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ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

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ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by WinchesterMGF » Sun Jan 30, 2022 1:21 pm

Great to see the fab Constant Phoenix 61-2667 back at Mildenhall this morning. As seen from 2 miles down the approach and the 1st time I've caught it in sunlight too.
ImageIMG_1953 by Andrew St Edmunds, on Flickr
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by BOLLO » Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:07 pm

Vey nice fella,like those a lot
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by DanBeeden » Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:20 pm

Great stuff Andy, good to see it in the sun after all those grey days in August!
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by Plane enthuiast » Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:24 pm

Very nice Andrew liking these
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Post by Stug298 » Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:29 pm

very nice...good to see a "coal burner" again !!!
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Post by Yunglee » Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:54 pm

Superb catch in blue skies

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Post by paddyboy » Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:57 am

Superb catch, Andrew :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by Mike Dodd » Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:55 am

Lovely shots, thanks for posting.
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by mattkinnear » Mon Jan 31, 2022 2:57 pm

Fantastic shots Andrew. 👍
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by Jay007 » Mon Jan 31, 2022 3:50 pm

Have not seen one for many a long time,great shots.
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by WinchesterMGF » Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:26 pm

Thanks for the kind comments. Now there's just the little matter of catching it on a smoky take-off in light that good.
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Post by josh sykes » Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:44 pm

Nice pics of a very rare bird , thanks for posting .
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by sdad » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:54 pm

Has it got a refuelling arm welded shut or moulded over?
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Re: ATOM01 WC-135W at Mildenhall today.

Post by 330D » Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:37 am

Good pics!
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