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Old 08-18-2010, 11:57 AM   #1
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Default Alenia G222 (C-27J Spartan)

I was not familiar with this aircraft. Here's some background. NB

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-27J_Spartan
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Old 08-18-2010, 12:04 PM   #2
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No kidding here, an airplane just like that; a four propeller, modern looking, very large military cargo plane just flew, low & slow, over the WV tennis courts about thirty minutes ago. Probably wanted to buzz the nearby 9-hole WV golf course to impress their golfer buddies or something.

In addition, the Die-Hard green & white helicopter ambulance hauled someone, maybe a hockey player, out from maybe the ice arena at about the same time? Could have been a fly fisherman who got a fly hooked in his ear and just has real good insurance coverage, too?
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Old 08-18-2010, 01:20 PM   #3
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Any chance it had something to do with security for hypothetically picking up Obama's daughter at summer camp prior to heading to the Vineyard??
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Old 08-18-2010, 03:13 PM   #4
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Where I live most of the time, north central MA, we have these things flying over quite often.

They usually fly in threes, sometimes four, and fly just over the tree tops. I often hear them coming for some time when I'm out raking leaves in the fall.

They are on military training runs and practicing low profile, low altitude maneuvers. They seem to like the terrain of the Nashoba Valley for this.

One time I was on a high point in town where you can see west to Mt Wachusett and beyond. I watched them come across the valley from western MA. It was a pretty cool thing to see.

Perhaps a similar training run? The Lakes are not that far from the Nashoba Valley as the "crow" flies.
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