[TheList] You all coming to to Timaru this weekend?????

Mon Nov 11 07:14:12 AEDT 2013

Hmm no mention of any comms received?? All encrypted I would think

Bob the Bookman

On 10/11/2013, at 6:43 PM, Mike Bailey <tahiini at gmail.com> wrote:

> This afternoon there was a P3 Orion at Invercargill airport which was a part of it apparently. While I was there I saw some crew getting gear from the Fire/Rescue guys, yellow crates and orange pelican cases labelled "Vertical". May be radio gear, and maybe live ammo in the crate?
> 
> Cheers
> Mike ZL4OM
> 
> 
> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 6:14 PM, RayC <rcolvill at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>>  
>> Well what a two days i have had.
>>  
>> Seen an amphibious landing by two landing craft doing 3 trips each. delivering troops and
>> and vehicles on a beach inside the Timaru harbour.
>>  
>> Waved to a French helicopter pilot at about 200 ft. and saw him wave back.
>>  
>> Saw a C17 Globe master disgorge 4 vehicles and 50  US troops.
>>  
>> One C17 came over my house at 600 ft.  at 9.30 pm in darkness on Saturday to land at
>> the airport.
>>  
>> Troops from many countries  in full combat gear including guns walking the streets around the
>> old A+P Showground's site.
>>  
>> Being challenged by army personnel to get into the airport, no problem but with machine gun posts
>> and barbed wire to make you slow down. Spoke to two US troop members to say hello.
>>  
>> Saw the latest j series Hercules of Aussie  with 6 bladed props on each engine.
>>  
>> Finally got to see the two NH90 helis and the two Iroquois arrive.
>>  
>> Surprised to see the amount of female integration into the defence force, one lady was driving
>> the Air force crash fire tender from Ohakea.
>>  
>> The Uniden UBCD 396XT close call feature has been a godsend for me.
>>  
>> Cheers
>> 
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