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"Rick" wrote in message
oups.com... We were talking about this ambitious joyride at work, and I remembered a case in the eighties where a military technician, who I believe was an accomplished glider pilot with a world altitude record, took an A-4 for a spin in the middle of the night -- perhaps over the holidays while the field was closed. It might have been at El Toro. Does anyone remember this? I promised a friend a link to this story if I can find it. I remember this, it was indeed at MCAS El Toro and at night too. I belive it was an enlisted man, aircraft maintenance type, who had access to a simulator and knew that he would probably get in trouble, but REALLY, REALLY, wanted to try his hand at flying an A-4. He landed safely and was immediately arrested as the Marines don't take kindly to having their aircraft stolen. I think they threw the UCMJ book at him. Perhaps they should have given him pilot training, he may have ended up being a valuable asset. JD |
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