I agree that's what is stated, I just dont understand that routing. Once you depart Bagram for Dubai, you basically overfly Bastion again 90 mins later. Bastion - Dubai is in the opposite direction vs Bastion - Bagram. Would be much easier to grab fuel in Bastion or Kandahar right next door.
But I guess we are not privy to the logistics arrangements, and these issues are pretty much irrelevant to the fact that for some or other reason yet to be explained, there was an uncontained pitch up on departure, followed by the aircraft impacting the ground in an extremely low energy state.
*what I find hard to believe is no fuel at Bastion or KAF. But as mentioned above, it might be an issue of logistics I am not privy to.
Last edited by I.R.PIRATE; 3rd May 2013 at 03:46.