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                        More chopper pics on Scenes from Iraq

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                        philp
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        More chopper pics on Scenes from Iraq
                        Posted by philp on Monday, July 18, 2005 3:30 PM
                        Tom sent some more pics including this Little Bird.



                        These are flown by private security contractors around Baghdad.
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                        HeavyArty
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, July 18, 2005 5:12 PM
                        Yup, Blackwater Securities MD-530. Sweet looking "Black Helicopter." Hmmm!!

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        Trigger
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                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Monday, July 18, 2005 7:07 PM
                        GIno

                        You thinking dark blue, or Tan with rocket pods?
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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                        HeavyArty
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                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, July 18, 2005 8:22 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Trigger74

                        GIno

                        You thinking dark blue, or Tan with rocket pods?


                        Grant,
                        I don't get it. I see a black helo in the above pic. Have seen Blackwater helos that are Blue/white as well. There is also the suspected CIA bird that was on HKN that was sand with the green rockets. Are these the ones you are talking about?




                        Or how about this Blackwater bird:

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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                        grandadjohn
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                        • From: phoenix
                        Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, July 18, 2005 8:29 PM
                        Looks blue to me
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                        Trigger
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                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Monday, July 18, 2005 9:22 PM
                        Yeah, that's the Sand one I was referring to. Check out the nose in the pic Philip posted - it's a dark blue - almost like a law enforcement bird. Maybe Blackwater never got around to painting it with the whilte/silver stripes.
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                        chopperfan
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                          November 2003
                        • From: Oklahoma
                        Posted by chopperfan on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 1:33 AM
                        I gotta agree. Looks like indigo blue to me.
                        Randie [C):-)]Agape Models Without them? The men on the ground would have to work a lot harder. You can help. Please keep 'em flying! http://www.airtanker.com/
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                        Avus
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                        • From: Caput Mundi
                        Posted by Avus on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:25 AM
                        Definitively a blue bird! My 2 cents [2c]

                        Anyhow the "agency" one looks better to me.

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:13 AM
                        There's actually several firms providing contract security and air support over there and in Afghanistan as well. Even Blackwater contracts services to include helicopter leases from other companies. Remember the Hip that got shot down?

                        Might expaln the different paint schemes.
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                        Trigger
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                          February 2004
                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 7:11 AM
                        Ah, that's right! Now I remember something about you mentioning a contractor firm that had leased an aircraft that used to fly around up in Alaska.

                        Just checked Blackwater's site - here's another one of their 530s:
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                        HeavyArty
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:17 AM
                        Guess it is a very dark blue. There are quite a few Security Contractors, (a.k.a. CIA cover agencies ala Air America in Vietnam era) over in Iraq and Afghanistan as well. Lots of interresting helos flying around.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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                        Trigger
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                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:05 AM
                        "Well down here at Crazy Gene's Used Airplanes, people think we're out of our minds since we slashed the prices on our used C-123's!"
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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                        Firehawk Ordie
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                        • From: San Diego
                        Posted by Firehawk Ordie on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:41 AM
                        here are more pics
                        http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/iyaoyas230/PERSONNALPICS127.jpg

                        http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/iyaoyas230/PERSONNALPICS117

                        http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/iyaoyas230/PERSONNALPICS120.jpg
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                        Firehawk Ordie
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                        • From: San Diego
                        Posted by Firehawk Ordie on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 3:04 AM
                        http://images.military.com/Shock/0,,SA_050608_UH60Mosul,00.html
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                        Firehawk Ordie
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                        • From: San Diego
                        Posted by Firehawk Ordie on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 3:09 AM
                        watch my previous post on full screen
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