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C-5 Pics from 2002

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I took these pics on a base visit to Dover in Nov '02. The quality sucks, but here are some of the highlights.

 

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After Short Circuit, this little fella had to find a career in EOD:

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But as these photos (?!) :wink:

And this not all: i have them it is much…

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Photos just can't do it justice.

There is nothing like being near and/or under a C-5 flying low and slow with gear down.

After having such an experience as a kid, the C-5 became one of my favorite aircraft.

It took me a couple of years to find a 1/144 scale model kit (models of it were not so common back then).

Of course, having grown up in the 1970s and 1980s, I much prefer the old MAC paint scheme of white over gray with a blue stripe in between.

I will never understand the re-alignment of the USAF.

SAC, TAC, and MAC forever!

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I don't give a damn how long it takes whoever is making this, I'll wait a decade for an astoundingly accurate C-5 with good VC and all others with no strings attached

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I will never understand the re-alignment of the USAF.

SAC, TAC, and MAC forever!

 

I miss it too but in fact it works out well for us now as it makes sense.

 

I'm in a C-5 wing, and they are POS's. I want C-17's.

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I'm in a C-5 wing, and they are POS's. I want C-17's.

 

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On my last deployment ever, the day I got to Bagram from Indian Country, this C-17 decided it would be cool to do a nose-gear up landing. Once it was determined everyone was unharmed, hilarity ensued watching a bunch of A-10 guys try to deal with it. But the Chief, being a Chief, knew what to do and took over and pretty much single handed got the A/C moved.

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I've had C-5s take off right over me here as our runway ends right at the road that runs alongside the base. It is NOT a comforting sight. The speed and the noise made it seem like it would fall on your head!

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