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To: BenLurkin

Military aviation.

I was a crew member on an aircraft that flew VFR (following our junk hauler) from Okinawa to Guam. Crazy.


2 posted on 06/16/2026 4:05:21 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

One pitch black night we landed on Kwajalein in the middle of a typhoon, wind across the runway at 75kts.

We finally landed on the 4th approach, which is good because we were completely out of gas.


6 posted on 06/16/2026 4:08:57 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Like those F-22s going TransPac that lost navigation at the international date line and had to follow their refueling support back east to land


14 posted on 06/16/2026 4:21:28 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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