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January 09, 2005
The Mother of All Potholes
What happens when the Air Force forgets to issue a NOTAM (notice to airmen)? Bad things. Some work was being done at a military airfield in Iraq on a runway, which left a huge pothole. Apparently, planes landing during the day saw the pothole and avoided it. A C-130 landing at night was not quite so lucky. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, but someone's head is going to roll for this. Pictures of the disaster are here.
Posted by Kathy at January 9, 2005 08:03 PM