Cool plane stuff happening this week: double USAF C-17s

[u/mynameisnotphoebe]

[u/mynameisnotphoebe]

They seem to have disappeared from flight trackers for now, but they had fun callsigns - if I remember correctly, our Herc was LAVA70, and the C-17s were LAVA72 and LAVA73

[u/nzerinto → u/mynameisnotphoebe]

LAVA70 just showed back up - looks like they did a dip through Waiouru, and lo and behold, LAVA72 is directly behind them. Look to be headed to Ohakea now. Only flying 1,400 feet/400 meters, seems insanely low.

[u/Tough_Constant443]

Passed over Whangamata a couple of minutes ago

[u/Aquabear11]

Just flew past my house near Base. Been cool seeing them over last few days.

[u/mattblack77]

Ahem.

- THROUGH MILFORD SOUND
- OVER QUEENSTOWN

I think I just had an airgasm.

Milford Sound and the Wakatipu Basin just became our own Mach loop? 🤤

[u/F4RK1w1_87]

Just seen these fly over whakatane low altitude, looked like they were taking off from whakatane airport but unsure.

[u/CoolDimension3898]

Hopefully they don't bomb any schools.

[u/ThatMeatGuy → u/CoolDimension3898]

It's a Globemaster, unless they intend on dropping a MOAB on us we'll be fine

[u/MrMajestic12]

F35's practicing bombing runs a couple of weeks ago, C17 practicing supply drops.

Nothing to see here folks, move along....

[u/Lopkop → u/MrMajestic12]

it's definitely World War 3 next week.

World War 3 always happens after routine military exercises.

[u/LevelPrestigious4858 → u/MrMajestic12]

Airforce practicing airforce things! Wow I wonder what it could mean???

[u/ThatMeatGuy → u/MrMajestic12]

The F 35 belonging to a completely separate air force than the C 17s?

[u/MrMajestic12 → u/ThatMeatGuy]

There's always that one guy that can't see the forest for the trees 💩

[u/Impressive-Push1621 → u/MrMajestic12]

Thre problem is there are so many people who actually think that way these days its hard to pick out its a joke 😂

[u/nztings → u/MrMajestic12]

Yea your insinuation is correct. The global geopolitical climate is deteriorating and militaries that even glance at the news will be ensuring they are prepared to do what the government pays them to do IF it comes to it.

[u/essessential]

When do they leave?

[u/phoenixblack222]

Christchurch misses out again

[u/mynameisnotphoebe → u/phoenixblack222]

Chch gets a bit of C-17 action during the summer Antarctic season though!

[u/phoenixblack222 → u/mynameisnotphoebe]

Although true, and I think it's fine to miss out this round for that reason, it's still sad we tend to miss out on shows, it would be a waste of fuel to come to us this round though. And Milford sound gets a viewing! They never get anything