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This No. 77 Sqn "Veiled Vipers" bird was getting no attention during the C-17 induction ceremony at Hindon, so I decided to get a shot. Just a few days earlier, a C-130J from No. 77 Sqn conducted the aircraft's highest landing (outside the manufacturer's specs!) at an altitude of 16,600ft at Daulat Beg Oldi in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.