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WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

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WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by BOLLO » Sun Aug 12, 2018 3:48 pm

Hello all.Weds morning 4.14 was woken by the welcome comms from WC 135W 62-3582 calling ground as NAPE 89 .A couple of hours later thanks to a tanker problem he departed off 29 just as it was getting light only to RTB some 3hrs 16mins early off his mission with a loose panel.Here are a few shots,thanks for looking.

Image1-WC-135-62-3582-NAPE-89 by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image2-NAPE-89-WC-135W-62-3582 by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image3-NAPE-89-SMOKING-! by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image4-NAPE-89-SMOKIN--. by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image5-NAPE-89-RTB-the-Hall. by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image6-NAPE-89-WC-135W-62-3582 by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Image7-NAPE-89-about-to-touch-do by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Thanks for looking. :thumb:
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by Punkrunner62 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:00 pm

Loving them Paul, the smokey old engines sure bring back some great memories.
Cheers.

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by 3Greens » Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:11 pm

Nailed it mate :thumbs: What a memory seeing those smokin' jets ! Superb light on the return too
Thanks for posting

Keith (3Greens) :thumb:

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by matt e » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:17 pm

Nice set paul

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by BOLLO » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:45 pm

Cheers chaps.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by Thunderbolt II » Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:04 pm

Excellent stuff- beautiful smoky old whitetop. Thanks for sharing!

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by paddyboy » Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:27 am

Hi Paul :P

Proper engines there :lol:

Great shots :thumbs:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by BOLLO » Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:22 am

Cheers boys,thanks for the comments.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by backtrack26 » Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:21 pm

WOW, very nice !

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by Yunglee » Wed Aug 15, 2018 9:34 pm

Great shots :clap:

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Re: WC 135W NAPE 89 Aug 8th

Post by BOLLO » Thu Aug 16, 2018 3:38 pm

Cheers Lee/backtrack.
http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=SHED" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; LOADES
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... _entry=140+" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; at last

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