LUFTWAFFE vs HEER ....... practical joke

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LUFTWAFFE vs HEER ....... practical joke

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I shot these pics last monday (May 14th), the day after the Rotenburger Luftfahrtmesse at Rotenburg/Wuemme Airport (EDXQ).

A Luftwaffe C-160D 50+97 and a HEER (army) CH-53G 84+59, were parked close together at this show.
Overnight,from sunday to monday, the Transall crew fooled around at the CH-53 with some duct-tape and here you see the result :-)

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F-4G_rhino wrote: A Luftwaffe C-160D 50+97 and a HEER (army) CH-53G 84+59, were parked close together at this show.
Overnight,from sunday to monday, the Transall crew fooled around at the CH-53 with some duct-tape and here you see the result :-)
I have seen that before, but try as I might, I can't remember where and when. ..

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Very funny. A few years ago at RIAT 'HEER' was changed into 'CHEERS'
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Koen L wrote:Very funny. A few years ago at RIAT 'HEER' was changed into 'CHEERS'
It is more memorable when they don't do this, as that one is a regular at RIAT.
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It is fun when they do things like that with words like 'HEER', 'ARMY', or what ever. But when they change registrations on a way like that, then it is not so funny anymore.

Which they did at RIAT once with a RAF Wessex XR505 WA - XR605 WA, I remember.
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camel1 wrote:It is fun when they do things like that with words like 'HEER', 'ARMY', or what ever. But when they change registrations on a way like that, then it is not so funny anymore.

Which they did at RIAT once with a RAF Wessex XR505 WA - XR605 WA, I remember.
I remember they once did it to a Luftwaffe Phantom at RIAT. It was displayed with a never existed regi. The internet almost exploded.
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I'm pretty sure I've seen a pic of German CH-53's with these exact 'Help' titles in an issue of Air Forces Monthly. They were used for humanitarian relief, somewhere abroad. So, are you sure this is a practical joke, or just an operational application?

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At the open house of Nieder Mendig Heeserflieger flugplatz (?) in Germany the below picture was taken. Date almost 25 years ago :shock: (I´m getting older :? )
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HEY! Im working on the CH-53 and im in the Heer, no way the Chairforce pulls a joke like that. They will get it back one day! ;)
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Stephan Lodewijks wrote:I'm pretty sure I've seen a pic of German CH-53's with these exact 'Help' titles in an issue of Air Forces Monthly. They were used for humanitarian relief, somewhere abroad. So, are you sure this is a practical joke, or just an operational application?

Stephan
That might just be it. That's propably where I saw it!
Thanks Stephan.

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I spoke to both crews (CH-53 and the C-160 guys who did it)...
This sure was a joke ! ;-)
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FlaRak wrote:HEY! Im working on the CH-53 and im in the Heer, no way the Chairforce pulls a joke like that. They will get it back one day! ;)
Too bad they (GAF) are taking over the CH-53 MTH fleet then;-)
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