Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Just out of curiosity - and if this isn't OK to talk about publicly then please advise - but is a part of the decision to retire the Hercs related to "flew the wings off" (airframe fatigue life limits, and expense of 're-winging') as happened to some of our C-141's during Desert Storm?
A great airplane, the venerable, hard-working C-141.