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Old 09-10-2008 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Talon1011
Believe it or not, at one time in history the USAF had enough integral airlift in MAC that we flew all these trips in C-141s. I'll bet there are more than a few of you former Starlifter guys that can remember the 807 out of Norton AFB that went round-robin across the Pacific. That Starlifter was a lady and although not the most comfortable thing for passengers to ride it was always there. It was a sad day when I saw the last of them leave McChord AFB for good. Kind of like watching the death of a close friend.

I rode a 141 many times from and to Saudi and trust me it was not a pax favorite. I racall freezing and burning up simultaneously.
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