Mildenhall 27 Feb 2018

[slogen51]

Chuffing heck what a cold morning! Got out of bed early to get the Missouri C-130 that diverted in during the previous evening

57-1493 KC-135R Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

57-1493 Wolff Pack KC-135R Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

59-1513 KC-135R Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

59-1513 Quid 05 Mildenhall 27-Feb-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

61-0264 RCH 653 Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

Quid elephant walk Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

60-0333 + 57-2605 + 58-0001 +59-1513 Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

58-0001 Our Gal Sal Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

60-0324 Sly Fox Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

62-3508 RCH 179 Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

00063 Knife 71 Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

64-14846 Olive 55 Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

64-14846 Olive 55 Mildenhall 27-Feb-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

90-1794 C-130H Missouri Air Guard Mildenhall 27-02-2018 by Mike B, on Flickr

cheers
mike

[Punkrunner62]

Very nice set Mike,looks like it was pretty chilly at Mildenhall.I saw the C-130H coming in over Northern Ireland on ads and thought by the track he was heading for the Hall.Once again thanks for your great post.
Cheers.

[Richard E]

Cold.

A different angle in number 12 against a very stormy backdrop.

[grumpy616]

Great pics, thanks for posting.

[slogen51]

Cheers for the comments
Ta

[Ferrari]

Great pictures.

What were the based KC-135s doing all in a row?

Regards
Ferrari

[mcewenfan]

From RAF Mildenhall :-
The darn Hundredth is flexing its muscles during this week's readiness exercise! Units worked together to accomplish a show of force maneuver, 12 KC-135 Stratotankers prepared for deployment at once, proving the wing’s readiness and ability to provide global air refueling support at a moment’s notice. The maneuver required extended planning and support hours, giving Airmen the opportunity to prove themselves to be professionals of the highest order.

[3Greens]

Great pics Mike Interesting to see them when its not a perfect sunny day. Bet that cockpit was like a fridge
Just love that queue of '135s
It got interesting around here last night with the launch of 7 in to the various ARA

Thanks for posting

3Greens

[POL]

Really drawn to shot number four for some reason, very nice!

[graham luxton]

Nice piece of history getting them on the runway together. I suspect shots of all 12 together will emerge - taken from the cherry picker in shot 8.

[paddyboy]

Hi Michael

Cracking shots in dire weather

Well done you

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[POL]

I suspect shots of all 12 together will emerge - taken from the cherry picker in shot 8.

This was posted on the RAF Mildenhall Facebook page yesterday: https://www.facebook.com/RAFMildenhall/ ... 2405896979

[Stu]

Nice shots there glad somebody got the Elephant walk

[XWP29]

Nice Mike, like that frosty ANG C130 :thumb

[ChrisJR]

Is it me or is there a ghost like face in the cockpit in number 2?