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| Spc. John Bates, from the 453rd Inland Cargo Transfer Company, waves to a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft departing Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan. June 2010. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest. |
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Posted on 12/20/2013 5:50:16 AM PST by frankenMonkey
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| Spc. John Bates, from the 453rd Inland Cargo Transfer Company, waves to a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft departing Forward Operating Base Shank, Logar Province, Afghanistan. June 2010. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest. |
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MILPOD Good Friday Morning Ping!
Add me, please.
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Ping!
The mighty C130... this plane can reverse its ‘props’ after landing to slow itself down for a short runway or take off with JATO rockets... Thanks FM
I flew a couple of times in a C130. Years ago we flew from Gerogia to Virgina and of course my branch of military service require we wear heavy wool clothing on a 95 degree summer day. Several of us were waiting under the wing to escape the sun when a liquid began to fall from the body of the plane. We commented ‘oh great its not even flying and something is wrong with the plane’. Then a E2 came rushing out with a noncom behind him saying he should never use the ‘pee’ tube on the ground....
Love these daily photos. Thanks for creating the threads.
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