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US Airforce Globemaster wows Christchurch on its way to Antarctica
Christchurch crowds were wowed by the arrival of a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster, which landed at Christchurch International Airport today. Hundreds of excited spectors queued for hours to get a look inside the aircraft. Every October, Scott Base and McMurdo Station personnel are flown down to Ross Island, Antarctica, by the United States Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. They call this the Season Opening that begins the summer scientific season on the ice. (www.stuff.co.nz) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Flew out of Balad,Iraq in one....Combat takeoff!!! Went straight up, it was awesome.
Cool! I rode a C-17 from Christchurch to McMurdo and back for a 6-week stint on the ice. It was also from McChord but different aircraft (00181). What great planes. Only two tiny little portholes in back though but I guess they're not exactly made for sightseeing. :-)
Chalet, I have been to countless airshows and no matter how many times for eg the Blue Angles have been to a particular airshow they always draw a crowd and so do almost all planes visiting. What is the point of your comment besides trying to sound off about nothing.
Don't mix-up an airshow like the ones the Blue Angels, Tuunderbirds and other teams put on display with the otherwise excellent service that cargo planes provide.
Vince, just overlook him. He'd gripe if he was hung with a new rope.lol
Thanx..love the C-17 and just alittle family background my dad was part of the 1957 Operation Deep freeze 2 and wintered over. I have many photos of his stay at McMurdo...That was a lifetime ago..LOL
P.S. I have pictures of the original Globemaster on the ice.....
Don Gibson Jr.
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