Air Force lost a KC135 today in theatre

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11 years 7 months ago #22787 by faawrenchbndr
Air Force lost a KC135 today in theatre was created by faawrenchbndr
A 135 with what looks like five crew crashed today in Kyrgyzstan.
Have a lot of friends and former co-workers on these........
thoughts and prayers with the lost Crew and families.


www.cnn.com/2013/05/03/world/asia/kyrgyz...index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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11 years 7 months ago #22788 by Siscowet
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Our prayers are with all the crewmen and there families. And what you said in a previous post about the Air Force needing new planes is right. The KC 135 should have been retired years ago.

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11 years 7 months ago #22790 by jtallen83
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It is a testament to hard working men and women that operate those planes that there are not more issues with these critical but aged tools.
So sad to loose Americas finest like this, hope the families get the help they deserve, the prayers are coming.

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11 years 7 months ago #22798 by faawrenchbndr
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Got a few details from an old co-worker.
The aircraft may have been a 1963 model, could have been based fairly close to me. Details will be released in a few days, does not appear to be any survivors. Rarely are with a Tanker, his takeoff load would have been 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of fuel on board

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11 years 7 months ago #22800 by mrraley
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Always sad to hear things like this.

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11 years 7 months ago #22802 by faawrenchbndr
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The Tanker world is rather small,......there is a chance that I know one or more of the Crew. My wife is a Navigator on the 135, she knows more crew than I.

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11 years 7 months ago #22803 by Siscowet
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faawrenchbndr wrote: The Tanker world is rather small,......there is a chance that I know one or more of the Crew. My wife is a Navigator on the 135, she knows more crew than I.

Words fail at times like this. Our prayers are with the whole tanker community.

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11 years 7 months ago #22805 by LebbenB
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Prayers out. Sorry for your loss.

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11 years 7 months ago #22812 by Sharkey
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God Bless em all and those they left behind....

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11 years 7 months ago #22822 by faawrenchbndr
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Damn,.........knew everyone aboard. The Pilot was my wife's BFF former boyfriend, she is tore up very badly.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319006...ute-Afghanistan.html

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