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(16,245 posts) Sat Nov 21, 2020, 01:38 PM Nov 2020

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So I wondered why the crews did not care for this bird... mitch96 Nov 2020 #1

mitch96

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1. So I wondered why the crews did not care for this bird...

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Sat Nov 21, 2020, 03:27 PM

Nov 2020

"Their stories included engine fires, generator failures, broken landing gear, hydraulic leaks, and weeks of lost leave time spent broken down with the plane on some far-flung airfield.

“582, you’re a real nasty lady,” said Markham. “I had some great memories, but most of them involved getting off the aircraft and sprinting away from you.”

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