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RAAF and others at NZCH

PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:53 pm
by Splitpin
A few random shots from last weekend ...cheers Chris.

Had a few Texans ride into town .....

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and some fellas from Oz who have been helping out up North ...nice little aircraft

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One of the last skiers going home for the summer.... those Air Guard guys keep their aircraft super clean.

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Re: RAAF and others at NZCH

PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:00 pm
by simonh
Great shots. The Texans look good, the C-27s look really good, but....the LC-130Hs...what can I say B-)
The C-27s.... are they named Trojans or Spartans.. as far as I'm aware Spartan is the name..but those Skibirds :wub:

Re: RAAF and others at NZCH

PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:57 pm
by Splitpin
Thanks for looking....C-27 is a Spartan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan.

I always thought these would be a great stopgap between the C-130's and C-17's we could have had.
Think of them as an Andover replacement....but that's another conversation.