What's the best way to remove a stranded C-130 from a barren field in a hostile area North of Baghdad? Well, if you are the US Air Force, the answer to that question is simple, blow it up. That's exactly what the 447th Air Expeditionary Group did this week when it was decided that "dismantling by a series of controlled detonations would be the safest and most effective way to remove the remainder aircraft to a safe location" according to Col. David Pavey the Group commander. The aircraft made an emergency landing in the area on June 27 after the flight crew experienced an in flight problem after takeoff from Sather Air Base, adjacent to Baghdad International Airport. The remaining pieces were hauled back to Sather AB by truck. Check out the video below. Explosions start to take place around 2:00 minutes into the clip. Click on any of the photos for a larger version. 
(photo taken prior to detonation during setup)
(via Air Force Link)
(video 447th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs)
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
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6 comments:
"The Good Guys" have now slaughtered over 1 million Iraqi men women and children.
or we could have left the bad guy who by his own admission used chemical weapons on his own citizens, and allowed his secret police to to torture and brutalize any one. This same government opened it arms and funded terrorism in the Middle east, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Look up the human rights issues and compare the death counts
Keep the politics to yourself, I'm here for the planes...
Amen Tom!
As a taxpayer, it's good to see they scavenged the engines and props and presumably other recyclables! Good stuff!
Pat L.
I am proud to have my taxes go to a plane that could have been fixed and flown home.
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