| Aircraft Commander | Harris Halverson |
| Co-pilot | Mark Sweeny |
| Co-pilot | Kens |
| Flight Engineer | Dewey Floyd |
| Flight Engineer | Ken Heysteck |
| Navigator | Ryan Kidder |
| Flight Director | A. Barry Damiano |
| Flight Director | Jess Williams |
| Avionics | Damon Sans Souci |
| Data Technician | Terry Lynch |
| Data Technician | Dana Naeher |
| AVAPS | Jeff Newnam |
| Lead Scientist | Paul Chang (NESDIS) |
| Observer | Zorana Jelenak (NESDIS) |
| Observer | Soisuvah Seubson (NESDIS) |
| Observer | Joe Sapp (UMass) |
Mission Plan :
NOAA 43RF will ferry from St. Croix after a NESDIS-tasked Ocean Winds mission into Tropical Storm Ophelia east of the Antilles. The P-3 will leave St. Croix, USVI by 1400 UTC and will land at Macdill AFB, FL by 2000 UTC that day.
Mission Summary :
| Take off | Landing
| St. Croix, USVI
| 26/14:00 UTC
| MacDill AFB, FL
| 26/20:00 UTC
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Problems :