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vinnie
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 Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 01:27 AM
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Mind If I Borrow It?
The day an Air Force mechanic commandeered a North American F-86.
By Paul D. Mather
Air & Space Magazine, November 01, 2011
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And then there was Airman First Class George R. Johnson. A 20-year-old mechanic at Williams Air Force Base in Arizona, Johnson skipped the preliminaries; on the evening of September 20, 1956, he took a Sabrejet up for a ride. Up to then, Johnson’s piloting experience amounted to two hours with an instructor in a Piper Cub.
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Full story: http://www.airspacemag.com/military-avi ... ow-It.html
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sciafer
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Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 08:01 AM
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JoeSambor
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Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 12:18 PM
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Great story!!!
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Joe Sambor
LM Aero Field Service Engineer
Woensdrecht Logistics Center, The Netherlands
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03fomoco
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Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 01:19 AM
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| Or this: <a href="http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-4694.html">Stolen C-130 Shot Down?</a> (F-16.net forum) |
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Lieven
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Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 11:42 AM
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Or this on: http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F ... file/2223/
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F-16 #87-0049 was destroyed at Ørland AFB, Norway, after being 'borrowed' by a ground crew member. The aircraft was stolen by a member of the ground crew and the aircraft crashed on a farm in the neighborhood of the village Brekstad, close to Ørland AFB.
The 28 year-old military took, in absence of his colleagues and pilots, control over the aircraft, started the engine and took off, to the surprise of the Norwegian crews. Five miles from the base he crashed after being airborne for 2 minutes and 5 seconds.
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southernphantom
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Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 07:19 PM
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| I read this!!!! Absolutely awesome, though not exactly stolen per say. |
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