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Grey Hercules over Tallaght

  • 05-03-2010 3:09pm
    #1
    AlekSmart
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    Lovely experience of being directly below an unidentified Hercules on final approach to Casement,Baldonnell this afternoon (14.30 approx)

    Flat grey with no obvious identifiers.....any info stirring I wonder :)


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



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  • #2
    Steyr
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    Probably USAF diversion from Mildenhall, il ask around..


  • #3
    N7777G
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    AlekSmart wrote: »
    Lovely experience of being directly below an unidentified Hercules on final approach to Casement,Baldonnell this afternoon (14.30 approx)

    Flat grey with no obvious identifiers.....any info stirring I wonder :)

    It was US Marine Corps KC-130T-30 164598/QH with callsign "Ranger 77". This one has visited Baldonnel at least twice before, on 03/07/2009 and 17/05/2002.

    photos taken as it crossed over Belgard Heights in Tallaght on finals ...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/4409113126/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/4409113298/

    this one taken last July ...
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/3685568974/


  • #4
    ian_m
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    N7777G do you live with your camera around your neck?!:pac: Well done.


  • #5
    super_furry
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    I was wondering what the hell that was. Very strange looking, pretty low and slow moving too.


  • #6
    donkey balls
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    super_furry wrote: »
    I was wondering what the hell that was. Very strange looking, pretty low and slow moving too.

    thats why there used for aid drops and oil spill ops knew a few lads that flew the aul herc,one of them on old USAF capt said to me one evening while having a drink,that he had a chance to fly a b747 but chose to stick with the herc and cruise along.


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  • #7
    Captain Chaos
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    Even for mid-air refueling of choppers too.


  • #8
    donkey balls
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    Captain Chaos wrote: »
    Even for mid-air refueling of choppers too.

    yeah forgot about that one flew on one once great experience


  • #9
    ian_m
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    She departed Bal just after 13.30hrs today.


  • #10
    Steyr
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    AlekSmart wrote: »
    Lovely experience of being directly below an unidentified Hercules on final approach to Casement,Baldonnell this afternoon (14.30 approx)

    Flat grey with no obvious identifiers.....any info stirring I wonder :)

    Looks like i was beaten to it OP, either way this forum again comes up Top Trumps. Good work fellas.:D


  • #11
    N7777G
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    ian_m wrote: »
    She departed Bal just after 13.30hrs today.

    Yep, it departed off runway 11 @ 1340 and routed west to oceanic entry point DOGAL (54n15w).

    some shots ...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/4411893949/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/4411894015/


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