Originally Posted by
BEagle
8 x C-17s. Hmm....impressive - NOT! Used to see more than that parked at Rhein-Main every time I landed at FRA a couple of years ago. On a good day the US would have about 4 times the UK's entire C-17 force just parked up at one aerodrome in Europe.....and they weren't leased either!
And there you have it, beagle! The USAF park theirs up while we actually fly them!