Why the C-9 Told the P-3, "Fights On!".(navy aircraft in near-collision)(Brief Article)

From: Approach | Date: February 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

My schedules officer finally let me out of the office to fly a good-deal training hop: a local NATOPS refresher. Flight time in the squadron had been scarce for the month, because of our current schedule. Two of our three airplanes were on detachment. The third had unceremoniously broken the same day the others had left, but things were looking up. Maintenance had found the problem and would have our aircraft ready to go for the next day's trainer. This was my chance to get the required number of hours and landings for the month.

It was a beautiful VFR spring day at NAS ...

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