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Geo
05-Jul-10, 21:33
While out at Lnngberry earlier a huge transport plane flew in from the coast and over Wick. Far bigger than the usual Nimrod that is a regular visitor. A quick Google suggests it was a C17 Globemaster however I'm not 100% sure. It was a beast anyway! There were also other jets and helicopters so I guess it was a military excercise.
Invisible
05-Jul-10, 21:39
I heard there was a bomb disposal van drivin bout wick.
Sara Jevo
05-Jul-10, 21:59
There's an RAF exercise being held. No idea for how long, or who else is involved.
Phill
05-Jul-10, 22:05
Yup, 'tis playtime again.
If it really was huuuge then it'd be a C17 (ZZ176 for the number crunchers).

CQWI - Combined Qualified Weapons Instructors.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafkinloss/flyinginfo/

Quite a number of aeryplanes jollying about for a week or so.
wicker05
05-Jul-10, 22:27
Yip it was a C-17 and here's a photo of it.
www.flickr.com/photos/wicker05 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wicker05)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4765371562_7457a695ea_b.jpg
Invisible
05-Jul-10, 22:29
Yip it was a C-17 and here's a photo of it.
www.flickr.com/photos/wicker05 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wicker05)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4765371562_7457a695ea_b.jpg

wow that looks amazing
Dadie
05-Jul-10, 22:38
It sounded big..or close!
Phill
05-Jul-10, 22:41
Yip it was a C-17 and here's a photo of it.
www.flickr.com/photos/wicker05 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wicker05)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4765371562_7457a695ea_b.jpg

Nice shot.
They does be big, I've seen submarines shoved in the back o' these.
George Brims
06-Jul-10, 04:34
Well there's a coincidence. The Mrs and I were sitting waiting for the July 4th fireworks in Lake Arrowhead, California, last night, and a C-17 buzzed the village, flaps down and landing lights on.

PS I don't know how to make that picture look big, but you can click on the thumbnail to see it better. Wicker05's is better anyway!
Rainmaker2
06-Jul-10, 07:58
Mum phoned me yesterday to tell me about this. Nice to hear 99 Squadron are stretching their legs a bit. I usually only see the C17 either when I am at work or buzzing around the circuit.
annthracks
06-Jul-10, 10:04
Nice shot Wicker05 :)
shame we can't get the sound on here as well eh?
Phill
07-Jul-10, 22:08
Playtime today:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/Phill_Rawlins/CQWI%2010/ZZ176.jpg


Anovver biggun:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/Phill_Rawlins/CQWI%2010/ZH102.jpg

Tinfoil hat brigade beware:
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/Phill_Rawlins/CQWI%2010/ZJ691.jpg


Some more here (http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy337/Phill_Rawlins/CQWI%2010/?albumview=slideshow), I'll probably add a thread to the photy section too.
Fran
07-Jul-10, 23:29
I passed the Bomb disposable unit yesterday as I was leaving wick. then I passed the human canonball rocket further down the road, and finally,.....it happens in three's.....I was behind a train at Inverness roundabout.( It was a caledonian sleeper carriage on a lorry). You never know what you will see on the roads now!!!