C130s over Alton

Steveo · 06-16-2015, 07:27 PM

Sitting out having a nice glass of wine tonight when these suckers fly 500 ft above me flying north toward Wolfeboro. Maybe heading towards Mitt's to give him a wing salute or somewhere else...anyone know

Slickcraft · 06-16-2015, 07:42 PM

They practice here often:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...highlight=c130

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...highlight=c130

always nice to see one.

That Guy · 06-16-2015, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

They practice here often:

Yep. Dad took this pic awhile back:

During the winter time he also took a pic of a stealth fighter. Trying to find it right now.

8gv · 06-16-2015, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by That Guy

Yep. Dad took this pic awhile back:

During the winter time he also took a pic of a stealth fighter. Trying to find it right now.

Isn't that the whole idea of the "stealth fighter"? You can't find it.

Loub52 · 06-21-2015, 08:36 PM

...Schenectady, Long Island and Quonset. My bet is that they are Quonset Herc's, though Quonset has J models now...tough to tell what model these are from the angle the photos are taken

BroadHopper · 06-24-2015, 08:48 PM

Today around 7 PM I saw two of them refueling other planes over toward Newfound lake area. It was quite the site to see two of them at the same time!

ApS · 06-26-2015, 05:36 AM

On clear days, they always seem to be flying north across the lake in the direction of Moultonborough. On days with heavy cloud cover, their deep resonance can be heard over the Ossipees—flying west, towards Vermont.

dragonfly03246 · 06-26-2015, 11:33 AM

We live in Lakeport off Paugus Bay and we've been seeing at least 2 re-feulers fly over every night.

I think the most we've seen in one night was 5! So amazing to watch.

06-16-2015, 07:27 PM	#1
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 523 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	C130s over Alton Sitting out having a nice glass of wine tonight when these suckers fly 500 ft above me flying north toward Wolfeboro. Maybe heading towards Mitt's to give him a wing salute or somewhere else...anyone know Attached Images

06-21-2015, 08:36 PM	#5
Loub52 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 205 Thanks: 199 Thanked 49 Times in 40 Posts	Three Herc units in the area... ...Schenectady, Long Island and Quonset. My bet is that they are Quonset Herc's, though Quonset has J models now...tough to tell what model these are from the angle the photos are taken __________________ Thanks, Loub52

06-24-2015, 08:48 PM	#6
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,509 Thanks: 3,116 Thanked 1,089 Times in 783 Posts	Today around 7 PM I saw two of them refueling other planes over toward Newfound lake area. It was quite the site to see two of them at the same time! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

06-26-2015, 05:36 AM	#7
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,084 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	A Distinctive Deep Sound... On clear days, they always seem to be flying north across the lake in the direction of Moultonborough. On days with heavy cloud cover, their deep resonance can be heard over the Ossipees—flying west, towards Vermont.

06-16-2015, 07:42 PM	#2
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,216 Thanks: 1,172 Thanked 2,000 Times in 914 Posts	They practice here often: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...highlight=c130 http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...highlight=c130 always nice to see one.

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06-26-2015, 11:33 AM	#8
dragonfly03246 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83 Thanks: 7 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	We live in Lakeport off Paugus Bay and we've been seeing at least 2 re-feulers fly over every night. I think the most we've seen in one night was 5! So amazing to watch.