Originally Posted by
Mil-26Man
Where do you get that? Genuine question - can't find any information on the USAF website.
Good question. I remember reading that at some point but I can't find any reference
That being said it seems there were indeed two on this specific flight. My understanding is that there are usually also operators for the massive
BACN payload but as it seems that they are now shifting these tasks to UAVs (Global Hawks) I guess the human presence is not anymore a requirement.
In any case, I think that there is a lot we don't know behind this accident (if it was one). I find it notable that "
US forces also recovered the aircraft’s flight data recorder, then destroyed the rest of the aircraft" despite not being able to reach the site crash (I understand they eventually did, but it took time).