C17 Globemaster

[Rick448]

This was buzzing about today so i thought I'd try to get some shots.

 

[vanguard]

love C17's is that at waddy

[kev7d]

Some lovely exposures here.   

[Rick448]

12 minutes ago, vanguard said:

love C17's is that at waddy

No, Humberside Airport. Very impressive aircraft, I’m hoping we get the A400 in soon as well. 

[Rick448]

4 minutes ago, kev7d said:

Some lovely exposures here.   

Thanks Kev. 

[vanguard]

the amount of time i've ridden by there i've never seen anything big off there. i normally have my dinner by the Bristow/coast guard helicopter building most weeks.

[David61]

Some very nice shots you took, like them all but #2 + last one for me.

[Clicker]

Wow some really fine  pics taken there Rick ....  was that just a random opportunity, you being there at that time.?

Another  reason why we  toggers  always have a camera with us eh ...

 

 

 

[Rick448]

47 minutes ago, vanguard said:

the amount of time i've ridden by there i've never seen anything big off there. i normally have my dinner by the Bristow/coast guard helicopter building most weeks.

I am lucky that I work there, so I can usually take some shots when these type of aircraft are training. We normally get advanced notice of when they are coming too as we often need to provide additional fire cover. Unfortunately when the fast jets fly by we usually get no warning and they are gone is a few seconds. We get these in most weeks, along with the A400. We also get regular RAF rotary stuff, Apache, Merlin, Chinook and Puma's as well as Tucano's. Now and again we get some USAAF stuff in, and of course we see the occasional Spitfire and Messerschmitt. 

[Rick448]

35 minutes ago, Clicker said:

Wow some really fine  pics taken there Rick ....  was that just a random opportunity, you being there at that time.?

Another  reason why we  toggers  always have a camera with us eh ...

 

 

 

As I work there, and got fed up of missing opportunities, I bought a 7D Mkii just for this, I keep my 100-400L attached and just pop out the office when something is around. 

[vanguard]

11 minutes ago, Rick448 said:

I am lucky that I work there, so I can usually take some shots when these type of aircraft are training. We normally get advanced notice of when they are coming too as we often need to provide additional fire cover. Unfortunately when the fast jets fly by we usually get no warning and they are gone is a few seconds. We get these in most weeks, along with the A400. We also get regular RAF rotary stuff, Apache, Merlin, Chinook and Puma's as well as Tucano's. Now and again we get some USAAF stuff in, and of course we see the occasional Spitfire and Messerschmitt. 

ive live near lakenheath, mildenhall, holbeach range and marham. and work near waddington, coningsby and brize norton so i'm pretty spoilt  for choice when it comes to aircraft spotting. do you ever go to the donna nook range ?

[Rick448]

Just now, vanguard said:

ive live near lakenheath, mildenhall, holbeach range and marham. and work near waddington, coningsby and brize norton so i'm pretty spoilt  for choice when it comes to aircraft spotting. do you ever go to the donna nook range ?

I don't really have the time at the moment, when my little one has grown up a bit I'd like to get to see some military hardware other than passing our runway. 

[FUJI]

A superb set of a fantastic aircraft......I don’t care for flying but love aircraft of all kinds.

HOBBO