GON 10/29/16 - SSN786 Comissioning C-32 Arrival

[captmjk16]

Unfortunately the C-32 arriving with the first lady for the USS Illinois Commissioning ended up landing with a slight tailwind on the opposite end of the runway, but I was able to get a few decent rollout/taxi shots. 80002 was operating as "Executive 1-Foxtrot". This is the second less than ideal C-32 operation at Groton that I've caught, and with any luck the third time will be a charm...

https://c2.staticflickr.com/1/136/31399140601_335f9fb24a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PQCNz8)ic1 (https://flic.kr/p/PQCNz8) by Mark Kolanowski (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mk16photo/), on Flickr

https://c8.staticflickr.com/1/685/31399140231_a2572b854e_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PQCNsK)ic4 (https://flic.kr/p/PQCNsK) by Mark Kolanowski (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mk16photo/), on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/495/31399139731_bbab73fcb9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PQCNj8)ic5 (https://flic.kr/p/PQCNj8) by Mark Kolanowski (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mk16photo/), on Flickr

https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/495/31399139061_e12fb98c82_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/PQCN7z)ic6 (https://flic.kr/p/PQCN7z) by Mark Kolanowski (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mk16photo/), on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

[Anton Homma]

Pretty pictures!!

[ANITIX87]

Were you only at the airport or did you get some shots of the Illinois being commissioned?

[captmjk16]

Thanks Anton and Antonis!

I was only at the airport for the Illinois commissioning. The dignitaries take a motorcade from planeside right to the sub base, no chance to shoot both unless you're in the press corps for the VIPs.