After staging and waiting for their gear to arrive in Kuwait, the 1/189 hit the road into over the border into Iraq. Most of their stuff had to go by road, but some folks got the ‘Express Ride’.
The skybound travelers stopped partway for refueling in Al Kut.
Some of the former Iraqi Air Force aircraft were left intact by their former Iraqi flyers. Here are a couple of Soviet built Mi-24/Mi-25 Hind-D Assault helicopters still sitting on the tarmac.
After getting back up in the air the flyboys did a flyover of the town of Balad
One of the previous occupants found off the side of the road into Camp Anaconda.
It looks as though the guys and gals have put it to good use as a graffiti billboard/playtoy. Good for them.
Stop by tomorrow for some Chowhall Art and evidence of what happens when it actually rains over there.
See you then.