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Technically, the parachutes on an Air Force C-130 belong to the airplane's crew members, usually two pilots, a flight engineer, a navigator and two loadmasters, who rule the roost in the cargo bay.
What Color Is My Parachute? Invisible Michael M. Phillips 2011
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Officials at Air Mobility Command are considering removing all but a couple of parachutes from each plane—just enough for the loadmasters.
What Color Is My Parachute? Invisible Michael M. Phillips 2011
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The loadmasters sometimes wear them when performing risky tasks out on the plane's open rear ramp, thousands of feet in the air.
What Color Is My Parachute? Invisible Michael M. Phillips 2011
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The missions take a heavy toll on the air crews, but many of the pilots and loadmasters say their work is part of a sacred military obligation to fallen troops and their families.
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"This is exactly what we needed because it takes large cargoes efficiently over great distances," said Burke, 27, who like all the pilots, loadmasters and technicians on the C-17 was attached to 429 Squadron in Trenton, Ont 429 Squadron was merged with 436 Squadron in 2005 and then reactivated in 2007 to operate the Globemaster IIIs.
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The squadron will consist of approximately 200 members, including such positions as pilots, loadmasters and technicians.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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The squadron will consist of approximately 200 members, including such positions as pilots, loadmasters and technicians.
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Two loadmasters were adjusting the ramp in the rear of the aircraft, and several others were carefully arranging U.S. flags over each of the boxes.
Gulf War II 2004
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The Hercules crews, the pilots and navigators and flight engineers, the loadmasters who handle the cargo, and the maintenance crews and ground support personnel all work a gruelling 56-day rotation.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Altus AFB trains 3000 students a year as pilots, boom operators, and loadmasters for C-5 and C-17 cargo aircraft and KC-135 tankers.
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