A photo of a U.S. Air Force cargo plane reportedly flying out of Afghanistan with hundreds of people inside is a scene like no other.
, the pilots of the C-17 jet pilot belonging to the Delaware-based 436th Airlift Wing told flight controllers they thought they had 800 people on board. The plane typically holds around 150 soldiers but can take up to 171,000 lbs. of cargo.
"How many people are on your jet? 800 people on your jet? Holy cow… Good job getting off the ground!" the controllerBut it simply should not take a split-second decision by a single Air Force crew to save the lives of the Afghan people.
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