Wed, Mar 03, 2004
Battle-damaged C-5 Repaired, Ready For Duty
The C-5 Galaxy that was
hit by a missile shortly after takeoff in Iraq on Jan. 8 receives
permanent repairs here. The aircraft was returned to Air Mobility
Command on Feb. 23. Workers in the C-5 Galaxy production branch
feel closer to the warfighter now that they have completed
battle-damage repair on the C-5 hit by a missile shortly after
takeoff in Iraq on Jan. 8. The aircraft (file photo, right) left
the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center on Feb. 23 -- two days ahead
of schedule.
The aircraft, retrieved from Baghdad by a team from the 653rd
Combat Logistics Support Squadron, returned here Jan. 21. Before
its return, 653rd CLSS workers made temporary repairs to the plane
so it could be flown. Once here, the C-5 production branch workers
took over and made permanent repairs to return the aircraft to Air
Mobility Command and get it back into the airlift rotation.
The work on the battle-damaged aircraft did not interrupt
normally scheduled work, said Al Hainse, C-5 production manager.
"Some of the guys from the 653rd CLSS who went over there and
actually got the plane helped work the damage,” he said.
“It was civil-service and active-duty [people] working side
by side not only to get this aircraft back to AMC on time, but two
days early. "The workers were enthusiastic about the aircraft, said
David Johnson, a C-5 planner. "Working on something that was
actually in battle brought out their pride," he said. "They were
interested in getting it back to the warfighter as soon as
possible.”
With the large troop rotation planned in the near future, it was
important to have the plane completed and back to AMC as soon as
possible, Mr. Johnson said.
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