Military aircraft galore in NUE

You never know what to expect in NUE, because many flights are not listed in the regular timetable available on Flightradar24. And even if a flight does appear on Flightradar24, there is no guarantee it will be on schedule — or even arrive or depart at all. Today is a case in point. I boarded the bus no. 33 in hope to catch a Luftwaffe Airbus A400M scheduled to arrive from Zaragoza at around 15:16. Well, that didn't happened, with the entry simply vanishing from the Flightradar24 app 30 min. prior to the scheduled arrival. But the moment I rolled my eyes in disbelieve, I caught a glimpse of an approaching airplane that looked suspiciously like a Super Hercules C-130J. And what do you know: it was exactly that!

Pleased with the photographs I bagged, I was about to pack my camera, when I noticed a group of Apache helicopters flying low towards the airport. I couldn't believe my luck. It's definitely not every day you see an Apache flying around, let alone several of them in a formation.

But wait, there more! Before heading back home, I grabbed a cup of coffee. And while I was leisurely sipping it, waiting for the bus, I decided for the heck of it to go back to the parking house rooftop and see if I can catch the Super Hercules C-130J's departure. I had to wait for about an hour, but my patience paid off. Big time. There was not one but two Super Hercules C-130J machines taxiing to RWY 28 for take-off. To top it off, the light was absolutely perfect, so to say that I was satisfied with the outcome of my session would be an understatement.