On Jun. 24, 2013, the a pair of U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, eventually arrived at RAF Mildenhall, in the UK, at 16:07 LT.
The two aircraft came from Keflavik, Iceland, and are believed to be among the first group to be permanently based at the Hall, with the re-instatement of the 21 SOS, formally with HH-53s.
In spite of the cloudy weather, The Aviationist’s photographer Tony Lovelock was there to take the pictures you can find in this post.
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Well can you tell Tony to upload larger (read; wallpaper sized) shots so they’re more beneficial to some of your readers? Heh heh.
On a more related note – that thing has more protuberances than a male teenager!
Saw one of these yesterday from Woodbridge, flying low over the woods to the East beyond the golf club. It was a bit of a surprise as I didn’t know there were any in the country.
They have been landing and training at the old Woodbridge airfield some evenings and night times.
Just saw one of these flying out of Woodbridge at around 15.30pm. Very distinctive with large props.
Well can you tell Tony to upload larger (read; wallpaper sized) shots so they’re more beneficial to some of your readers? Heh heh.
On a more related note – that thing has more protuberances than a male teenager!
Saw one of these yesterday from Woodbridge, flying low over the woods to the East beyond the golf club. It was a bit of a surprise as I didn’t know there were any in the country.
They have been landing and training at the old Woodbridge airfield some evenings and night times.
Just saw one of these flying out of Woodbridge at around 15.30pm. Very distinctive with large props.
V-22s are the future