C-17 Crashes in Anchorage

[Mamma]

God Bless. Does not look good.

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/28/1281301/c-17-crash.html

 

[CrewDog97]

My thoughts and prayers are with my brothers in Alaska.

 

[wscrj]

One of those on board was an ANC FO with Alaska airlines.

RIP

 

[Boxboy]

I'm speechless. My prayers are with him and his loved ones.

 

[414Flyer]

The first article I read about, did not list names but did mention a woman who said her son was a C-17 pilot who would be in the airshow and practicing that day, and that she had not been able to get any info from the base.

And tragically enough, her son was one of the crew.

 

[SIG600]

The first article I read about, did not list names but did mention a woman who said her son was a C-17 pilot who would be in the airshow and practicing that day, and that she had not been able to get any info from the base.

And tragically enough, her son was one of the crew.

Wow, thats tragic. Prayers for the crew, families, and C-17 community.

 

[Full of LUV]

Wow, thats tragic. Prayers for the crew, families, and C-17 community.

Airshows = tragedy in the AF

 

[JungleJett]

Airshows = tragedy in the AF

WTF is that supposed to mean?

 

[FFLSinHI]

Any word on a possible cause?

 

[flythere]

WTF is that supposed to mean?

I think he was just making reference to several accidents over the years; The T-Birds back in the 80's, I think it was a 3 or 4 ship that crashed following their lead, the B-52 at Fairchild, the F-117 that came apart during an airshow, the T-Bird that hit the ground in Idaho and now the moose in ANC! I may have missed another one.

I think he was just making an observation that's all!

 

[Mamma]

I think he was just making reference to several accidents over the years; The T-Birds back in the 80's, I think it was a 3 or 4 ship that crashed following their lead, the B-52 at Fairchild, the F-117 that came apart during an airshow, the T-Bird that hit the ground in Idaho and now the moose in ANC! I may have missed another one.

I think he was just making an observation that's all!

KC-135A at Fairchild in 1987. B-52 coming in for a celebration flyover in Guam a couple of years ago.

 

[Mud Eagle]

The T-Birds back in the 80's, I think it was a 3 or 4 ship that crashed following their lead,

The T-38 crash wasn't at an airshow...it was out at Indian Springs during a practice.

 

[100-1/2]

Airshows = tragedy in the AF

Full of CRAP-

Incidents per 100,000 hours vary little from Air Force, Air Shows and AIR LINES!!!

Anotherone slips by Planned Parenthood.

100-1/2

 

[flythere]

The T-38 crash wasn't at an airshow...it was out at Indian Springs during a practice.

It was in preparation for an airshow, I think that's what the point was!

 

[Mamma]

Full of CRAP-

Incidents per 100,000 hours vary little from Air Force, Air Shows and AIR LINES!!!

Anotherone slips by Planned Parenthood.

100-1/2

Can you support this statement? I'm not saying you are wrong, just want to read up on it.

 

[say again]

Relax people. There are things more important then getting your panties in a wad over some random persons comment(s). RIP to all crewmembers.

 

[FFLSinHI]

Any word yet on a possible cause?