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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: hammerhead on December 17, 2011, 04:04:16 PM

Title: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: hammerhead on December 17, 2011, 04:04:16 PM
Not one...  Not two....  But three US Army Sherpa's arrived into Casement between 11.40 and  12.20 today ... Unfortunately I was not able to catch their arrival..  Hopefully I might catch them on the way out...
Title: Re: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: casper on December 17, 2011, 04:09:32 PM
Any idea of the occasion?
Title: Re: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: hammerhead on December 17, 2011, 04:24:49 PM
No word on why they are here... They were using the callsigns PAT 334 .. PAT 321 and PAT 331 so perhaps they are over to see if we want to join NATO...    :LOL   
On a Serious note there have been a few US visitors recently, mostly US Marine Corps KC-130s so hopefully Casement is now being used to stage through instead of Shannon...
 
Title: Re: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: casper on December 17, 2011, 04:32:53 PM
Would make sense giving that it's a military base.
Title: Re: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: hammerhead on December 17, 2011, 04:37:41 PM
Some pics on Franks site.....   http://www.worldairpics.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=1be9773c194f600df83f3ab2bc75b4f8&topic=2892.msg19539#new (http://www.worldairpics.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=1be9773c194f600df83f3ab2bc75b4f8&topic=2892.msg19539#new)
Title: Re: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: Furryforest on December 17, 2011, 07:38:54 PM
Perhaps a dumb question but where are the Sherpas coming from?
Title: Re: US Army C23 Sherpa's
Post by: hammerhead on December 18, 2011, 02:51:37 PM
Quote from: mig21 on December 18, 2011, 08:01:01 AM
  Not sure where they are at present so no eta.

 these are 93-1321 PAT321, 93-1331 PAT331 & 93-1334 PAT334 (with 93-1330 PAT330 being the one that didn't get away)

Alan

They departed EIME between 12.15 and 12.35 on route to the US....

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6531333569_1782688d9d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531333569/)
PAT 334 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531333569/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6531335659_e2f2fd5a79_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531335659/)
US Army sherpas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531335659/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6531337565_1b037763dd_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531337565/)
PAT 321 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531337565/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6531338781_43f9a811bf_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531338781/)
PAT 321 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531338781/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6531340559_d0f087f631_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531340559/)
PAT 331 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/6531340559/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr