Posted on 04/03/2006 5:47:49 PM PDT by SandRat
Thanks the Lord.
I am so glad..Thank you, God.
There had to be an angel aboard that aircraft. The fact that there was no fire was amazing enough, but the sight of that broken C-5 Galaxy makes one wonder how all 17 aboard survived such a destructive crash. To that angel--thank you!
Are the DU moonbats mourning yet? You know they cheer when they hear about one of our boys getting killed in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Whoa...damn. SOB must be made of cast iron
Boing, Boeing...
I spent some time years ago at Travis AFB working around these things. All I can say is they are HUGH!!
I don't know. Last time I went to DU I had to call the ORKIN Man and then ROOTER-ROOTER to get my PC cleaned up; so I don't venture there anymore.
Thank God
That must have been a scary ride
Sure glad they all got out.
Actually.....I think the C5 Galaxy airframes were manufactured by the house of McDonnell-Douglas.
I was just watching one do touch & go yesterday.
i know I am a NAVY Vet, but mad props to the aircrew, for not only bring this plane down, but for ensuring that no one on the ground was killed. I am sure the pilots and crew remained cool under pressure and granted it is a crack up, the job was a professional one.
First round for these guys is on me!!!
Great news!
Heard some dope talking head say that most of the crew was released on their own recognizance. Oh, were they criminals being indicted or charged with crimes?
If you have never seen one land, they look as if they are going so slow, they will fall out of the sky before they touch down.
Once back in the 70s, they landed a C-5A at West Fort Hood air base. I drove in early in the morning with a lot of ground fog. You went up over a ridge then down into a valley approaching the air base. As I topped the ridge, I drove out of the fog. Coolest thing, the tail fin of the C-5A stuck out above the fog. Just a huge lake of fog with this huge tail fin sticking up in the air.
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