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2008-04-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

C-130 used to ferry obese woman to hospital

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-09 13:22|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 You might be fat if...

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-09 13:42|| 2008-04-09 13:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Wasn't there a movie about this? "Operation Dumbo Drop" or something...

Posted by Chief Running Gag">Chief Running Gag 2008-04-09 13:56|| 2008-04-09 13:56|| Front Page Top

#3 but they could lony land on improved airfields or an airdrop was in order.
YJCMTSU

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-04-09 14:30|| 2008-04-09 14:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Wouldn't fit in an ambulance, you say?
How did she get to the air strip? Walked? In the back of a truck?

Posted by GK 2008-04-09 17:09|| 2008-04-09 17:09|| Front Page Top

#5 damn, just let her die

Posted by sinse 2008-04-09 18:07|| 2008-04-09 18:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Looks like a 1200 mile trip, direct by air. By ambulance it would be a looooooooooooooonnnnng hot trip on a road. Still, by herc, we are talking 4 to 5 hour flight. Wonder if they combined it with something else to make it a training mission. Yet for the grace of God go us, I guess...........

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-04-09 20:22|| 2008-04-09 20:22|| Front Page Top

#7 the Grace of God and 45000 less Double cheeseburgers. I need to lose lbs, but jeebus!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-09 20:31|| 2008-04-09 20:31|| Front Page Top

#8 There was over 36,000 lbs of cargo space available for snacks.

Posted by Darrell 2008-04-09 20:34|| 2008-04-09 20:34|| Front Page Top

#9 "Ma'am, what's your name?"

Daisy Cutter

Posted by Penguin 2008-04-09 20:39|| 2008-04-09 20:39|| Front Page Top

#10 unfortunate that the crew referred to her as "BLU-82"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-04-09 21:03|| 2008-04-09 21:03|| Front Page Top

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