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C-17 Globemaster flying through Brisbane! 🔥
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@99Sqn C17 landing back at Brize Norton @RAFBrizeNorton @AirMobilityRAF #C17 #Winterlight #Mavgeeks #Avgeeks @BFBSBrizeNorton @BFBSRadioHQ
Image from Mark Bentley/Pebblemonkey photography📷 (@MarkbBentley)
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Arctic Moose A quick summary of my recent sortie to Norway 🇳🇴 flying with the @AirMobilityRAF’s Arctic Moose (C-17) operated by 99 Sqn Supported by Technicians, @RAF_Logistics Movs & @RAF__Police as ATSy & FP 😎
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The new pilots will take control of the @99Sqn BEHEMOTH for appx 2-hours each Lifting from @RAFBrizeNorton they fly left and right-handed circuits multiple times, getting a feel for their aircraft Both Visual and Radar approaches are flown, as they aim for the 25 TD zone
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
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Thank you for following @99Sqn. With the Air Mobility Force moving to 1 Group we will, in future, be posting on the new @AirMobilityRAF account - see you there!
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Cruising altitude of 35,000 feet en-route to Norway 🇳🇴 More images to come, from what was arguably the best cockpit picture I’ve ever witnessed For now, some cockpit window shots from the @99Sqn C-17… ✈️
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
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#16XAdvent 1: First in! On #Swift Response our advance force Pathfinders jumped into North Macedonia🇲🇰 from 18,000ft from an RAF C-17 that had taken off from @RAFBrizeNorton🇬🇧. Freefall parachuting is used by Pathfinders to insert behind enemy lines to gather key information.
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Proud to be supporting Defence’s efforts and our allies.
Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) profile pictureMinistry of Defence 🇬🇧
@DefenceHQ27 Nov 2022
🎬 As part of its aid package, the UK has provided Brimstone 2 missiles, a precision-guided missile, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This aid has played a crucial role in stalling Russian advancements. 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
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THE REAL STARS The Air Mobility Force (AMF) on show for the recent ACPV at Brize @99Sqn with their C17, the AMF's longrange, heavy-lift strategic transport @70SqnA400M/@30SqnRAF with the Atlas C.1, our tactical airlifter and the party crasher @CXX_Squadron's @P8A_PoseidonRAF
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
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Great training achieved in Hungary🇭🇺 Combat offloads👇, Tactical approaches and flying on NVGs (Night Vision Goggles) Thanks to our brilliant Hungarian hosts and smashing efforts from @99Sqn and @24SqnRAF Pilots, GEs and Loadmasters!💪✈️🌍 @andrewxdavidson @RoyalAirForce
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As part of a trial into responsive space launches, a @99Sqn C-17 Globemaster from @RAFBrizeNorton transported @VirginOrbit’s ‘LauncherOne’ rocket from 🇺🇸 to 🇬🇧 last week The ∼70ft rocket was handled by RAF Movers, Air Loadmasters & the Joint Air Delivery Test & Evaluation Unit
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Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
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A @99Sqn C-17 from @RAFBrizeNorton landed at @spacecornwall night, carrying @VirginOrbit’s ‘LauncherOne’ rocket. Later this year, Virgin Orbit will launch this rocket into space as part of the first ever space launch from UK soil. The RAF is proud to support this historic event.
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An amazingly diverse team effort as members of @99Sqn alongside their C-17 flew @VirginOrbit's LauncherOne from the USA to Space Cornwall last night This was no simple feat of course...
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Image from RAF Photographer (@RAFPhotog)
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Image from RAF Photographer (@RAFPhotog)
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A great effort by all involved and a privilege to carry #LauncherOne for @VirginOrbit 🚀 Can't wait to see the launch! @SpaceCornwall 🇬🇧 ✈️🌍💪
UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd) profile pictureUK Space Command
@UKSpaceCmd15 Oct 2022
Last night, a @RoyalAirForce C-17 Globemaster arrived at @SpaceCornwall carrying @VirginOrbit's 'LauncherOne' rocket The RAF and UK Space Command are proud to support #StartMeUp - the first ever space launch from the UK - due to take place later this year.
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Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
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Great to be part of this, bringing Virgin Orbit’s ‘LauncherOne’ to the UK last night on a C17. Certainly one of the more different loads our excellent Air Loadmasters and the Movers have transported.
UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd) profile pictureUK Space Command
@UKSpaceCmd15 Oct 2022
Last night, a @RoyalAirForce C-17 Globemaster arrived at @SpaceCornwall carrying @VirginOrbit's 'LauncherOne' rocket The RAF and UK Space Command are proud to support #StartMeUp - the first ever space launch from the UK - due to take place later this year.
Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
Image from UK Space Command (@UKSpaceCmd)
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Crews practicing flying on NVGs this week @RAFBrizeNorton An assault landing to a NVG Box gets the aircraft stopped in less than 3000ft✈️🌍🌜 #NoOrdinaryJob #avgeeks #aviation
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A great effort by all involved and @99Sqn crews performing with honour and dignity
RAF Brize Norton (@RAFBrizeNorton) profile pictureRAF Brize Norton
@RAFBrizeNorton21 Sep 2022
The crew of ZZ177 from @99Sqn at RAF Brize Norton reflect on their role in the final flight of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Scotland to London on 13th September 2022
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RIAB A behemoth of the skies by way of the @BoeingDefense C17 conducting run in and breaks (RIAB) over @RAFBrizeNorton today At the controls a mix of @99Sqn, @24SqnRAF & 2 Group all of which made this 130T beast look as nimble as a... well I guess a Puma 🐈‍⬛
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
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CT @99Sqn’s @BoeingDefense C17 in the circuit just now at @RAFBrizeNorton Unsure if students and QFI’s but looked awesome with the addition of water spray after her touch and go…
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
Image from Matty 🇺🇦 (@Callsign_Kodak)
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Thank you @99Sqn for providing a great backdrop for a departing photo for the #G4Challenge Owners Club . @LandRoverOwner @LandRover @BoeingDefense #C17 #LandRover
Image from Mark Bentley/Pebblemonkey photography📷 (@MarkbBentley)
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