To: Timeout
Marines yesterday created an airstrip from a modern highway outside Baghdad. They "shaved" a 3,500-ft strip of highway of all signs, concrete barriers and other obstacles. Then a fuel-laden C-130 cargo plane landed, providing a huge forward fuel base for U.S. troops. Did they use duct tape? ;)
To: Carolina
I would be interested in hearing if that "duct tape" story is mentioned in seriousness again.
611 posted on
04/02/2003 4:15:42 AM PST by
AFPhys
(((PRAYING for: President Bush & advisors, troops & families, Americans)))
To: Carolina
How would you like to land a fuel laden C-130?
Dang that must be hairy.
717 posted on
04/02/2003 4:49:00 AM PST by
Straight Vermonter
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