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C-141, Never understood the backward facing pallet seats.

 

 

Also. Newly promoted E-4. Old School MAC flight to Charleston from Rhine Meine. In Class A's!

 

Litterally almost froze to death on that pallet facing backwards!

 

Hell flight!


The inflight meal was something. Edible.

 

I was so fucking cold and my ears rang so hard, I cant remember the meal other than it had cheese in it!

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Military Airlift Command. C-141.

 

Hell Airlines!

 

Satan has an airline.

 

Those days. Old MAC days had to wear class As.

 

I got issued every form of cold weather shit in Germany.

 

Only time I really needed any of it was that flight.

Edited by CrazyhorseB34
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My guess is the estimated likelihood of a crash is higher for a military plane than civilian (flying into harm's way and airfields that might otherwise be closed, etc), and frankly if your plane crash lands with you facing aft the seat is going to support your head/neck/back a lot better.

More important to keep the passengers alive than comfortable.

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