C-17 Crash at (PAED) Elmondorf

[DA SWO]

3rd Wing lost a C-17 last night, buds tell me all died.

Here are a few links:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/28/1281239/cargo-plane-reported-down-on-elmendorf.html

My uneducated take is they probably had a birdstrike. This may also be the first fatal C-17 crash.
Guess I'll get a call from the boy tonight.

 

[AWP]

Blue Skies.

 

[0699]

RIP Warriors.

 

[Dame]

Rest in peace.

 

[Bellona]

I hate hearing this. RIP! My condolensces to the families.

 

[DA SWO]

AF has confirmed all aboard died. Three were Air National Guardsmen, and one was Active Duty.
RIP Brothers.

 

[formerBrat]

RIP Warriors. Prayers out to friends and family.

 

[LibraryLady]

Ouch. Not good.

RIP

Prayers out to all affected by the loss of these folk.

LL

 

[DA SWO]

Fitting tribute:
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[pardus]

RIP...

 

[Teufel]

A sad day, RIP

 

[FNULNU]

Blue skies...

 

[DA SWO]

i should have added this explanation to my last post.
YUKLA27 was an E-3 Sentry that ingested numerous Canadian Geese taking off from Elmendorf. YUKLA 27 crashed shortly after ingesting the birds. That's why YUKLA27 is leading the C-17 into the sunset.

Irony, my son finally started the loadmaster portion of his pipeline today, one of the Student Loads is from the AK ANG. Don't know which Squadron, but he probably knows three of the four. I'll be buying him an O'Doulls this weekend.

 

[racing_kitty]

Damn, I'm so sorry to hear this. My prayers to the deceased, and their families. Fair winds and following seas.....

 

[TheSiatonist]

Rest easy...

 

[Scotth]

Rest easy to those lost.

 

[Ranger_Smoothie]

Blue Skies.

 

[DA SWO]

Here is a link to a story on the Memorial Service.

http://www.adn.com/2010/08/02/v-swf/1392779/c-17-crash-victims-honored.html

 

[car]

Don't know how I missed this.

RIP Warriors