Just Passing the Time in Afghanistan

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To relieve boredom on the tarmac, these Air Force ground crewmen prepare to re-enact the airplane fight scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
[Real story available at CENTCOM]

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  1. Back in ‘da day, I flew the mighty C-130 Thunder-Hercules. The guy out front is generally the loadmaster and he’s there to watch the engine during the start to make sure the cockpit is notified in the event of the airplane equivalent of a backfire (No. They can’t always detect such things.). Getting on top of the wing is no trouble at all–if you’re not troubled by heights. There’s a porthole hatch on the cockpit ceiling right in front of that pillbox thingi.
    In my day, the Herc got no love from the Air Force, but it is, easily, the best big airplane I’ve flown.

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