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Post by Gavin Conroy on Oct 6, 2008 19:02:08 GMT 12
These two aircraft have been flying in and out of Woodbourne over the past couple of days which has been great. Not sure why they are here but a great sight indeed. One is flying in a colour scheme similar the the USAF C-17. Am looking at photographing a wider range of aircraft from here on instead of just Warbirds as if it flies I am interested so will see how we go.       |
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Post by FlyNavy on Oct 6, 2008 19:42:08 GMT 12
Gavin, Very nice photos. Thanks. Go HerkyBird.
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Post by beagle on Oct 6, 2008 20:30:00 GMT 12
Both being J models.
there are 3-4 very easy ways of telling the difference in those photos from the H model.
Dave get the chokky fish out
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 6, 2008 22:15:24 GMT 12
Nice shots. Perhaps they're stocking up on supplies from the Montana vineyards?
The illusion caused by the shadow on that second shot make it look like a low winged aircraft at first glance.
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Post by Bruce on Oct 6, 2008 22:31:15 GMT 12
there seems to have been a fair bit of muck of some sort thrown off the props of '50 - theres splatter all over the fuselage in line with the props!
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Post by aussie747 on Oct 7, 2008 9:08:59 GMT 12
The whole RAAF Hercules fleet will be painted in the new darker colours over time. At the moment around 5 aircraft are in these colours including 2 H models.
Nice photos!
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Post by flyjoe180 on Oct 7, 2008 11:06:43 GMT 12
Love the photos Gavin, look forward to seeing more of your diversifying work on non-warbird types.
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Post by jb on Oct 7, 2008 13:17:23 GMT 12
there seems to have been a fair bit of muck of some sort thrown off the props of '50 - theres splatter all over the fuselage in line with the props! Maybe somebody tried to tag it.  |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Oct 7, 2008 15:44:02 GMT 12
The whole RAAF Hercules fleet will be painted in the new darker colours over time. At the moment around 5 aircraft are in these colours including 2 H models. Nice photos! How many Hercules does the RAAF operate? |
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Post by FlyNavy on Oct 7, 2008 15:45:54 GMT 12
There are a few in storage or in various bits now (older models) but I don't know the final score for all operational Herks. Do you require these included in the tally? Probably one can only guess for 'operational' anyway here is the RAAF official website link: www.airforce.gov.au/aircraft/hercules.htmADF-SERIALS in their "Series II" listing have the history of each airframe. At the moment there are 12 J models and I gave up trying to count any other models in use but you can do that if required. I had a break to count the other models which looks like ELEVEN with one (to make TWELVE) in deep maintenance but this may no longer be true. www.adf-serials.com |
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Post by mcmaster on Oct 7, 2008 19:01:48 GMT 12
Agreed - nice shots indeed
i especially like the first shot which shows the green tint of the head up displays in front of the pilots
certainly looks bigger than most fighter HUDs
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