Second CC-177 operational
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"Canada's air force boosts its heavy lift capacity into Afghanistan
Matthew Fisher, Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, April 09, 2008
ABOARD CANFORCE 99 - The lights of a lonely village twinkled below as Maj. Tim Burke manoeuvred the giant, camouflaged C-17 Globemaster into position for a spine-tingling, rapid descent into Kandahar Airfield with a 43,000-kilogram load of ammo, mail, medical supplies, computers and paper cups for Canadian troops fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan."
rtr @ http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=54698bc5-5d3b-46c1-9e4a-c5a312a0bffb&k=65017
Hat tip to The Torch
Matthew Fisher, Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, April 09, 2008
ABOARD CANFORCE 99 - The lights of a lonely village twinkled below as Maj. Tim Burke manoeuvred the giant, camouflaged C-17 Globemaster into position for a spine-tingling, rapid descent into Kandahar Airfield with a 43,000-kilogram load of ammo, mail, medical supplies, computers and paper cups for Canadian troops fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan."
rtr @ http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=54698bc5-5d3b-46c1-9e4a-c5a312a0bffb&k=65017
Hat tip to The Torch
Had the tube on early today and saw a C17 show on the History Channel. Taped in 1997 but still great
"FLIGHTPATH II | Sky Giant
Jini Carrol, a Washington journalist, has been tracking the C-17 since its inception in 1992. In its short history the C-17 has flown troops and supplies in support of missions around the world. Its greatest work to date has been supporting peacekeeping missions in Bosnia where it was the only air lifter capable of carrying oversized equipment like jeeps, tanks, and helicopters, as well as passengers and cargo, into Tuzla. "
check your local times
http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=105147
Lots of interesting tidbits . . I didn't know the nickname is "Moose" or it had a system to do auto formation flying.
"FLIGHTPATH II | Sky Giant
Jini Carrol, a Washington journalist, has been tracking the C-17 since its inception in 1992. In its short history the C-17 has flown troops and supplies in support of missions around the world. Its greatest work to date has been supporting peacekeeping missions in Bosnia where it was the only air lifter capable of carrying oversized equipment like jeeps, tanks, and helicopters, as well as passengers and cargo, into Tuzla. "
check your local times
http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=105147
Lots of interesting tidbits . . I didn't know the nickname is "Moose" or it had a system to do auto formation flying.
