SINS OF THE PAST Published May 6, 2007 By Maj. Paul R. Begansky II Vance Air Force Base, Okla. -- At Vance Air Force Base, Okla., (about 4 to 5 years ago), there was an incident concerning a Vance T-1 crew that landed at an abandoned airfield after not checking their fuel during a double low-level off station trainer. The instructor published an article in your magazine, but I can find no reference to it. I would like to find this article because I am beginning to see the same trends as before with the lack of fuel planning during certain missions. It is an interesting article in that we may be repeating the sins of the past. I hope not, but I still want to show why there's a need for accurate fuel planning. Could you please help me find this article? The article you refer to was in the "Hangar Flying" section of the September 2002 issue of Torch, page 22. It was titled: "One More Thing Went Wrong, and 'It Got Ugly': T-1 Pilot Has to Make an Emergency Landing at a 'Ghost Field.' " It was written by 1st Lt. Jordan Lee with a T-1 aerial photo by Steve Thurow. Thank you for your interest in Torch.