U.S. Air Force airmen from the 49th and 849th Aircraft
Summary
U.S. Air Force airmen from the 49th and 849th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons and members of the German Air Force Flying Training Center 2nd Maintenance Line lift a Tornado off the ground during a joint crash-recovery exercise on the flight-line of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 14. While previous exercises were performed with a stripped-down version of the aircraft, the purpose of this exercise was to determine if the joint crash-recovery team had the capability to lift a fully-functional, fully-loaded aircraft off the ground. This capability allows the team, which is on standby 24 hours a day, to move an aircraft during an emergency.
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14/09/2012
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