NASA's Super Guppy

 

                                              For transportation of outsize cargo

                                                                                  June 12, 2003

 

 

 

 

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These two Navy T-38's suffered major damage in a hail storm while flying near North Carolina, and made an emergency landing at an Air Force Base nearby.

NASA was contracted to haul the two aircraft to Randolph AFB, Texas for repair by a civilian contractor, Lear Siegler Services, Inc. (LSI).

 

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After Unloading

 

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Intake Skin Peeled Back By Pressure Within Storm

 

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Tied-down, Waiting For Repair

 

 

 

This Page Created June 15, 2003

Last Updated:  Nov 14, 2006