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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: verum ago

Good news.


41 posted on 05/18/2011 9:02:43 PM PDT by MindBender26 (While the MSM slept.... we have become relevant media in America.)
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To: verum ago
I am a little embarrassed to say that I had never heard of “Omega Tankers” (www.omegaairrefueling.com). So it really was a 707! Commercial air refueling is very a intriguing idea. Sadly, it looks like the company just lost half it's 707 fleet.
47 posted on 05/19/2011 3:35:46 AM PDT by Never on my watch (WTF happened to my country?)
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