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Pilot DAR
6th Dec 2018, 14:31
It sounds like a bad mid air:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-finds-2nd-u-s-marine-crew-member-after-planes-collide-1.4934559
F-18 refueling from a KC130, Two crew rescued so far, searching for 5 other crew members, both planes lost into the ocean.
Council Van
6th Dec 2018, 14:37
What means of escape are there from the KC130?
DaveReidUK
6th Dec 2018, 15:45
PPRuNe: C130 and FA-18 incident off the coast of Japan (https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/616085-c130-fa-18-incident-off-coast-japan.html)
fantom
6th Dec 2018, 16:02
What means of escape are there from the KC130?
I'll give you three guesses...
What means of escape are there from the KC130?
Grab a chute, strap it on and exit a door. Not likely an option after a mid-air.
GarageYears
6th Dec 2018, 16:33
One recovered dead unfortunately, one on fair condition according to CNN.
Still looking for the remaining 5, presumably from the KC-130
- GY
pontifex
6th Dec 2018, 20:31
Sounds like a re-run of the VC10/ Buccaneer accident all those years ago. Created a great deal of bad feeling.
DaveReidUK
6th Dec 2018, 21:29
Sounds like a re-run of the VC10/ Buccaneer accident all those years ago. Created a great deal of bad feeling.
A Buccaneer collided with a VC10, causing the loss of both aircraft ?
They certainly kept that quiet.
Edit: Are you by any chance thinking of the Victor that went down in the North Sea in March 1975 following an AAR collision with a Buccaneer ? The Bucc crew survived, but 4 of the 5 Victor crew went down with the aircraft.
Tom Sawyer
6th Dec 2018, 22:17
It was a Victor and Buccaneer .......https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=22796