C-17 Down at Elmendorf Air Force Base

[NYCA News]

NYCAviation:

Air Force C-17 Cargo Plane Crashes at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska (http://nycaviation.com/2010/07/28/c-17-cargo-plane-crashes-at-elmendorf-air-force-base-in-alaska)

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster has crashed at Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage, Alaska,
according to CBS affiliate KTVA. [Full Article (http://nycaviation.com/2010/07/28/c-17-cargo-plane-crashes-at-elmendorf-air-force-base-in-alaska)]

[Steven Holzinger]

Heard from someone who is over there that it's a demo team but if I had to guess, it's a home crew (there's some C-17s based there) flying a practice demo in preparation for this weekend's scheduled airshow.

Sending my thoughts and prayers to the families of the crew...

[sporky]

When we were up there on 7/12, there was a C-17 practicing a demonstration routine. Didn't get a good shot of it though since never left ANC.

Prayers go out to their families. Gonna put a damper on this weekends airshow.

-Tad

[USAF Pilot 07]

Doesn't look good for any chances of survivors based on the initial reports. Let's hope I'm wrong.

[Big Tim #70]

Sadly, they're now reporting that all 4 crew members were killed.

[JHNA57]

My nephew flies C-17's out of Dover and has LOTS of buddies at Elmendorf...Prayers to all!

[Nick]

RIP.

A fitting tribute. http://www.afblues.com/?p=1182

[seahawks7757]

Instead of a C-17 Demo they did a lost fighter tribute with 4 F-22's

[cancidas]

The air froce today released pix, via flight global:
PICTURES: US Air Force releases images of crashed C-17By Craig HoyleThe US Air Force has released the first images showing the wreckage of a Boeing C-17 strategic transport which crashed at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska on 28 July. Four personnel from the service’s 3rd Wing died in the accident.Powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117 turbofan engines, the aircraft came down in a wooded area inside the base perimeter, shortly after taking off on a local training mission. It was destroyed during the impact and a resulting fire.
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All images © Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding/US Air Force The three images released by the air force identify the lost transport as aircraft 00173. This had been delivered to the USAF in 2001, as recorded in Flightglobal’s MiliCAS database.The air force says a safety investigation board team had been assembled by 2 August, and has started its work to determine the factors behind the first loss of a C-17. “The investigation is ongoing and will continue for an undetermined amount of time,” it adds.