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Offline Irish251

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« on: March 31, 2004, 07:16:01 pm »
This evening's Herald carries a front page story and screaming headline about a recent USMC C-130 visitor (sorry, "warplane") to Baldonnel and highlights its alleged flying of a Jolly Roger flag during the visit.  Worth a read as an example of how to generate a front page story of dubious accuracy out of very little!



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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2004, 07:03:35 am »
Even the peaceniks at indymedia laughed at this article.
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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2004, 09:59:31 pm »
nothing alleged guys, did fly the old skull'n'crossbones. i mean for gods sake they're us marines its what they do. probably the squadron flag or something like it.    storm in a teacup...



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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2004, 12:51:37 am »
You wouldn't expect anything else from the Herald would you?
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« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2004, 01:12:42 am »
To All,

I'm not a Marine, but I think it's standard practice for the USMC Hercs to fly their squadron standard as they taxi out.  It's just what Marines do.  In this case I'm pretty sure the Jolly Rodger is the squadron standard, and that the boys had no idea that it would cause a fuss.  Sounds like the Herald was looking for a story on a slow news day.  

Herc Dude

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Let me know if you ever need a US exchange pilot to fly Irish Herc(s)... '<img'>
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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2004, 09:50:57 am »
welcome hercdude. where you from, you sound californian '<img'>
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2004, 10:45:10 am »
Thanks for the update herc i think it's what we were all thinking it also go's to show that there are crusties around the Don on a Reg basis god they get to see more AC than we ever will...
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2004, 01:23:09 pm »
The plane in question was a KC-130K which anybody with any aircraft knowledge will know it was a tanker for air to air re-fuelling. It was a fine bus to look at up close.
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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2004, 06:51:02 pm »
It was a KC-130R model.  Here is a link to a picture of the aircraft that visited this week.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/418902/M/
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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2004, 10:20:29 pm »
To All,

Yep, that was the Marines.  As for me, I've lived all over the US and a few places in Europe.  And I must say, I spent a few great weekends in Baldonnel in USAF C-12's (Lear 35s) before I came to the Herc.  The Irish Air Corps hospitality was top-notch and I plan on coming back as much as possible...  Thanks for some fine visits.

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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2004, 10:30:24 pm »
you could be waiting a while for irish C-130s HercDude but its nice to think we will get them down the road a long way down the road
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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2004, 09:42:35 pm »
And that road seems to go on & on & on etc......
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2004, 10:17:16 pm »
Ah, well, when y'all get one, lemme know if you're looking for an exchange pilot... '<img'>
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« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2004, 09:29:00 pm »
He Hercdude,
I know our RNLAF is looking for some decent Hercdriver and I tell you...... The Netherlands is a nice place out for some beer as well '<img'>

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« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2004, 02:37:52 pm »
But Guinness, the weather here is so changable, in the last 24 hours we had monsoon, winter and now summer, The Netherlands is worse than Ireland!

Hercdude is probably somewhere hot, like California or maybe even Iraq............

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