Dyess Launches Largest Ever Formation of Cargo Planes
By: Ron Rosseau and Monica Tassoni
Updated: July 2, 2012
There was a big formation of air force cargo planes flying over the Big Country on Monday.
Commanders of the 317th Airlift Group scheduled a 16-ship training exercise today.
The flight crews are getting ready to launch a 16-ship formation of the new C-130J model cargo planes, the biggest flight of C-130Js ever launched.
The Dyess officers say it will demonstrate the capabilities of the big cargo planes, which they were selected to receive dozens of.
The new C-130Js are bigger and faster than the previous C-130H model.
For more headlines and weather, watch the embedded webcast.
Commanders of the 317th Airlift Group scheduled a 16-ship training exercise today.
The flight crews are getting ready to launch a 16-ship formation of the new C-130J model cargo planes, the biggest flight of C-130Js ever launched.
The Dyess officers say it will demonstrate the capabilities of the big cargo planes, which they were selected to receive dozens of.
The new C-130Js are bigger and faster than the previous C-130H model.
For more headlines and weather, watch the embedded webcast.
