For all our men and women in uniform, and those who appreciate them

[rosie]

Hello, all, a friend shared this file of really great photos; I'm not sure it will post because it is a PDF with a number of shots, but I wanted to try--here's hoping it comes through, because these are spectacular!

 

[srodocker]

those pics are great! i love the blackbird and the cav photo. amazing

 

[rosie]

Glad the pics uploaded, and that you enjoyed them!

 

[Goose2448]

Those were some REALLY great shots. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[rosie]

Tried my best to separate them out but could only post the whole file--glad you found something to tickle your fancy!

 

[one eye]

bravo

 

[rosie]

Our pleasure!

 

[rorybellows]

cool

what the **** was that chinook doing in the water?

 

[rosie]

Maybe its an experimental covert amphibious model.

 

[two.fiveM35]

Thanks. Great selection of pictures.

 

[rosie]

There are no fireworks to compare with some of those pics, don't you think?

 

[srodocker]

all chinnoks can go in water. if they have over half a tank of fuel. watched it on the military channel. was kind of cool

 

[rosie]

Can they do a water takeoff, then? Fascinating!

 

[srodocker]

yea. they stay with the engine on so they just take off.
Chinook landing in the Rhein River - YouTube

special forces uses this feature to put in their rafts
CH 47 Water Landing - YouTube

 

[rosie]

This would make a great avatar for somebody

 

[Bighurt]

The Aggie shot is a fake.

They other beat me to the Chinook as having water landing capable.

Nice collection overall!

 

[Chevracer87]

My dad told me a story about watching a crew chief sweep out the back of a chinook while it was in the water

 

[rosie]

Kind of like a big duck washing its tail feathers! Personal stories always make history more real; thanks for sharing