 18, 2015 8:34:43 GMT 12
C17 into whenuapai this morning. Beautiful sight in the morning sky. No idea of its nationality....
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Post by pjw4118 on Oct 18, 2015 9:43:00 GMT 12
It woke me up in time to see THE GAME
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Post by beagle on Oct 18, 2015 10:25:01 GMT 12
C17 into whenuapai this morning. Beautiful sight in the morning sky. No idea of its nationality.... you sure it didn't have a kiwi roundel on it ?
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Post by suthg on Oct 18, 2015 11:46:52 GMT 12
First return flight yesterday of folks returning from Deep South. I had an engineering friend down there for maintenance and engineering design for improvements and upgrades - working for Mighty River Power in CHCH.
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Post by sputnik767 on Oct 18, 2015 13:05:30 GMT 12
C17 into whenuapai this morning. Beautiful sight in the morning sky. No idea of its nationality.... you sure it didn't have a kiwi roundel on it ? Was too dark to see, but with the confirmation I wasn't dreaming I doubt it. Although I'm sure with the early morning arrival and with the distraction of the morning ahead in Wales, surely someone could have added a kiwi roundel and claimed it for the RNZAF before the sun was fully up.....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 18, 2015 15:24:54 GMT 12
The next lot of troops has just left for Iraq too, so maybe there has been some air activity surrounding their deployment?
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Post by beagle on Oct 20, 2015 4:23:24 GMT 12
Maybe it went in there to pick up more Toyota Hilux's
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Post by area51 on Oct 25, 2015 21:27:32 GMT 12
C17 visitor last weekend must have been some sort of VIP movement. It was a USAF machine and as mentioned arrived nice and early on the 18th and departed the following morning equally early for Canberra and then a day or two later flew to Paya Lebar leaving Canberra around 5am. Very covert! More USAF C17 and C130 activity for Exercise Southern Katipo 2015 inbound soon I would expect.
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Post by stubbie on Oct 31, 2015 14:01:30 GMT 12
ive been watching c17 hercs all day down here at foxton beach and at low level great sight
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Post by atea on Oct 31, 2015 15:11:21 GMT 12
I went out to Ohakea for a look earlier plenty of action there. A C17 takeoff sure is impressive. Plenty of Hercs here for Southern Katipo as well. MRC Aviation has photos.
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Post by baronbeeza on Nov 2, 2015 12:59:05 GMT 12
Here is a pic of it about to take-off from Wpt. Not much of a turning bay at that end of 22 !
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Post by TS on Nov 2, 2015 13:31:15 GMT 12
Yeah I saw one on long final for WP around 11.30am then another one around 12.30pm so there maybe two out there at the moment?? Or it could have been the same one. Sorry I was to far away to confirm if it was the same one.
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Post by isc on Nov 2, 2015 20:06:03 GMT 12
Saw one on approach WP on TV 1 news at 6pm, looks like a big do. isc
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Post by baronbeeza on Nov 2, 2015 20:24:22 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Nov 4, 2015 15:24:59 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Nov 5, 2015 13:21:16 GMT 12
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Post by frankly on Nov 8, 2015 16:04:55 GMT 12
Spotted a C-17 over the Rimutaka Saddle today at around 1400. Looked like it was dropping in to the river and heading up the Tararuas. Tricky flying something like that in the North Westerlies up there.
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Post by TS on Sept 6, 2016 14:06:19 GMT 12
Heads up Just saw a C 17 on long Final to WP. Could not make out if US or Ozzie....
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