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St Barts - mind your head!

Hindquarter wrote:
St Barts - mind your head!


Most interesting sight at SBH (Gustavia) is the wrecks at both sides of
the strip.

Dave

"CWO4 Dave Mann" wrote in message
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Hindquarter wrote:
St Barts - mind your head!


Most interesting sight at SBH (Gustavia) is the wrecks at both sides of
the strip.

None visible on Google Earth. Perhaps they have cleaned up their act.
(literally!)
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"CWO4 Dave Mann" wrote in message
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Hindquarter wrote:
St Barts - mind your head!

Most interesting sight at SBH (Gustavia) is the wrecks at both sides of
the strip.

None visible on Google Earth. Perhaps they have cleaned up their act.
(literally!)


Evidently. I just looked at GE also. Last time I flew into SBH was in
1986. Would you believe that the French Air Force put a C130 in there
right after Hurricane Luis? Of course the Royal Air Force put 3 C130's
into Wallblake (AXA) that same day.

Cheers,

Dave

CWO4 Dave Mann wrote in news:kaqdnRcT_- Would
you believe that the French Air Force put a C130 in there
right after Hurricane Luis? Of course the Royal Air Force put 3 C130's
into Wallblake (AXA) that same day.

Cheers,

Dave



Hey If the navy can land a loaded C-130 onto the deck of a carrier
and take off again, the airport at St Bart, would be a piece of cake.

I remember being on board a C-130 making a short field assault landing
on the dirt strip (DZ) at Ft Bragg and then driving my truck with trailer
off the heck, as soon as the wheels of the trailer hit the dirt, the herc
was rolling to take off to clear the spot for another one to come in.

the C-130 is a hell of an airplane......short field or whatever...

John Szalay wrote:
CWO4 Dave Mann wrote in news:kaqdnRcT_- Would
you believe that the French Air Force put a C130 in there
right after Hurricane Luis? Of course the Royal Air Force put 3 C130's
into Wallblake (AXA) that same day.

Cheers,

Dave



Hey If the navy can land a loaded C-130 onto the deck of a carrier
and take off again, the airport at St Bart, would be a piece of cake.

I remember being on board a C-130 making a short field assault landing
on the dirt strip (DZ) at Ft Bragg and then driving my truck with trailer
off the heck, as soon as the wheels of the trailer hit the dirt, the herc
was rolling to take off to clear the spot for another one to come in.

the C-130 is a hell of an airplane......short field or whatever...


Great airplane to jump out of, too ... Very smooth exit from the ramp or
the side doors. Not like the old C141's.

Cheers,

Dave