Fini flight finalizes 31 years in service [Image 2 of 7]

YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN

03.15.2012

Photo by Yasuo Osakabe 

374th Airlift Wing

Col. Otto Feather (left), salutes before boarding a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 15, 2012 during his final flight. Known as the "fini flight," military aviators have a tradition where after completion of their final flight, aircrew members are met and hosed down with water by their squadron comrades, family and friends.

• Date Taken: 03.15.2012
• Date Posted: 03.19.2012 02:05
• Photo ID: 544194
• VIRIN: 120315-O-PM645-447
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 4.02 MB
• Location: YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JP