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Christmas in Iraq.(aircraft maintanence)
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June 22, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 U.S. Naval Safety Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Christmas Eve was a day I never will forget. As the flight line chief for HMLA-369, I had to supervise the loading of an AH-1W and UH-1N on a C-17 Globemaster for movement from Al Taqaddum Airbase to Al Asad Airbase. It would be an experience that would teach even us old-timers a few lessons.
The loading and movement to Al Asad was uneventful. Once at the airbase, the aircraft had to be unloaded and prepared for subsequent reloading on a C-5 Galaxy for a flight to Cherry Point, N.C. for high-level repairs. An event of this nature never is routine, and that guy Murphy made sure this move wouldn't be easy.
The normal steps would have to be considered: weight of the ...
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