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Airmen put C-130 back in the fight
By FlyingNews @ 8:45 PM :: 583 Views ::
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A C-130 Hercules team flying a mission over Afghanistan had problems with engine No. 2 and was forced to land at an abandoned air strip in May outside Shindand, Afghanistan, but they were not left alone for long.
In less than 50 hours, maintenance repair teams from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing from Southwest Asia changed the engine under harsh conditions as security forces Airmen stood watch keeping the aircraft and crew safe from harm while at the deserted strip.
The C-130 was en route to Shindand on a combat mission when they began having engine trouble. The crew decided the safe thing to do would be to land and try to troubleshoot the issue.
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