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Postby BigTruck » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:02 pm

Just some randoms I snapped whenever the oppurtunity arose...

Kick it off with some desert sunsets  8-)
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Quite a few of these flying in weekly
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KC-130J getting ready to roll
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A view from inside the CH46, can you spot our escorts?
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Couple shots from the chopper side of the flight line
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Medevac coming in
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Anark » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:06 pm

Nice shots.
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby beaky » Wed Aug 15, 2007 3:17 pm

Thanks for the glimpses...  8-)
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Roughrider » Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:26 pm

Interesting shots.
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Willit Run » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:07 pm

Cool shots!!  8-)
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Xyn_Air » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:58 pm

What aircraft was that between the last sunset shot and the KC-130 and who does it belong to?

Great shots, BTW.

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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby expat » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:04 pm

What aircraft was that between the last sunset shot and the KC-130 and who does it belong to?

Great shots, BTW.

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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby BigTruck » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:07 pm

What aircraft was that between the last sunset shot and the KC-130 and who does it belong to?

Great shots, BTW.

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I believe it's an Ilyushin IL-76, not positive who it belongs to though, there were a few of them that flew in every week with that paint job or all white, I believe they were contracted through the UN to haul supplies to some of the civilian contractors working with us, I'm not sure...

Maybe some of the pros here recognize the paint job and know who owns the bird??
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Ivan » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:46 am

The one in the picture is from Volga Dnepr... probably a recent addition as they didnt care to paint it in their own scheme yet.
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Omag 2.0 » Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:06 am

Is this Iraq? Afganistan? Or just practice in the US? Great variety of aircraft and some nice action shots! I love the dusty Medevac arrival!
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby Ivan » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:16 am

Is this Iraq? Afganistan? Or just practice in the US? Great variety of aircraft and some nice action shots! I love the dusty Medevac arrival!

As the Il76 is banned in the US for its noise it isnt in the US...

Amound of grass and flat horizons make me think that its Iraq
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby ATI_9700Pro » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:28 am

Nice front-line glimpses.
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Re: Randoms from the desert

Postby BigTruck » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:06 pm

Is this Iraq? Afganistan? Or just practice in the US? Great variety of aircraft and some nice action shots! I love the dusty Medevac arrival!



These were all taken in various areas in Iraq, I spent most of my time in the Al Anbar province but got to travel to different areas via helicopter, thus making some good aviation photo oppurtunities.

Thanks for the info Ivan and thanks for the compliments all!  More photos to come once I get them cleared  ;)
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