To: smokingfrog
Baghdad International Airport back in January '04...desolate, dark, creepy. We who had just arrived on a charter were the only passengers in there.
And the first combat (corkscrew) landing I experienced when I arrived for the first time.
Now, those descents lull me and I just relax. And the airport is a bustling, thriving place with more and more flights being added and lots of shops and restaurants.
16 posted on
08/10/2010 10:14:27 AM PDT by
Allegra
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To: Allegra
I can see how flying into Baghdad Intl Airport might result in a significant “pucker factor.” Of course, there’s nothing you can do about it, so you might as well kick back and enjoy the adrenaline rush.
48 posted on
08/10/2010 7:23:37 PM PDT by
smokingfrog
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To: Allegra
And the first combat (corkscrew) landing I experienced when I arrived for the first time. I've landed at some pretty funky airports in my day (including Kai Tak) but not once did I fear that my aircraft would be shot out of the sky.You've got *me* trumped!
53 posted on
08/11/2010 4:14:51 AM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
(''I don't regret setting bombs,I feel we didn't do enough.'' ->Bill Ayers,Hussein's mentor,9/11/01)
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