Tuesday, May 8, 2012

TSA team pulls 150,000 pound Airbus 100 feet in 32 seconds

Members of the Nassau County Police pull a Jet Blue A320 plane 100 feet during the third annual Jet Blue Airbus A320 Plane Tug at JFK Airport on May 7 in New York City.

Kieren Marwood of the Metropolitan Police Services in London catches his breath after his team pulled a Jet Blue A320 plane 100 feet during the third annual Jet Blue Airbus A320 Plane Tug at JFK Airport on May 7.Members of the London's Metropolitan Police Services went head-to-head with U.S. law enforcement and airport crewmembers to see which team of up to 16 people could pull a 150,000 pound Jet Blue A320 aircraft 100 feet in the fastest time.
The "Brits vs. Yanks" competition raises money and awareness for the Joining Against Cancer Kids (JACK) Foundation, a UK based organization that rase money for Neuroblastoma cancer research.
A team of TSA employees had the fastest time of 32 seconds.

Jet Blue Airways ground crews pull a Jet Blue A320 plane 100 feet during the third annual Jet Blue Airbus A320 Plane Tug at JFK Airport on May 7, 2012 in New York City.

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