bobdina
10-28-2009, 12:56 PM
Trapped in Sudan: 11 airmen in an HC-130 ‘taxi’ run. 150 Sudanese soldiers with weapons. It added up to trouble.
By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 10:55:16 EDT
One senior airman threw his weight against the door of the HC-130 King as 150 armed Sudanese soldiers surrounded the search-and-rescue plane. He and the 16 other crew members had their orders from the State Department — “If someone comes on the plane, shoot ’em.”
To read more, check out the full story on Air Force Times
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/10/airforce_sudan_102809w/
By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 10:55:16 EDT
One senior airman threw his weight against the door of the HC-130 King as 150 armed Sudanese soldiers surrounded the search-and-rescue plane. He and the 16 other crew members had their orders from the State Department — “If someone comes on the plane, shoot ’em.”
To read more, check out the full story on Air Force Times
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/10/airforce_sudan_102809w/