C-130 mystery problem solved by Keesler AFB airmen

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Keesler AFB maintenance crew solved the problem that Lockheed's contractors could not/would not.

From The Sun Herald:

In-flight mystery: Keesler airmen discover source of illness aboard C-130
BY WESLEY MULLER

BILOXI, Miss. — For years, a strange problem with the U.S. Air Force's C-130 aircraft had pilots and crews reporting sickness, discomfort and, in some cases, excruciating pain after routine flight missions. The phenomenon remained a mystery until February, when a handful of reservists at Keesler Air Force Base took the initiative to solve the mystery. They made a tiny discovery that's affecting airplanes worldwide.

The problem was with the pressurization system on the C-130 Hercules - the longest-produced and perhaps most-popular aircraft in military history. The versatile airplane serves as an attack gunship, a troop transport, a surveillance plane and many other roles.

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Those poor, poor guys.

Who knows what kind of punishment they'll get for doing this.