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Hanoi Taxi - The Ultimate Freedom Bird
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:52 pm
History of the first C141 that flew in Operation Homecoming, bringing US solider POWs back home from Vietnam.
She also flew her last mission airlifting Katrina refugees.
A very special plane to a lot of American GIs and a good read. Now on display at the Air Force museum in Dayton, OH
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She also flew her last mission airlifting Katrina refugees.
A very special plane to a lot of American GIs and a good read. Now on display at the Air Force museum in Dayton, OH
LINK
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:53 pm to RedFoxx
That's a museum that anyone interested in planes needs to go to at least once in life.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:58 pm to RedFoxx
I had the pleasure to work on her in Germany ... there is a spot on the plane that all of the POWs signed that was behind plexiglass it was very surreal to see
Posted on 3/12/17 at 9:12 pm to all_over_it
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there is a spot on the plane that all of the POWs signed that was behind plexiglass it was very surreal to see
Posted on 3/12/17 at 9:13 pm to RedFoxx
The CO of my squadron came home on that plane. He was held in captivity 2435 days after being shot down over hostile territory. He died a couple years ago and is buried at Arlington.
This post was edited on 3/12/17 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 3/12/17 at 9:15 pm to all_over_it
quote:would be emotional
there is a spot on the plane that all of the POWs signed that was behind plexiglass it was very surreal to see
Posted on 3/12/17 at 9:18 pm to RedFoxx
Posted on 3/12/17 at 10:25 pm to all_over_it
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I had the pleasure to work on her in Germany ... there is a spot on the plane that all of the POWs signed that was behind plexiglass it was very surreal to see
Great that they were able to preserve that.
Many of the POWs were invited to take a final ride before the aircraft was retired for good, that had to bring back some emotions.
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