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To: TankerKC

3 aboard

Pilot, Co-pilot, Nav?

What about the boomer.


37 posted on 05/18/2011 8:28:39 PM PDT by MindBender26 (While the MSM slept.... we have become relevant media in America.)
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To: MindBender26

It would appear the downed airplane was an Omega Air Tanker. According to Post #12 (from tcrlaf) Omega Air tankers only conduct drogue type refueling, so probably no boom operator then. Just the 3 up front.


40 posted on 05/18/2011 8:47:03 PM PDT by verum ago (Ok, you read this, you can take your reading glasses back off)
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To: MindBender26

Pilot, Co-pilot, Nav?

What about the boomer.


It’s likely the Nav was replaced by INS and GPS. The KC-10 have been flying without Navs since the beginning. The KC-135 phased them out in the 90s.

Want to buy a used sextant?


46 posted on 05/19/2011 2:11:08 AM PDT by OwenKellogg (Defund Elmo, TOTUS, and GOTUS)
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