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| c-141 exitThu, 08 Jan 2009 15:13:06 -0800 by dbcooperxfilesStatic line jumps from a c-141.Paratroopers began jumping out of C-141 Starlifters in the mid-60s They stopped jumping May 13, 2004 with the last C-141 troop drop at Fort Benning, Ga.The first C-141A, delivered to Tinker AFB, Okla., in October 1964, began squadron operations in April 1965. The C-141 was the first jet transport from which U.S. Army paratroopers jumped, and the first to land in the Antarctic. It can hold 155 paratroopers.The two rear side doors were designed to allow the aircraft to drop paratroopers (in August 1965 the type performed the first paratroop drop from a jet-powered aircraft). The rear cargo doors could be opened in flight to allow airborne freight drops.The C-141 Starlifter also earned the title of Hanoi Taxi for moving over 500 American prisoners of war from North Vietnam. Related: c-141 |
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| Arras Coeur de VilleThu, 08 Jan 2009 14:06:00 -0800 by glignier69Promenade du Jour de l'An 2009 à Arras, chef-lieu du Pas-de-Calais, ses Grands'Places, oeuvre architecturale d'inspiration flamande unique en Europe : 155 façades et 345 colonnes, datant du XVIIIe siècle, son beffroi et l'Hôtel-de-Ville, commencés en 1463. Beaucoup de dégâts pendant la Guerre de 1914-1918, tout fur reconstruit à l'identique. Finissons par les illuminations des fêtes de l'Année Nouvelle 2009 à la faveur de la tombée de la nuit sur la ville. Related: tourisme |
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