Fab Flight: Creating hand-crafted solutions Published Feb. 19, 2014 By Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Airmen of the 5th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight handle all aircraft assigned to Minot Air Force Base and schedules routine maintenance for each one. With Boeing no longer making many parts for the aging aircraft, the fabrication flight improvises and creates hand crafted solutions. Some of the tasks the fabrication flight perform are: welding, engine repair, painting, machine work, searching for cracks and damaged parts, rivet work, creating screws and bolts, and even doing work for the 54th Helicopter Squadron.