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moose135
2011-05-18, 10:13 PM
An Omega Air Refueling (http://www.omegaairrefueling.com/vms/) B707 has crashed at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern California. All three crew members on board escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft appeared to have run off the end of the runway and was destroyed by fire.

More info, including photos, here:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/ventura_county&id=8139154

Other reports say it happened on take off, and the aircraft was carrying approximately 150,000 pounds of fuel.

gonzalu
2011-05-18, 10:25 PM
WOW!! Glad that the pilots made it and no one was injured on the ground!!

Metal484
2011-05-18, 10:28 PM
Just heard about this on TV, glad to hear that all are OK, and very interested to hear what the cause of this crash is.

Gerard
2011-05-18, 10:30 PM
Wild pics. Boy that SOB is burning!!!!

jerslice
2011-05-18, 10:39 PM
That thing is burning indeed!
Glad everyone made it out