B1 Recovery

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B-1 Recovery
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Timeline
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• 8 May 2220L Mishap
• 9 May 1300L CAT Plan
• Engineering Analysis
• 10 May 1000L Pre-lift Brief
• 10 May 1700L Staging
• 11 May 0700L Safety Brief
• 11 May 0800L Resurrection
• 11 May 1800L Towed to Parking
• 11 May 2000L Resume Full Runway Ops

69 Hours from Mishap to Resumption of Full Runway
Operations
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Lift Day
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Forward Fuselage Crane / Strap Placement
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Shoring Lift Bags to Stabilize Wings During Lift
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Placement of Front Jacks
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Four (4) 21K Blocks as Mooring to stabilize Front
Jacks
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Aft Fuselage Crane / Strap Placement
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Lift Bags Inflated to Stabilize Wings During Rear
Lift
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Placement of Rear Jacks
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Alternate Gear Extend
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On her Three (3) feet Ready to Tow
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On the home stretch
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TSgt Epps Lift Supervisor
Chief John Lift Director
Lt Col Foster Team Director
Maj Barack Team Lead
The coalition team that made it happen!