The night began as any other good-deal night flight in the central Arabian Gulf. The September tem- perature was hot and the moon set early in the afternoon, which didn't increase our hope for decent night illumination. The crew was very seasoned; I had the fewest EA-6B Prowler flight hours at 884. This was my first flight in the ECMO 1 crew position after returning from a four-day port call to NSA Bahrain. I was excited to get back in the front seat.
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