The Constant Phoenix arrives

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The Constant Phoenix arrives

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Hello all,

I visited the hall this morning to catch this classic yet very rare jet. There were some serious winds when it was on final approach as "Cobra 67" which resulted in a go around to the delight of the photographers. She landed successfully on the second attempt :clap:

ImageUnited States Air Force Boeing WC-135W Constant Phoenix (61-2667 / OF) by Ben Luck, on Flickr
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Clear blue but very windy sky. And as the first picture shows, one of the few C-135 variant examples still flying with "real engines"... 8)
Thanks for putting them up on this forum! :D
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Top !!.
Thata a rare bird indeed !.
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thanks for showing some nice pictures of this rare bird
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Arrives where?

:-)

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Great shots from a very rare plane indead. Did it arrive at RAF Mildenhall or somewhere else?
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Mildenhall yesterday

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Incredible, except for the B-52 I did not know there was still other hardware flying around with these smokers under their wings.
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Stephan Lodewijks wrote:Arrives where?

:-)

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Thanks, everyone. I should of stated that this was shot at RAF Mildenhall! :)
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