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Thursday, October 09, 2008 --- 53 days ago http://www.doverpost.com/news/x1985677433/Lucky-number-13-lands-at-Dover-Air-For
 Dover Air Force Base airmen spent part of Oct. 8 figuratively kicking the tires on the newest member of the base’s airlift fleet, a C-17 Globemaster III christened “The Spirit of Delaware.” The 174-foot-long cargo aircraft, the 13th and last of the base’s complement of C-17s, touched down at 3:58 p.m., two minutes ahead of schedule, on its maiden flight from the Boeing assembly plant in Long Beach, Calif. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, commander of the Air Mobility Command, Dover’s major command, was at the controls. Numerous dignitaries, including Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., Lt. Gov. John Carney, 436th Airlift Wing commander Col. B. Stephen Harrison and U.S. Air Force Reserve 512th Airlift Wing commander Col. Randal L. Bright, were on hand to greet Lichte and the new C-17. “I can’t wait to put her to work,” said Tech. Sgt. Glenn Bull, eying the pristine aircraft. A member of the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Bull is the plane’s dedicated crew chief, in charge of a group of airmen who will maintain and repair the new Globemaster. He had been at the Boeing plant only the week before, conducted an acceptance inspection on the plane. “I’m definitely proud about it,” Bull added. “It will make the total fleet for Dover.” Smaller but more versatile than a C-5 A crowd of at least 250 had gathered on bleachers outside the base’s Air Mobility Command Museum anticipating the Globemaster’s arriv ... |
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