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| JJJJJune 2005 the American USS SAIPAN carrier visited the harbour of : |
| ~ ROTTERDAM ~ |
| TopguN
'Dutch
Aviation Support'
published
in the Romanian magazineTopguN |
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| USS SAIPAN AT FULL SEA JUST RETURNED FROM A 6 MONTHS MISSION FROM IRAQ |
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| The officer who is in charge of what plane or helicopter is where on the deck, it's a simple but very effective system ! |
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| Suitable for carryineg helicopters as well as harrier jets |
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| USS SAIPAN in the HARBOUR OF ROTTERDAM |
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| Helicopters also carry out missions at night ! |
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| Sideview of the bridge |
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| Good advise ! |
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| Sikorsky Sea-Hawk on deck in front of the Rotterdam Pegasus bridge |
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| Just the only Sea hawk on deck, and one below deck |
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| Old Sea-Knight is used on deck for emergency and fire fighting exercises |
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| Come in gentlemen, Welcome ! |
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| A look at the bridge of USS Saipan |
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| The only Sea Hawk below deck, in minutes to be transported upside... |
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| ...by an ingenious lift-platform |
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| A look at the bridge of USS Saipan |
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| Police takes a closer look, and avoids tourists getting too close |
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| USS Saipan and Sea-Hawk in action (picture Uss Saipan) |
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| Thank you Captain, crew and specially: |
| Mr. Thomas A. Kreidel - US Navy Public Affairs Officer |
| DUTCH AVIATION SUPPORT |
| Also in the Dutch Indeppendent aviation magazine 'Piloot en Vliegtuig' |