Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Saturday 5 May 2012

C-5 Galaxy touches down in Cairns

RCH204 69-0016 C5A AE0536 Hickam-Cairns

USAF C-5A Galaxy touched down in Cairns this afternoon en route from Hicham AB. The C-5 is here to uplift a US Coast Guard Dolphin Helicopter HH-65 6551 which arrived off the USCGC "Waesche" WMSL 751 on Thursday 3 May.


RCH204 69-0016 C5 approach Rwy 15 Cairns


69-0016 C5 at Cairns


69-0016 C5 touchdown Cairns - Photo by GAFLIKS


69-0016 C5 at Cairns


69-0016 C5 at Cairns


69-0016 C5 at Cairns


69-0016 C5 parked at Cairns

























Posted by Andrzej at 21:16

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 May 2012 at 21:24

    Awesome seen it this afternoon at the airport

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  2. Anonymous6 May 2012 at 12:26

    Just passed the airport and saw it sitting at the international terminal. Anyone have any idea when it is departing? Would love to get a picture of it on climb out.

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  3. Darren Howie6 May 2012 at 14:58

    Nice pics are they from the blue arrow a fair way along?

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  4. Anonymous7 May 2012 at 11:34

    I had the pleasure of witnessing a low thrust pass of the C-5 over our house at Trinity Beach, the screaching of those engines was awesome - A rare sight indeed.

    SR from TB.

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  5. Anonymous8 May 2012 at 15:34

    My Goodness. The other planes are dwarfs in size!!!! Thanks for sharing.

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