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To: AmazinglyBlessed

On Red Flag missions they load up the mission crew members for training opportunities and rotate them through the seats. They usually only carry the crew chief and a couple of ground crew on the deployment missions, but they rarely fly on the OP/Training missions. 17 crewmembers (including the flight crew) can run the show.

I think the plane will end up on a pedestal as a static display at Nellis. There will be plenty of equipment to re-use from the plane, but I think the structural damage will not be cost effective to repair if it is repairable at all.


36 posted on 09/02/2009 6:00:06 AM PDT by Never on my watch (Ted Kennedy was Fredo Corleone without the endearing qualities.)
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To: Never on my watch

If it ends up on a stick, I hope it ends up at KTIK.


38 posted on 09/02/2009 2:50:13 PM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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