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Iraqi Air Force training on U.S. plane
BAGHDAD, March 6 (UPI) -- Iraq's air force, out of practice from 12 years of observing a no-fly zone, has been training on U.S.-made C-130 transports.
The Middle East Newsline said one five-man crew has been trained to operate the C-130 so far. The crew made its first flight outside Iraqi airspace by flying from Talil to Amman in Jordan. The Iraqi Air Force also has aircraft supplied by Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
Iragi AF is getting a small fleet of C-130's so that they can fly supplies for their own forces. We've set up a english language school in Iraq to teach english to pilots and ground crews before training them on the C-130. My sources tell me things are going very well.


Posted by: Steve 2005-03-07
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