RNZAF Exercise Steel Talon 09 - Tekapo

[Trev]

Heres a few photos from Steel Talon. Steel Talon is 3 Sqn's tactical exercise, where we practice large (for us) aircraft formations and inter operation with the NZ Army.
We had 6 Hueys with us and about 50 Aircrew.
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7 not an aircraft shot - but this is what the mckemzie country looks like - waiouru of the south. The dark spots in the middle right are a 105mm artilliary section that were firing over our heads.



Trev

[Chairman]

Cool !!

Gary

[mavman]

Awesome photos, thanks for sharing! Gotta love the Iroquois....scenery not bad either!

[Ian Warren]

Damn the closer off Wigram , 4 UH's past the western boundary off Christchurch , ...... , all this this practice and loosing the South Islands Capital air force base , the aircrew swear to 'shite' saying the best , place to stop to kill the munchies before heading to the ..oh poo 105 incoming .. Great Pic s Trev

PS : tell the crew .. overhead LOW AND FAST , my place , tax dollar request ! .. I live at .....