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Dump flight 31-08

Post by Webby74 » Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:38 pm

Decided to make the trip up as the departure of dump flight was late morning. Glad i did
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ImageB-52 by Paul Webb, on Flickr
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ImageDump Flight by Paul Webb, on Flickr
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ImageDump Flight by Paul Webb, on Flickr

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Finty » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:01 pm

Very nice, good to see shots from 09 end.
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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Tiger 1 » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:03 pm

Very nice... absolutely love the black and white shot.

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by JAWS » Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:49 pm

Look at all that soot, lovely !!! Nice shots Paul.
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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by paddyboy » Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:41 am

Those look as if they could have been taken decades ago :thumbs:

Atmospheric or what :O

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by bones13 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:26 am

Great photos, thanks for sharing them.

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Post by LTFT5 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:33 am

Awesome set, love number 2 and 3.
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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Webby74 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:27 am

Thanks for the kind comments everyone

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Imac » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:07 am

Great catch Paul :P Love that third shot, nice work :Wow: :thumbs: Would agree with Paddy's comment, takes you way back :roll: :) Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by steamy » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:47 am

briliant pics !
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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Webby74 » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:33 pm

Imac wrote:
Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:07 am
Great catch Paul :P Love that third shot, nice work :Wow: :thumbs: Would agree with Paddy's comment, takes you way back :roll: :) Thanks for posting :thumb:
Thanks, yes it makes me think of the photos and films during the cold war era

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by hawgwash » Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:44 pm

MITO is not dead! Reminds me of my SAC days. Great shots.
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Post by Cranberry » Tue Sep 01, 2020 3:26 pm

hawgwash wrote:
Tue Sep 01, 2020 2:44 pm
MITO is not dead! Reminds me of my SAC days. Great shots.
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Post by Petepilot » Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:19 pm

Great pics, thanks for sharing. Not sure we are watching 'zero carbon' in action but the BUFF wouldn't be a BUFF unless it was coal burning.... :Wow:
Wikipedia MITO shots look identical!
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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by ARP » Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:05 am

great set

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Vulcan74 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:44 am

Great shots there, the last one is a similar shot of 4 x Vulcans taking off many years ago.

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Webby74 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:43 am

Very kind, thanks for the comments. After a certain style and set of photographs which i think i got.

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Post by reheat module » Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:35 am

A lovely treat to see these.
They must carry lots of sacks of coal to keep them so smokey...
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Post by johnwayne » Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:41 am

Crackin' , thanks :thumb:

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Re: Dump flight 31-08

Post by Blackcat1 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:19 pm

Beautiful!!
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