Okafor's Law
A veteran C47 and it's museum crew from the Commemorative Air Force set out to offer aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, from their Texas base. AUGUST 2017, HURRICANE HARVEY, A CATEGORY 4 EVENT SW…
Okafor's Law
A veteran C47 and it's museum crew from the Commemorative Air Force set out to offer aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, from their Texas base. AUGUST 2017, HURRICANE HARVEY, A CATEGORY 4 EVENT SWEEPS IN TOWARD THE US AND MAKES TERRIFYING LANDFALL IN TEXAS. WITH INFORMATION FROM THE AIRBORNE STORMCHASERS THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY TEAM PREPARE FOR ACTION. 56,000 911 CALLS POUR IN OVER 15 HOURS. 130MPH WINDS TEAR THROUGH THE SOUTH OF TEXAS POWER LINES ARE THE FIRST VICTIMS - THEIR DESTRUCTION PLUNGES 125,000 HOMES INTO DARKNESS AND FEAR. AS THE WATERS RISE AT RECORD RATES, THE RACE IS ON TO GET TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AND AT RISK. FEMA TEAMS TAKE CONTROL AS HURRICANE HARVEY EXPLODES INTO A FULL BLOWN DISASTER. IT WAS EVIDENT MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN ANTICIPATED WERE TOUCHED BY THE HURRICANE. EVEN THOSE DISPLACED THEMSELVES ALONGSIDE LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, RALLIED ROUND - VOLUNTEERS INCLUDED A STEADY STREAM OF PILOTS IN SMALL THREE AND FOUR SEAT AIRCRAFT ABLE TO TAKE LIMITED LOADS - BUT IT WAS EVIDENT WHAT WAS NEEDED WAS BULK TRANSPORT. AT THE CAF THEY PROPOSE A MISSION TO USE BLUE BONNET BELLE, THEIR 70 YEAR OLD C47 TRANSPORTER. NOW IT'S A TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL RACE AGAINST TIME TO GET HER PROPERLY SERVICED, CREWED AND UNDERWAY TO GEORGETOWN TO PICK UP THEIR DONATED SUPPLIES FOR THE FLOOD VICTIMS. FINAL CHECKS COMPLETE, THE C47 COUGHS INTO LIFE, IT'S VETERAN CREW ON BOARD AND THE BLUEBONNET BELLE MAKES IT'S WAY TO THE RUNWAY FOR THE START OF IT'S FIRST RELIEF MISSION IN 70 YEARS, A MUSEUM PIECE NOW CARVING OUT IT'S OWN PIECE OF HISTORY. AS THEY TRAVEL SOUTH THE OVERWHELMING EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE BEOMES CLEAR, AND THE CREW KNOW THAT THIS MISSION WILL STAND ALONGSIDE ANY SHE HAS CARRIED OUT IN HER MILITARY SERVICE. —NIK
Okafor's Law
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A veteran C47 and it's museum crew from the Commemorative Air Force set out to offer aid to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, from their Texas base. AUGUST 2017, HURRICANE HARVEY, A CATEGORY 4 EVENT SWEEPS IN TOWARD THE US AND MAKES TERRIFYING LANDFALL IN TEXAS. WITH INFORMATION FROM THE AIRBORNE STORMCHASERS THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY TEAM PREPARE FOR ACTION.
56,000 911 CALLS POUR IN OVER 15 HOURS. 130MPH WINDS TEAR THROUGH THE SOUTH OF TEXAS POWER LINES ARE THE FIRST VICTIMS - THEIR DESTRUCTION PLUNGES 125,000 HOMES INTO DARKNESS AND FEAR. AS THE WATERS RISE AT RECORD RATES, THE RACE IS ON TO GET TO THE MOST VULNERABLE AND AT RISK.
FEMA TEAMS TAKE CONTROL AS HURRICANE HARVEY EXPLODES INTO A FULL BLOWN DISASTER. IT WAS EVIDENT MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN ANTICIPATED WERE TOUCHED BY THE HURRICANE. EVEN THOSE DISPLACED THEMSELVES ALONGSIDE LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, RALLIED ROUND - VOLUNTEERS INCLUDED A STEADY STREAM OF PILOTS IN SMALL THREE AND FOUR SEAT AIRCRAFT ABLE TO TAKE LIMITED LOADS - BUT IT WAS EVIDENT WHAT WAS NEEDED WAS BULK TRANSPORT.
AT THE CAF THEY PROPOSE A MISSION TO USE BLUE BONNET BELLE, THEIR 70 YEAR OLD C47 TRANSPORTER. NOW IT'S A TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL RACE AGAINST TIME TO GET HER PROPERLY SERVICED, CREWED AND UNDERWAY TO GEORGETOWN TO PICK UP THEIR DONATED SUPPLIES FOR THE FLOOD VICTIMS. FINAL CHECKS COMPLETE, THE C47 COUGHS INTO LIFE, IT'S VETERAN CREW ON BOARD AND THE BLUEBONNET BELLE MAKES IT'S WAY TO THE RUNWAY FOR THE START OF IT'S FIRST RELIEF MISSION IN 70 YEARS, A MUSEUM PIECE NOW CARVING OUT IT'S OWN PIECE OF HISTORY.
AS THEY TRAVEL SOUTH THE OVERWHELMING EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE BEOMES CLEAR, AND THE CREW KNOW THAT THIS MISSION WILL STAND ALONGSIDE ANY SHE HAS CARRIED OUT IN HER MILITARY SERVICE. —NIK.