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US Navy C-40A Clipper


Alpha Delta 210

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During a recent visit to Oman, I was delighted to photograph this Clipper from the Oman Air jet I was in. I had never seen one before, and according to Wikipedia, the C-40A Clipper is the "United States Navy version of the Boeing 737-700 for high-priority cargo and passenger transport".

 

(I can't work out why the second image is smaller.)

 

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16 hours ago, canberraman said:

Lovely stuff, but shame they lack unit markings.  Nice catch btw.

 

Mark

Hi Mark. Happy new year! I hope you're well.  I don't know why they are "discrete" - perhaps to enable them to use civilian airports without attracting too much attention?

16 hours ago, janneman36 said:

Nice catch Alpha Delta thank you for sharing.

Navy clippers however are a seen on a regular basis in Europe.

This one was taken in the Netherlands (EHRD) and several paid visits the last years.


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cheers, Jan

Thanks Jan and thanks for your shot. Any idea why they land in the Netherlands? Do they coincide with a US Navy ship arrival?

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3 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said:

Any idea why they land in the Netherlands?

Well, we are a pretty awesome bunch.  :D 

 

These do look rather discrete for Navy birds. 

 

Cheers,

 

Andre 

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Yes, shame they are so anonymous looking.  They are fairly regular visitors to the UK, I saw one on VR tracking across England earlier this week, not sure where it went. 

 

This one paid a couple of visits to Newquay in Oct and Nov last year. 

 

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8 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said:

Hi Mark. Happy new year! I hope you're well.  I don't know why they are "discrete" - perhaps to enable them to use civilian airports without attracting too much attention?

Thanks Jan and thanks for your shot. Any idea why they land in the Netherlands? Do they coincide with a US Navy ship arrival?

There is really no connection to be made with such movements…I had/have no information why they came or come to Rotterdam.

cheers, Jan

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