| Aircraft Commander |
| Co-pilot |
| Co-pilot |
| Flight Engineer |
| Flight Engineer |
| Navigator |
| Flight Director |
| System Engineer |
| Data Technician |
| Dropsonde Operator |
| Lead Scientist | Joe Cione |
| Radar Scientist | Bachir Annane |
| Dropsonde Scientist | Jun Zhang |
 Proposed track |
Mission Plan :
N43RF is tasked by HRD to carry out an Air-Sea interaction mission into Tropical Storm Richard, leaving MacDill AFB, FL at 02:00 UTC on Oct. 23rd and recovering at MacDill AFB, FL eight hours later.
| DROP | LAT | LON | UTC Time | Local Time |
| # | (d m) | (d m) | (h m) | (h m) |
| 1 | 18°16' | -86°31' | 16:13 | 12:13 |
| 2 | 17°16' | -86°57' | 16:27 | 12:27 |
| 3 | 17°15' | -86°09' | 16:38 | 12:38 |
| 4 | 17°14' | -85°11' | 16:52 | 12:52 |
| 5 | 17°13' | -84°17' | 17:05 | 13:05 |
| 6 | 16°43' | -83°45' | 17:16 | 13:16 |
| 7 | 16°13' | -83°14' | 17:26 | 13:26 |
| 8 | 16°13' | -83°14' | 17:26 | 13:26 |
| 9 | 16°12' | -83°13' | 17:26 | 13:26 |
| 10 | 15°42' | -82°41' | 17:37 | 13:37 |
| 11 | 15°11' | -82°09' | 17:48 | 13:48 |
| 12 | 15°51' | -81°58' | 17:58 | 13:58 |
| 13 | 16°33' | -81°46' | 18:08 | 14:08 |
| 14 | 16°25' | -82°25' | 18:18 | 14:18 |
| 15 | 16°06' | -83°42' | 18:36 | 14:36 |
| 16 | 15°55' | -84°19' | 18:45 | 14:45 |
| 17 | 15°37' | -83°49' | 18:54 | 14:54 |
| 18 | 15°20' | -83°19' | 19:02 | 15:02 |
| 19 | 15°48' | -83°16' | 19:08 | 15:08 |
| 20 | 17°03' | -83°08' | 19:26 | 15:26 |
| 21 | 17°37' | -83°04' | 19:34 | 15:34 |
| 22 | 18°28' | -83°27' | 19:48 | 15:48 |
Mission Summary :
Mission cancelled due to Richard's proximity to land.
Problems :