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Sat, Sun, Squats

I've only worked on the CC130 Hercules durring my 24 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. This November we will be saying goodbye to the greatest aircraft the Royal Canadian Airforce has ever flown.

Sat, Sun, Squats

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I've only worked on the CC130 Hercules durring my 24 years in the Canadian Armed Forces.

This November we will be saying goodbye to the greatest aircraft the Royal Canadian Airforce has ever flown.

To pay honour to an aircraft and a squadron that have done so much for Canadians I created and got this tattoo.

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I've only worked on the CC130 Hercules durring my 24 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. This November we will be saying goodbye to the greatest aircraft the Royal Canadian Airforce has ever flown. To pay honour to an aircraft and a squadron that have done so much for Canadians I created and got this tattoo.

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  • Light Stretches Today after work I made up for being lazy.
  • It depicts CC130339 as it clears the trees during either a SAR mission, OP LENTUS or Northern Sovereignty AAR.
  • At the bottom is the 435 Sqn motto, "Certi Provehendi" translated "Determined to Deliver".
  • Fixed my chair by replacing it's casters, went for a flight of beer and did minimal exercise.

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I was posted to 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron Feb 1999. At the top is the squadron crest with "Chinthe" at it's center.

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