In-Flight Emergency Turns Into Safe, Routine Mission
August 14, 2021
August 14, 2021
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2021:
By Darrius Parker
88th Air Base Wing
Although prepared through rigorous training for the worst, the last call an air traffic controller wants to get is an aircraft in distress.
On July 17, a C-5 Galaxy aircrew en route to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base declared an in-flight emergency due to the nose-landing gear . . .
By Darrius Parker
88th Air Base Wing
Although prepared through rigorous training for the worst, the last call an air traffic controller wants to get is an aircraft in distress.
On July 17, a C-5 Galaxy aircrew en route to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base declared an in-flight emergency due to the nose-landing gear . . .