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| On with the program: The airplanes ! | ||
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| The Belgian Airforce also participated, here with a C-130 Hercules to offload troops as part of an invading force | ||
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| West Coast of Scotland, a RAF Puma departs from Kinloss Airbase | ||
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| After a rapid offload of troops this Puma departs fast to avoid any enemy fire | ||
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| This Belgian Hercules seems to enjoy the late-afternoon sun, waiting for departure while some action is still going on. | ||
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| KC-30, newest tankerplane in the UK | ||
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| Air-to-air refueling action of
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NEXT CHAPTER: SOME NAVAL IMPRESSIONS |
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| Submarine
‘Ambush’ participating in Joint Warrior exercise. |
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| Dutch participating ‘ZMS Johan de Witt’, with a 'steel beach'on
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| A
Merlin flies along the Dutch ZMS ‘Johan de Witt’ |
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| View
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| ‘Steal Beach’ on backside of the ZMS ‘Johan de Witt’. It can transport tanks..... | ||
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and it's used also for many other amphibious tasks |
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| Example
of Dutch ‘Beachhead’ |
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| Operatoir in his control task in the ‘ZMS Johan de Witt’. These are the guys behaind the scenes. | ||
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| Picture of participating ‘HMS Bulwark’. | ||
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| Chinooks
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| ‘HMS Bulwark’, carrying transport vehicles .... | ||
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| .... and lots of other actions the ship was involved to. | ||
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| HMS
Bulwark in full action with landing-boats |
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| UK Armed Fortces were taking part in Joint Warrior exercises at sea very well (off the coast of Scotland here) | ||
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NAVAL IMPRESSIONS II |
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| Some detail images of the US Navy planes on the Lossiemouth platform..... | ||
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| .... it was nice to have a view inside and some explaination... | ||
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| .... a good view of the launching-tubes for sonobouys... | ||
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| .... and other equipment to trace for example submarines | ||
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| ... only thing missing was the sun out here, which gives 'sunny shots'. Our days were a bit foggy and cold... cold... ;-) | ||
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| Later on Cpt. Townsend explained us that the Smurf had no authority, as we have to believe him on his word..... | ||
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| Captain Ray Townsend had all the time to talk about his planes, inside and outside. One of a consoles on board. | ||
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| A few other impressions of the Naval sleuth.... | ||
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| Hah, what's on the menu for today ?? | ||
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| For hours and hours sometimes this is your 'office'.... | ||
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| ...and this is Ray's own workplace. And see who's there... the Evil-Glasses Smurf !! | ||
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| So far the flying Naval activities with this landing P-3A Poseidon | ||
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