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August 06, 2021

B-29 Doc 'History Restored' Tour Had To Take A Pause Due To Engine Concerns

The Aircraft Will Remain In Grand Rapids, MI, While The Maintenance Team Returns To Wichita

The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour took a break last week to allow the Doc’s Friends maintenance team to continue to assess one of the warbird’s engines. “Our maintenance team has spent the past two days inspecting and working on our warbird and we are still not comfortable with the performance of one of the engines on the aircraft,” said Josh Wells, B-29 Doc executive director and general manager, last week. “We’ve made the decision to pause our tour and take a closer look at the engine by having it removed and shipped to the MRO shop for a full inspection. We take the safe operation and meticulous maintenance of B-29 Do

VP-10 Has Assisted In Multiple Successful Counter-Narcotics Missions

The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10, currently operating out of Cooperative Security Location (CSL) in Comalapa, El Salvador, continue their success across the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations (AOO). Working with the U.S. Coast Guard, along with partner nation assets from Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico, VP-10 has assisted in multiple successful counter-narcotics missions. Since their arrival in May 2021, VP-10 has flown over 300 operational hours in the P-8A Poseidon aircraft and aided in the seizure of 12,739 kilograms of cocaine and 7,000 pounds of marijuana with a combined estimated street value of over $903 million.

737 Overran Runway 10 At Jacksonville NAS, While Landing In A Heavy Rainstorm May 3, 2019

A jetliner overran a rain-soaked runway due to an “extreme loss of braking friction,” the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released this week. Miami Air International flight 293, a Boeing 737 charter transporting U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ended up in shallow waters of the St. Johns River after it overran runway 10 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, while landing in a heavy rainstorm May 3, 2019. Although none of the 143 passengers and crew onboard were seriously injured, several animals carried in the cargo compartment died in the accident.