概要 翻訳

On February 14‚ 1986‚ the US Air Force used an FB-111A supersonic bomber to deliver a donor heart from Oklahoma to Connecticut in roughly two hours for a‚ urgent‚ life-saving transplant․ The 509th Bombardment Wing‚ based at Pease Air Force Base‚ sent the jet to pick up the heart‚ saving a 46-year-old man․ The Problem˸ A donor heart was available in Oklahoma City for a recipient in Hartford‚ Conn․‚ but no commercial or standard medical transport could make the 1‚415-mile trip within the mandatory 4-hour window․ The Solution˸ The Air Force dispatched two FB-111A jets‚ one to carry the heart and one as an emergency backup․ The Flight˸ The FB-111‚ piloted by Capt․ David R․ Lefforge and Capt․ Steven J․ Bruger‚ flew at high speeds around 700 miles per hour at low altitudes to ensure the heart's viability․ The Recipient˸ Richard Reinhardt of Pine Plains‚ New York‚ successfully received the transplant‚ and later‚ news reports noted it helped him survive for another 23 years․ Built for war‚ yet on that day‚ it outran death itself․

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