Cracks cured

The US Air Force's fleet of 244 Lockheed C-141B transports is now operational with no restrictions, following completion of wing-crack repairs. Aircraft requiring a wing lower-surface replacement to overcome weep-hole cracking were the last to be returned to service.

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