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Old 9th Jul 2016, 00:53
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Airbubba
 
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I do wonder what/why someone did not say this doesn't look right when the runway was 200 feet wide?
Actually, I believe the runway at Ellsworth AFB is 300 feet wide (instead of 150 feet wide at KRAP). And you would think the Bones (as in B-One's) parked outside would be another visual cue that things were not right. Looks like the approach was done right around sunset, unintentionally to Ellsworth's runway 13.

They were on the ground about two and a half hours and then flew a short flight over to the right airport:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...410Z/KRCA/KRAP

Nothing to see here other that perhaps some time off for the crew.
Could be quite an extended vacation!
Hopefully the crew were doing checklists and making all the right callouts as they made an 'honest mistake'.
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