Image Gallery: December 2008
08 December 2008
Air drop from C-17A Globemaster over Londonderry, NSW
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet of C-17A Globemaster III aircraft are currently undergoing role-expansion to include tactical airlift missions, including the airborne delivery of cargo.
RAAF C-17As commenced training in this role in the United States in early 2008.
On Friday, 5 December 2008, a RAAF C-17A of No. 36 Squadron conducted two airdrops over the Londonderry Drop Zone, west of Sydney. On both passes, the aircraft dropped a pair of Container Delivery System (CDS) stores over the drop zone. The C-17A can hold up to 40 stores.
| 20081205raaf8143036_0017 A RAAF C-17A drops a pair of Container Delivery Systems (CDS) stores from its rear ramp over Londonderry Drop Zone. (Date taken: 05 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081205raaf8143036_0031 A RAAF C-17A drops a pair of Container Delivery Systems (CDS) stores from its rear ramp over Londonderry Drop Zone. (Date taken: 05 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081205raaf8143036_0041 A RAAF C-17A drops a pair of Container Delivery Systems (CDS) stores from its rear ramp over Londonderry Drop Zone. (Date taken: 05 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081205raaf8143036_0044 A RAAF C-17A drops a pair of Container Delivery Systems (CDS) stores from its rear ramp over Londonderry Drop Zone. (Date taken: 05 December 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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