USAF Uses OC-135 To Survey Damage In Haiti, Overseeing Port-au-Prince Airport

By Marcus Weisgerber / January 17, 2010 at 5:00 AM
ABOARD AN AIR FORCE OC-135 AIRCRAFT -- The Air Force yesterday collected thousands of images of Haiti using an OC-135 reconnaissance aircraft in an attempt to survey the damage from a devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation last week. The aircraft -- a modified Boeing 707 -- spent about four hours flying over the country. Using a camera mounted in the aft bay of the aircraft, the crew captured images intended to aid rescue workers and military personnel on...

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