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Re: Hunters anybody?

Posted by Brad on Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:09:11 PM

In reply top Hunters anybody? posted by simon king on Tue Mar 18, 2003 07:42:27 AM

It has been a few years, but this is what I can remember about Baidoa and the Hunters. See where the C-130 is parked in the background? Well off to the right side of it and not visible in the picture is a couple of other "bone yard treasures". Anyhow, one of the allies (I believe he was Belgian) was messing around with one of the ejection seats and set it off. He was severly injured and a helicopter landed between the Herk and the Hunters (extreamly tight fit) to pick him up and get him to the hospital in Nairobi. Seems like he died, but I might be wrong.

As a side note, one night a good buddy of mine was preflighting his Herk. Their nerves were a little on edge as it was, but a cow wandered up towards the flight stepped on a landmine. Everybody on the plane jumped out and started shooting at the source of the noise. Once everything was sorted out, the cow remains were promptly confiscated and barbecued courtesy of the USAF.

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