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 Posted 06/23/2009  3:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SeatedNut to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
We used to move military payrolls in the late 70's via KC-135's (aerial refueling tankers) between Pacific sites. It wasn't unusual to load $5 or $6 million on a flight. We always put some schmuck Finance officer with a .38 sidearm on a the escort. He had to sign for the cargo and was totally responsible for it until someone took off his hands (officially or unofficially ). We never lost a dollar. The key was not to advertise the movement or commit to a set schedule.
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Point of curiosity - what kind of security did they have during the loading process?

As airline employees, we undergo several security checks prior to employment and prior to entering the "ramp". If you are escorted by "badged" individuals, then you can be out here. The airport authority escorted Dunbar Armored Transport on to the field, then right to our aircraft, and watched the loaders load every bag and seal the cargo door. Who's going to steal the $$ in the air, in the A/C cargo bin, and from point A to point B with Armored waiting down line? This is a weekly event for our Airline, not to mention, the safest way to transport that amount of $$. We transport extremely valuable items on a daily basis. Why would you want to transport this sum of money on the ground? Unless you are a fool.


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Sorry - A picture like that prompts alot of questions.

That's fine. Not trying to convince anyone that we do this, just thought I'd share the picture


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I'm not a note collector so these didn't interest me at all

That was humor by the way
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 Posted 06/24/2009  11:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
nod:
LOL.

That is also one neat picture.

Any stowaways?
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