A leg to stand on: Amputee pilot completes third deployment [Image 1 of 2]

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

03.22.2009

Photo by Senior Airman Erik Cardenas 

455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

Maj. Alan Brown, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, is a amputee C-130 pilot deployed from the 187th Air Lift Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo. Major Brown had lost his leg in a hunting accident 10 years ago, before the accident had been flying for five years. It took Major Brown seven years to regain his flying qualifications but before he could get back into the cockpit, he had to do a testimonial flight to make sure he was not a liability. He is finishing up his third deployment since the accident.

• Date Taken: 03.22.2009
• Date Posted: 03.27.2009 04:53
• Photo ID: 160289
• VIRIN: 090322-F-0465C-009
• Resolution: 2304x2662
• Size: 822.89 KB
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF