Low Hurc!

[Lucas1860]

Have a look at this

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... okers.html

[Mayfly]

I was going to say I'm sure that old footage. I guess its surfaced again now because they lost a Herc at the end of last week but I didn't realise 2 had been lost.

[Dan4th]

It is my understanding that Hercs
and other similar cargo aircraft
ROUTINELY operate at very low
levels in order to deliver pallets
of supplies directly to the ground
without the need for parachutes.......

I see nothing odd or unusual here......

Danf.

[Xplumberlives]

It is OLD footage!

The RAF suffered the ignominity of flying the lowest Herc when a member of the ground crew (an Army Driver) stood on the cab of his lorry for the post parachute drop flypast and lost his head on the ramp! Chap I know was at Lyneham and received it back in with the blood and brains all over the rear end!


See report here!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/raf-p ... 27162.html

[Jigsaw]

I also find the pic of the B52 quite something. Many of us have stood around them and know how huge they are. Puts the size of the carrier into perspective eh.

[Sploosher]

It is my understanding that Hercs
and other similar cargo aircraft
ROUTINELY operate at very low
levels in order to deliver pallets
of supplies directly to the ground
without the need for parachutes.......

I see nothing odd or unusual here......

Danf.

I am thinking the same Dan4th.......

they have to pratcice somewhere........

[Dan4th]

I also find the pic of the B52 quite something. Many of us have stood around them and know how huge they are. Puts the size of the carrier into perspective eh.

Buffs have had terrain-following systems for as
long as I can remember. I believe this system
was originally developed by YOU GUYS

Once again, nothing unusual for that B-52 to be
right down on the deck, whether that deck is land
or water...........

Danf.