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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by n4zhg
I was under the impression that everything in the air except ultralights and balloons had to monitor 121.5, but I could be wrong.
Yes that's guard, or at least how it is termed in the military.

Thats why I have some questions about the story.

It is a very rare occurence to have complete lost comms.

I'm wondering what the crew was actually doing during that time frame.
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