USAF Pilot 07
2013-05-03, 10:26 PM
Surprised it hasn't been mentioned here yet since every major news source has something on it...
KC135 crashed right outside Manas, Kyrgyzstan after takeoff earlier today - initial reports are that the aircraft broke up in flight (based on eyewitness accounts and some of the pictures linked below). All 3 crewmembers on-board presumed dead... It's been a rough month for aviation in that part of the world.. F16 last month, followed by an MC12 about 2 weeks ago and the 747 a few days ago, only to be followed by this today. This one hits a little closer to home than the others though... RIP to my fellow aircrew...
http://www.krem.com/news/US-military-plane-crashes-in-Kyrgyzstan-205937491.html
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/5/9/1127957.jpg
KC135 crashed right outside Manas, Kyrgyzstan after takeoff earlier today - initial reports are that the aircraft broke up in flight (based on eyewitness accounts and some of the pictures linked below). All 3 crewmembers on-board presumed dead... It's been a rough month for aviation in that part of the world.. F16 last month, followed by an MC12 about 2 weeks ago and the 747 a few days ago, only to be followed by this today. This one hits a little closer to home than the others though... RIP to my fellow aircrew...
http://www.krem.com/news/US-military-plane-crashes-in-Kyrgyzstan-205937491.html
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/5/9/1127957.jpg