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U.S. Air Force: A Dark Night Leads to a Bright Career
August 27, 2019
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news:

By Spencer Tobler

It was a zero illumination night in a Pave Low helicopter above the New Mexico desert when two pilots experienced a malfunction in their flight controls during a training mission. Normally, protocol is to land immediately. Due to the unique circumstances of that night, the flight crew hesitated to do so.

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