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My dad was an Air Force pilot for cargo planes. C-124 C-47 and C-54 and just a little in C-130. He often talked about the importance of a good load-master crewman. Dad was on an assignment with a Marine unit as just an observer. They had a tank as cargo. Dad was taking notes on their operation. The tank broke some restraints, and started moving around. They almost crushed a few crew, but they got it strapped down and made an emergency landing. It was almost a major incident, and dad wrote up the entire event and several careers were likely ended. He said they had some poor procedures, and he spent several weeks helping write new procedures. He said it was the scariest incident he had in an airplane.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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