AFGHANISTAN - Teamwork and coordination were the words for the day as members of the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron helped their Royal Air Force coalition partners move a damaged British Aerospace BAe 125, also known as the, “Queen’s airplane,” for transport back to England where it will be reconstructed or used for parts.
Originally designed for passenger transport, the Queen’s airplane was damaged during a hail storm in previous months and deemed not airworthy. Since then, the Royal Air Force has been working to determine the fate of the airplane.
“The aircraft encountered some pretty rough weather," said Tech. Sgt. Larry Hamlin, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron assistant section chief. “It’s not able to fly in any condition what so ever. They have a need to get that aircraft out of here, and we’re happy to help them in any way we can.”
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