C17 Globemaster (in Finland 30.3.)

[Anti-Tank]

Tampere Pirkkala Airport ready for C17:
http://ville.mattila.fi/c17_eftp_040329/rwy24_100lih.jpg
It´s coming:
http://ville.mattila.fi/c17_eftp_040329/c17_onfinal24.jpg
In ground:
http://ville.mattila.fi/c17_eftp_040329/c17_standbeacon.jpg
In ground2:
http://ville.mattila.fi/c17_eftp_040329/c17_fullview.jpg
(c) Ville Mattila

December it was visiting Helsinki-Vantaa:
http://vacc-fin.net/df/files/gm_1.jpg
http://vacc-fin.net/df/files/gm_2.jpg
http://vacc-fin.net/df/files/gm_3.jpg

I wonder what was the purpose of this visits? Any wild guessis?

Source(in finnish): http://vacc-fin.net/df/viewtopic.php?t=3303&sid=f6c879a696e389575a65744636411dc6

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Nice pics...

I visited a C-17A during an airshow in Belgium a few years ago. :)

Very impressive aircraft...

[mustamato]

I wonder what was the purpose of this visits? Any wild guessis?

A UFO crashed in Finland, and the Globemaster flew it to Area 51.

[bertfivesix]

I was at the first flight back in '91, and I'll never get over seeing that huge aircraft get off the runway in less than 3000 feet. Damn thing seemed to just float into the air.