C-17 crashes and burns on Elmendorf

[wiltzei]

http://www.adn.com/2010/07/28/1385727/cargo-plane-reported-down-on-base.html

 

[Wing_Z]

Air Show Practice...again.
Think I'll go find some numbers now.

 

[Bone]

That's very unfortunate, and I feel bad for the families.

 

[GT182]

So sad that happened. My condolences to the airmen's familes, this a tragic loss.

My neighbor is a Flight Engineer on a C-17 down at Dover AFB. I should hear more about Elmendorf later tonight from him.

 

[traindriver98]

Overall, yesterday was not a good day for aviation. First an airliner goes down in Pakistan. A medivac helicopter goes down here in Tucson, killing all 3 aboard. Then the C-17 in Alaska, killing 4.

 

[Naki]

Oh dear ..I wonder if thats the same C-17 and crew that was at the Whenuapai air show last year? I know it was from Elemndorf.

 

[Railrunner130]

Oh dear ..I wonder if thats the same C-17 and crew that was at the Whenuapai air show last year? I know it was from Elemndorf.

I doubt it. Three were Alaska Air Guardsmen. They are relatively new to flying the C-17.