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Big Bunch and Heat Haze at Gillam: BHPIO Pilbara cabs 5659-5640 with 5630-5664 mid-train and 5656-5648 just visible as a white flash on the rear of a triple loaded consist at the 101km peg on September 3, 2002. Four units are GE CM40-8M rebuilds, 5664 is a CM40-8ML and 5630 is a GE CM39-8. 500mm Canon lens creates the monster compression and emphasises the heat haze. .
(02.046.05_BHP_5659_GillamMPwt)
Reconstructed Hurricane by Robert Schneider and marked as a mark XII RCAF example. At least four aircraft have been used for this fine looking composite illustration. On the USA civil register as N2009N.
The real BG974 is preserved at Dakota Territory Museum, Minot in North Dakota.
Awaiting take off, amid the heat haze of a warm Lakenheath morning
Seen on detachment to Lakenheath, Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning 5664 taxiing on to runway 24 for departure
Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II '5664' rockets away from Lakenheath
Flying as one of a four-ship - 'Axe 01 - 04', Norway sent six from 332SKv to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-2
Norwegian F-35s sport that extra dorsal 'bump' which houses a brake chute
As per USAF variants - they also use 'Boom and Receptacle' Air to Air Refuelling even though Norway has no tankers so equipped therefore I can only assume they use the NATO MRTT fleet of Airbus variants along with the USAF tanker fleet when needed
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Delivery flight in Shannon 15-6-2023
Painted in the Blue BHP Iron Ore scheme, 5664 started service as a Mt Newman Mining C636 Alco 5469 before being rebuilt into its current form as a CM40-8M in 1994 by Goninan. On 18-6-15, 5664 trails 4437 arriving at Port Hedland, at the there were only 8 left in service and would all be withdrawn within 2 weeks.
5664 was named Kaohsiung and was scrapped in January 2016
CM40-8ML 5664 and SD40-2 3084 mid train DPU locos then another 100 empty iron ore cars at the 50km point on the BHP Railway on 11 August 2006. The SD40 is ex Union Pacific UP 3643. Photo: Jim Bisdee.
5665/ 5664 and 100 ore cars then mid train 5659/ 5652 in DPU mode and 100 ore cars at Walla on 11 August 2006. Photo: Jim Bisdee.
CM40-8ML 5664/ 5665 100 empty iron ore cars near Nelson Point to Bing on 10 August 2006. Photo: Jim Bisdee.
