Mildenhall 22/10/05

[Djamald]

I had a nice day yesterday at Mildenhall together with some people from SG Koksijde (Thx Tom and Mike).
Morning activity was ok but the afternoon became sleepy
Our main goal was to catch the departure of the NASA WB-57 and we were lucky. Very punctual at 10.30 hr local, the big white wing left to Reykjavik.






Visitors: A C-5 from 68 AS Kelly AFB, Texas





EC-130 H from Davis Monthan, Arizona


KC-135 R from Fairchild AFB, Washington


C-130 H from Little Rock AFB, Arkansas


And the local stuff 100 ARW

[Vonsmalhausen]

thx for sharing these pics Djamald
good shots of that WB-57, you lucky guy ;D
looks like Mildenhall offers some good places to spot , will have a look there next spring i think

[Fabke]

Wow , very nice shots , what a bord
It seems the weather was quiet fine
Didn't know there was that much activity during the weekend...I suppose that apart from your friends you were not the only spotter or am I wrong?

[Djamald]

admin said:

It seems the weatherr was quiet fine
Didn't know there was that much activity during the weekend...I suppose that apart from your friends you were not the only spotter or am I wrong?

Weather was not very sunny but from time to time we had enough light.
On the small hill on the treshold of Rwy 29, there were about 60 other spotters (most of them left after the WB-57 left).
Spotting conditions are very good: both landings can be easely reached. If you take pics from the fligthlines you will need a serious stepladder (fence is min. 2 m high).

I hope to make a return trip during a weekday in the near future.

[Chrisse]

Superb pictures Djamald, thanks for sharing That WB-57 sure is a beauty, though I still think the RAF-models are more attractive.

[sgkoksijde]

Hello,

Great pictures Djamald. It was indeed a nice day out, for me the first time spotting in the UK, but not the last.

Thanks again for the nice trip

Greetings Tom Houquet

[Flyboytjen]

Great pics Djamald, thx for sharing them.

Hope I can enjoy you when you make another trip.
(but thats not always easy)


I love that t/o of the C-5


Greets,

FB