On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:49:35 +1300, Miche
wrote:

In article ,
Abe wrote:

In article , *@*.*
says...
Unconfirmed news reports say last evening USAF a C-141 "Hercules" (sic)
made a safe landing at Christchurch (NZ) after earlier radioing in a
mechanical failure.

pedant
The C-141 is the Starlifter. The C-130 is the Hercules.
/pedant

Thank you -- you beat me to it.


But as the use of quotation marks and the word "sic" indicate, Patrick
was aware of that.