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  • Airman spots aircraft fuel leak at 35,000 feet

    05/15/2009 9:06:13 AM PDT · by LibWhacker · 31 replies · 2,902+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | 5/14/09 | Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon
    5/14/2009 - KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- Most of us hear stories of Airmen saving lives in combat, but an Airman who saves the lives of more than 300 passengers is definitely a story worth hearing. A fuel leak on a civilian aircraft caught the attention of Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, during a flight from Chicago to Narita airport, Japan. After alerting the pilots and aircrew, the ranking pilot made the decision to divert the flight to San Francisco. "I noticed the leak on the left side of the aircraft right behind the...