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Ramstein Air base "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing"

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Hi there,

After visiting Spangdahlem Air base I went to Ramtein Air base which is a 100 km distance. Arriving at 13.00hrs we first treated to four F16's from Spangdahlem who diverted because of bad wheather at Spang. Time ago when F16's touched the concrete at Ramstein;-). Catched some Montana, Georgia and Missouri Air National Guard c-130's, AFRC C-130's and of course some local C-130's. Worth the ride from Amsterdam! :clap:


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1. Ramstein Air Base print.
ImageRamstein Air base print by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

2. Overview Ramstein.
ImageOverview Ramstein Air Base with a Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy, AMC, 70029, 60th Airlift Wing Travis by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

3. Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy lift off, 60th Airlift Wing, Travis.
ImageLockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy, AMC, 70029, 60th Airlift Wing Travis by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

4. Lockheed Martin C-130H, 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, Savannah.
ImageLockheed Martin C-130H, 46708, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah ANG by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

5. Lockheed Martin C-130H, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, St.Joseph.
ImageLockheed Martin C-130H Hercules, Ramstein Air Base, 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri ANG, St.Joseph by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

6. Lockheed Martin C-130J, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein USAFE.
ImageLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, Ramstein Air Base, 86 Airlift Wing by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

7. Vipers at Ramstein
ImageLockheed Martin F-16C, 52FW/480FS by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

8. Lockheed Martin F-16C, 52FW/480FS "Warhawks".
ImageLockheed Martin F-16C, 91-412, 52FW/480FS by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

9. Lockheed Martin C-130H, 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, Montana.
ImageLockheed Martin C-130H Hercules, Ramstein Air Base, 120th Airlift Wing, ANG Montana by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr

10. Lockheed Martin C-130J, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein USAFE.
ImageLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, Ramstein Air Base, 86 Airlift Wing by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr
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Re: Ramstein Air base "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing"

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Reinier,
Diversions because of bad weather? Are you sure?
Your Spangdahlem images suggest otherwise.... :?
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100% sure Bennie. The visit to Spang was two days before;-)
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Nice report Reinier!!

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...some pretty good pictures of the far-away ramp platforms as well, actually. Image
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Which date did you visit Ramstein?
Pictures look pretty much like Saturday 22nd, but without the F-16s.
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downwind wrote:Which date did you visit Ramstein?
Pictures look pretty much like Saturday 22nd, but without the F-16s.
21st and the 22nd :shock: F16's came in exactly 13.17hrs, diverted because of the strong winds and rain at Spang.
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Great shots Reinier!
It was nice meeting you guys there at Ramstein. I am still removing sand from my car though... :P

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Cossack wrote:Great shots Reinier!
It was nice meeting you guys there at Ramstein. I am still removing sand from my car though... :P

Greets,
Maikel
Hey Maikel,

Likewise, and thank you for the heads up concerning the traffic control:-)

cheers
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awacs wrote:1. Ramstein Air Base print.
ImageRamstein Air base print by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr
For a second I thought that C-130H was doing a wheelie at the platform... :-)

Nice pics, very familiar surroundings!

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Re: Ramstein Air base "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing"

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Hiya!
awacs wrote: 6. Lockheed Martin C-130J, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein USAFE.
ImageLockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, Ramstein Air Base, 86 Airlift Wing by Reinier Bergsma, on Flickr
Familiar surroundings, that's for sure. However, this view does not look familiar... Could you provide approx. coordinates? Somewhere near runway end 26?

TIA!

Grtz,

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Re: Ramstein Air base "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing"

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hahaha, almost Stephan. A wheely and crashing into that C17;-)
And Robert, the coordinates where I shot the image of the C130's are 49.434409, 7.626293.

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awacs wrote: the coordinates where I shot the image of the C130's are 49.434409, 7.626293.
Thanks for that! Do you park your car at the main road, or take the 'Anlieger frei' roads to another point?

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Re: Ramstein Air base "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing"

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The asfhalt road to "Cold Stores" and the landing is private (military?), but other cars drive there too so you are not that suspicious. For a short peek in the weekend I never had troubles.
If you plan to stay longer for photo's it would be wiser to stay on the safe side and invest in the 15 minutes walk.
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Parking here : 49°26'18.07"N 7°38'14.34"E
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