OT: Patriots Plane Spotted in Alaska

TomPatriot · Apr 2, 2020

IllegalContact said:
charlie Baker bought the masks last week but needed a way to get them......too much red tape to get them from the feds

Good for him.

BlueThunder · Apr 2, 2020

Thank You Mr Kraft...A True Patriot !!

festy1986 · Apr 2, 2020

Did china donate these mask or are they charging a premium for protection again a virus they say doesn't even exist? Glad to see they're still making money.

What's going on here

FCB02062 · Apr 2, 2020

So Baker bought the masks from China... Hope they're not defective like some of the masks and equipment they've been selling elsewhere....

This is what the bad orange man was talking about that sent the beta **** media into orbit; might be easier for states to buy directly bc too much red tape and regulations at the federal level... Not Drumpfs doing; the red tape is the result of an ever growing and overreaching federal government

Greg · Apr 2, 2020

FCB02062 said:
So Baker bought the masks from China... Hope they're not defective like some of the masks and equipment they've been selling elsewhere....

This is what the bad orange man was talking about that sent the beta **** media into orbit; might be easier for states to buy directly bc too much red tape and regulations at the federal level... Not Drumpfs doing; the red tape is the result of an ever growing and overreaching federal government

Keep your political ******** out of this thread.

Great move by Jonathan Kraft and the Patriots. I know so many people working in the medical field with nearly zero protective equipment. Hopefully these get out to the hospitals and medical centers right away.

patman12 · Apr 2, 2020

festy1986 said:
Did china donate these mask or are they charging a premium for protection again a virus they say doesn't even exist? Glad to see they're still making money.

What's going on here

A bunch of tech giants from China have donated masks, vents and money to help the US. I have heard that their government has also stepped up to help global efforts, similar to how the US jumped in when they sent supplies to China in the early stages of their battle.

sportnik · Apr 2, 2020

Never been prouder to be a Pats fan. Thank you Mr Kraft!

borg · Apr 2, 2020

Patriots retrieve more than a million N95 masks from China - ProFootballTalk

PatsFanSince74 · Apr 2, 2020

Hourly cost of operating a Boeing 767-300? ~$9,000

Value of 1.4 million masks in saving lives during the fight against the coronavirus? Priceless

Value of publicity and good will to the Krafts and the Patriots organization? Pretty Darn High as well.

borg · Apr 2, 2020

Clearly Orchids of Asia/Jupiter was simply operating as a medical supplies broker and Krafty had the foresight to anticipate future demand.
What’s Jerry doing? Retrieving stripper poles in bulk.

borg · Apr 2, 2020

PatsFanSince74 said:
Hourly cost of operating a Boeing 767-300? ~$9,000

Value of 1.4 million masks in saving lives during the fight against the coronavirus? Priceless

Value of publicity and good will to the Krafts and the Patriots organization? Pretty Darn High as well.

HOF solidification

n6249c · Apr 2, 2020

PatsFanSince74 said:
Hourly cost of operating a Boeing 767-300? ~$9,000

Value of 1.4 million masks in saving lives during the fight against the coronavirus? Priceless

Value of publicity and good will to the Krafts and the Patriots organization? Pretty Darn High as well.

Or because it’s the right thing to do. Bob is a mensch.
From that PFT article:

“I’ve never seen so much red tape in so many ways and obstacles that we had to overcome,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Beaton. “In today’s world, those of us who are fortunate to make a difference have a significant responsibility to do so with all the assets we have available to us.”

PatsFanSince74 · Apr 2, 2020

borg said:
HOF solidification

Of course, Jerruh deserved to go in first because he put that big screen over the field in his big ol' stadium, but still hasn't sniffed a Lombardi in over a quarter of a century.

Brady_to_Moss · Apr 2, 2020

I was wondering what the hell is was doing there when I saw it on Reddit...and there you go

sieglo · Apr 2, 2020

Great publicity stunt for Kraft. I assume it would have been cheaper and easier to load you know, a cargo plane (I imagine many are available right now) but that wouldn’t have had the Pats logo on it.

FirstAndGoal · Apr 2, 2020

sieglo said:
Great publicity stunt for Kraft. I assume it would have been cheaper and easier to load you know, a cargo plane (I imagine many are available right now) but that wouldn’t have had the Pats logo on it.

Sure, since a large number of cargo planes are 767s, he should have *not* taken his 767 and should have rented a 767 to fly the cargo instead of flying their 767. They just wanted to show it off... makes perfect sense

IcyPatriot · Apr 2, 2020

Patriots plane brings N95 masks from China to Massachusetts

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captain stone · Apr 2, 2020

Gwedd said:
Heh,

Alaska has nothing on Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine. I did my last 2 tours there, flying on P-3 Orions. Here's a typical winter sight of the flight line.

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ViperGTS said:
I digress. I only spent 3 weeks up in Anchorage in March for an exercise. Miserable, cold and the people looked depressed. At least with Brunswick you are couple hour drive from civilization.

We did a half-dozen lay-overs at Anchorage to/from the States and MCAS Iwakuni Japan, half of them in July and half in January...big difference...
I wonder if that 10-foot stuffed polar bear is still displayed at the terminal there...

captain stone · Apr 2, 2020

DropKickFlutie · Apr 2, 2020

Patriots' plane delivering 1.2M masks from China

Mystery solved. Kraft bought 1.2m masks from Shenzhen and it routed via Alaska.

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