Planes involved in midair collision were destined for Iraq duty

[UpInArms]

http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=4464978&nav=0RYb

WATERTOWN, Wis. The two cargo planes that collided over Wisconsin Sunday afternoon were getting ready to head to Iraq.

Crew members had modified the planes with larger fuel tanks for the trip across the Atlantic. They were taking pictures of each other when they collided about 50 miles west of Milwaukee. One plane crashed, killing three people, while the other limped in for a rough landing.The planes were registered to a Milwaukee-based company. They were going to Iraq under a Defense Department contract.

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Whoopsie!

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Oh :^(

[leftchick]

2. A Milwaukee based company

more outsourcing of the Military with our tax dollars.

[NJCher]

3. taking pictures of each other?

If three people weren't dead it would almost be funny.

There is no end to the screw-ups with bush at the helm.




Cher

[wakeme2008]

4. pic of planes types

THREE ppl where in each plane to fly it to Iraq....

Even with extra gas that would be a long flight

# Maximum speed: 218 mph (352 km/h)
# Range: 770 miles

[f-bush]

5. What a bunch of dumb fuckers!

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