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  1. 2011-05-18, 10:51 PM #1
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    Post Boeing 707 Tanker Crashes, Bursts Into Flames at California Naval Base

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    Boeing 707 Tanker Crashes, Bursts Into Flames at California Naval Base

    A large tanker aircraft crashed at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California late Wednesday afternoon, officials said, but all crew members survived the accident.
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  2. 2011-05-18, 11:00 PM #2
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    Definitely NOT a KC-135...
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  3. 2011-05-19, 01:07 AM #3
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    As I pointed out in the original thread, it is a Boeing 707 modified tanker, owned and operated by Omega Air Refueling. They do contract refueling work for the Navy.
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  4. 2011-05-19, 09:54 AM #4
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    Sorry about that. I fixed the original story a few mins after it published but forgot to update it here.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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