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some more shots from my tour in Afghanistan. All my shots were taken at FOB Sharana, unless otherwise noted CH-47 Chinook shots CH-47D in very early morning light https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-W03qx7I6qUQ/TT5Nv-l_mfI/AAAAAAAAADY/TQI3OnZ_mgc/s640/Picture%252520144.jpg CH-47F running late at nigh...

I know this is a civ thread, but its the only Bangor thread. Anyone have any info on an AC-130 that was at BGR on the 25th of June? I saw it, but I couldnt get a good enough picture of it to get the registration (I was on a North American Airlines 767 myself)

Oh man this topic just keeps getting better and better. Those 'Little Birds' are pretty rarely photographed I think! are the Seaking-like choppers (N61nh and N364fh) the S-61T Triton ordered specialy for use in Atan? I doubt that; according to several sources on the web (thank you Google), S-61T's ...

Tigerspoon those are some wonderful shots. sadly, i only had a point and shoot to work with, so the quality on my shots isnt nearly up to par with yours. MeS was where I was supposed to deploy to originally. Looks like it would have been an amazing spotting experience. Those Chinooks, Apaches, and B...

I would like to express my sympathy towards the unit involved and Mr. Thibodeau's family. The fact that his wife is expecting their child, makes it even more tragic. yes it is very tough. he got married just before the deployment, had his honeymoon on R&R, and it was only a few days before his flig...

Aviatiek wrote:Stunning catch

Great stuff mate, thanks for sharing.
Ruud

thank you. it was definitely a surprise when it came in that afternoon after the CH-53E had dropped off the MH-47G, and worth getting up 2 hours earlier than normal to catch it leaving!

going in and out of Bagram along the way I have seen mostly 747s A300s Il-76s An-12s C-130 (many variants) F-15E F-16C EA-6B C-12 (many variants) P-3 CH-47 AH-64 UH-60 HH-60 OH-58 among others. some random shots https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gq50zJTmnJA/TZ9H3JIqjUI/AAAAAAAAAXE/qTeNWUjobUs/s800/...

With the obvious adage of OPSEC in consideration here, I am curious to hear what others from around the world have seen in Afghanistan on their travels there. I just finished up a year long tour and am currently on the way home. I was in Sharana, south east Afghanistan. I wont reveal details about t...

No details on the crash, but what a show with the Mi-26! https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-se8r-1Shky0/TaB-t9UiuZI/AAAAAAAAAcE/X3HIBBYg5Co/s800/Picture%252520053.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9C2SB5lQkck/TaB_grdo88I/AAAAAAAAAcY/WIz_uqZ36V0/s800/Picture%252520070.jpg https://lh3.googleuserc...

the only one I have seen, 02-4452, was back in appx. 2007 here are a few shots

anyone know which airframe this was? I only saw 702 and 705 while I was in country, saw that 707 crashed a while back. wondering if this was one of the 2 i saw.

Does anyone here know anything about them? I have seen both A6-BAP and A6-BAS in Afghanistan in the last few months, but no clue what they are flying around. Anyone know anything about them? https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Gf1GHZsm5fE/TbL59ARjgwI/AAAAAAAAAnM/dOfGCNwDLSU/s800/Picture%252520117.jpg

This crash was one of my units birds. Mr. Thibodeau was a great pilot with a wonderful family and his first baby on the way. He will be sorely missed by all. The pilot of the aircraft (Mr. T was the weapons officer on the flight) is recovering back in the states just fine. He is a CW5, so speculatio...

CH-47 involved was from B/2-3 GSAB serial #92-00291, callsign "Massive 60" according to http://www.armyaircrews.com. [/quote] wow i remember hearing about this back in October. I am a CH-47 mechanic myself and first word we got was it was our boys, turned out not to be, but still, any time a bird i...

Ger wrote:Anyone know what the status is of Tristar Air Cargo which is flying around with Airbus A300 SU-BMZ. Have not seen this company for a while at Amsterdam Schiphol.

Rgds, Ger

not sure how regular the flight is here, but I just saw this bird a few days ago at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan