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XC-142A
TESTED OUT BY BENNINGTON
May 18, 1966
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A 19-ton airplane which can take off and land "on a dime", was demonstrated for the first time on an aircraft carrier.
Another "Bennington First"
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Oh, and yes, none of it could have happened without my gas crew.The plane kept on hovering over the flight deck, burning up tremendous amounts of fuel, and we had to constantly refuel her. (That is me, leaining against the High Visibility Marking (the star)
Bill Copeland
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