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Accidents Happen in Threes
Not a C-141 deal at all..but I could not resist the temptation to share this set of photos somebody sent me.
This last picture is a a "Photoshop" special. Notice that the cars in the
background are back to the same set as shown in the first series of pictures, the
crowd has pretty much changed size and location (back to their earlier positions,
exactly), and the area in an around the crane-truck is pretty fuzzy. The green
truck looks to be a little different in size and the one being lifted out of the
water sure looks suspiciously like it is in the exact same location as it was in
the 5th photo.
It's a fake but still entertaining.
Your Tax Dollars at Work
Another set of amazing photos, that are NOT faked, are shown below.
In December, 2004 a C-23 'Sherpa' flew into a US operated airfield in Iraq during
the day and saw there was construction equipment on the runway. Yet there was no
NOTAM (notice to airmen). A trench was being dug in the runway, and it was not
marked. It's a long runway and they just landed beyond the construction. They
filed a safety hazard report that was immediately forwarded to higher
headquarters and to the Air Force wing based there. Well, it seems the
construction continued and still was not marked or NOTAMed or anything.
A C-130 landed on the runway the night of December 29th and didn't see the
construction. It wound up going through what is now a large pit on the runway.
A few pictures are attached. The C-130 was totaled. There were several injuries
to the crew and the few passengers that were on board but luckily nobody was
killed.
While we are at it, have you ever seen the C-152 (8 engines?)
Last Updated: Friday, Wednesday, March 2 2005 (05:46 AM)