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15th March 2026 | 10:18

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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

Here, courtesy of af.mil, is background on the 2008 decision - whether one agrees with it or not - to no longer carry parachutes on the KC-135:Air Force pulls parachutes from KC-135s

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"If the plane is under control, you are going to stay with it," Sergeant Austin said. "If it's out of control, you're not going to be able to get to the parachute anyway."

Prescient.

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