The Trash Haulers
““Damn, that was a close one,” Perkins said. His youngish face was drained of colour and he struggled to match his pilot’s cool.
“All in a day’s work,” Tanner replied. From all outward appearances, it was just another routine mission as he turned to the southwest and climbed into the sky. They all knew it was anything but. Tanner altered course sixty degrees to the left to check on the refuelling dump behind them. A huge black plume of smoke reached into the blue sky and three bright flashes... erupted on the ground, mute testimony to the accuracy of the mortar teams attacking the fuel dump. He altered course 120 degrees to the right so Perkins could see. “See if you can raise anyone on the VHF and relay the situation on the ground to Division,” he told the co-pilot.
Perkins fingers danced on the radio, cycling to the new frequency. “Dust Off Two-Seven transmitting in the blind. Be advised fuel dump Oscar Lima is under mortar attack and unusable at this time.”MoreLess
“All in a day’s work,” Tanner replied. From all outward appearances, it was just another routine mission as he turned to the southwest and climbed into the sky. They all knew it was anything but. Tanner altered course sixty degrees to the left to check on the refuelling dump behind them. A huge black plume of smoke reached into the blue sky and three bright flashes... erupted on the ground, mute testimony to the accuracy of the mortar teams attacking the fuel dump. He altered course 120 degrees to the right so Perkins could see. “See if you can raise anyone on the VHF and relay the situation on the ground to Division,” he told the co-pilot.
Perkins fingers danced on the radio, cycling to the new frequency. “Dust Off Two-Seven transmitting in the blind. Be advised fuel dump Oscar Lima is under mortar attack and unusable at this time.”MoreLess
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