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Amazing Shots, Ian :clapping: Wow...C-17 seems very frequent to PER lately. Thanks for sharing. :drinks:

 

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Really love the dramatic take-off shot of the Sierra Quebec 330 !!!

 

Nice x-wind take-off btw: left aileron down, and right aileron up... :pardon:

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USS George Washington CVN-73 sailed into West Australian waters at 9am on July 2nd for 4 days R&R

before participating in Talisman Sabre an joint military excersise hosted every 2 years between the

US armed forces (US Navy, US Marines, US Army )& Australia & New Zealand armed forces.

 

I was fortunate enough to have over flown the carrier on Saturday 4th July, co-incidently 'American

Independence Day' conducting numerous orbits around he ship. Here is a sample of what I got!

 

The weather was a real hinderance with a huge cloud that just didnt want to go away, we circled for an

1hr & 15 mins and at times was frustrated with little or no light, nevertheless we got some reasonable

shots and Im happy to share with you guys here today.

 

The aircraft carrier is due to set sail midnight tonight 6.07.09, we hope they enjoyed their visit to

Perth, West Australia.

 

CVN-732.jpg

 

CVN-737.jpg

 

CVN-7319.jpg

 

CVN-7333.jpg

 

CVN-7314.jpg

 

CVN-7335.jpg

 

CVN-7341.jpg

 

CVN-7335.jpg

 

Enjoy Greg

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They should have docked at Freo so the public can get up close and view whats on deck.. It's a shame that they isolated themselves so far out. But if I were a terrorist, it's pretty easy to nail the beast down as their normal escort of frigates and destroyers aren't in sight at all. Oh yes... the sailors were reportedly abused here in Perth.. pity :p

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Abused? :o

 

Sorry.. 2 were assaulted.. by six reportedly dark skinned.. hmmmm

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A lot of hardware floating around there !!!

 

Thanks for sharing these interesting shots, Greg... :good:

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Wow Greg ! You were lucky to be able to loiter above this aircraft carrier.

If it's here in SIN, you probably gonna be shot down in no time. :pardon: :p

 

Great pix btw, thanks for sharing!

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Hi all,

 

Got some more CVN-73 George Washington photos will add tommorrow taken from the air!

 

Ian, I flew out with Howard, he in the back seat & me in the front!

 

The pilot flew the Cessna 172 from the R/H seat so that we could do anti clockwise circuits around the ship.

 

We were up for 1hr.15mins and photography was difficult due to the poor weather conditions and light!

 

But made most of the opportunity as on-board visits were not possible.

 

Cheers Greg

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Good shots Greg! :good:

 

First time for me seeing so many fire power in a shot. :p

 

You guys didn't chase by one of those on the deck ? :lol:

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Hi. Does anyone have any idea about D7's PER - KUL flight whether they normally on time or otherwise? I booked tickets on the 4th and return on the 10th but my connecting flights to BKI is at 6:20pm.

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Hi. Does anyone have any idea about D7's PER - KUL flight whether they normally on time or otherwise? I booked tickets on the 4th and return on the 10th but my connecting flights to BKI is at 6:20pm.

 

Hi Waiping, I haven't flown D7 before but from my usual spotting sessions, D7's were on-time most of the time.

 

Your flight from PER reaches KUL at around 1230 ?

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Hi Waiping, I haven't flown D7 before but from my usual spotting sessions, D7's were on-time most of the time.

 

Your flight from PER reaches KUL at around 1230 ?

 

Ya.

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Ya.

 

4th and 10th of which mnth? D7 usually ontime. if they went behnd schedule.. they'll catch up mid air!! :rolleyes:

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4th and 10th of which mnth? D7 usually ontime. if they went behnd schedule.. they'll catch up mid air!! :rolleyes:

 

Should be 5th Sept (Saturday). I will travel to KUL on the 4th for the midnight flight. You'll be there?

 

They run a smooth operation! Most not if all flights do leave Perth on time.

Enjoy your flight with them...we all did back in January. Cheers Greg

 

Thanks for the assurance.

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Some recent shots from PER.

 

Our Airline, the national airline of the Republic of Nauru(an island in the South Pacific).

VHINU_YPPH_230709A.jpg

 

Air New Zealand sent their B763ER with winglets this evening. :yahoo:

ZKNCG_YPPH_240709.jpg

 

Thanks for viewing :drinks:

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Oh My Lembu Suci!! (Holy COW)! Nice stuff there hardcore MIR.. i was so lazy the whole time i was in Perth.. Maybe in Sept I will get active.. :lol:

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Nice catches ... Love the wingleted 767. Would be stunning to see them on approach as daylight getting longer. :good:

 

Iggy, what are you busy doing over at PER? Whole wave of C-17s moved past PER like tsunami last month, did u get any? :p

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