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Title: Big visitor to Casement
Post by: Hammerhead on September 27, 2009, 09:05:02 AM

Yesterday saw the first visit by a USAF C-17 to Casement... It was Reach 496 Serial 01-0189, operated by the 437 Air Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Unfortunately i was away at work all day and only caught a glimpse of it as i was on the way home to grab my camera... it had left by the time i go home  ::)   At least someone else managed to get a couple of pics.... :D

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I managed to get a couple of shots of it for the record but the light was very poor so they're not great

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/3956678845/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/3957456956/

Still, it was good to capture the 1st visit of the type to BAL  biggrin

   

Title: Re: Big visitor to Casement
Post by: casper on September 27, 2009, 11:00:23 AM

Any idea why it was there?

Title: Re: Big visitor to Casement
Post by: Chalkman on September 27, 2009, 12:38:01 PM

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Two detainees who were being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, have been sent to Ireland to be resettled.

The men have not been identified, but are understood to be citizens of Uzbekistan.

They landed in Dublin on Saturday evening and will enter a resettlement programme.

Title: Re: Big visitor to Casement
Post by: Angry Turnip on September 27, 2009, 10:26:38 PM

Could they not have used something a bit smaller and more discreet if they are wanting to re-settle people ::)

Would have been nice to see it all the same