C130 down NE Cooma
RIP.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
Tank use and turbulence can affect when the trouble occurs
RIP.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help. I didnt know you, and will never have the privilage of meeting you.....but thank you.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help. I didnt know you, and will never have the privilage of meeting you.....but thank you.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
Thoughtful words.....................
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RIP.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help. I didnt know you, and will never have the privilage of meeting you.....but thank you.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help. I didnt know you, and will never have the privilage of meeting you.....but thank you.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
We are so grateful to the crews who come here to do this difficult and dangerous work.
Very sad.
I hope their families and colleagues know of the admiration of the Australian people who want embrace them in this sad time.
Respect.
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This is so devastating news, I listened to the sister crew as they did their runs into Mt Eccles and saved the park. It was from the sister ship based in Avalon. I remember thinking at the time with the smoke terrain and speed of approach at 1500 feet how risky this was and their courage at taking on such a task.
On the radio, cool, calm voices got the job done laid down the pink retardent and saved a friends avery on Mt Eccles Road, town of Macarthur did not have to evacuate and there is a great picture of the c130 in their bulletin.
There will be speculation as to what took place in the Snowey fire ground.
But it wont change the fact that we just lost three great people.
RIP you were heroes to the end risking your lives for us Australians!
On the radio, cool, calm voices got the job done laid down the pink retardent and saved a friends avery on Mt Eccles Road, town of Macarthur did not have to evacuate and there is a great picture of the c130 in their bulletin.
There will be speculation as to what took place in the Snowey fire ground.
But it wont change the fact that we just lost three great people.
RIP you were heroes to the end risking your lives for us Australians!
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This is so devastating news, I listened to these guys as they did there runs into Mt Eccles and saved the park. It was from Avalon. I remember thinking at the time with the smoke terrain and speed of approach at 1500 feet how risky this was and their courage at taking on such a task.
On the radio, cool, calm voices got the job done laid down the pink retardent and saved a friends avery on Mt Eccles Road, town of Macarthur did not have to evacuate and there is a great picture of the c130 in their bulletin.
RIP you were heroes to the end risking your lives for us Australians!
On the radio, cool, calm voices got the job done laid down the pink retardent and saved a friends avery on Mt Eccles Road, town of Macarthur did not have to evacuate and there is a great picture of the c130 in their bulletin.
RIP you were heroes to the end risking your lives for us Australians!
RIP.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help. I didnt know you, and will never have the privilage of meeting you.....but thank you.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
Nothing I can say here expresses the depth of my condolences, my sadness or my eternal thanks.
You made the ultimate sacrifice for us in coming here to help. I didnt know you, and will never have the privilage of meeting you.....but thank you.
You left your families, your homes and your country to come here in our time of need.
People knew you for who you were. We will remember you for what you have done. You will not be forgotten.
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Not that it matters but are you sure it was bomber 134? From my knowledge only Bomber 391 (RJ85) and Bomber 390 another C130 from Collusion the Avalon based bombers were involved down that way, there were at least 3 C130s in Australia for the season. Regardless all these crews are heroes and their skills level most other pilots far far behind.
A gesture, so please don't read anything in to it......
A plaque for the families of the three lost today would be a kind gesture expressing our appreciation.
If the NSW RFS or Aussie Government does not intend to arrange for same, then I will happily contribute $500 -$100 for three plaques to be made for the families of those lost in the C130 today. I would take advice on the design, wording, etc
Thanks Guy's
Kags!
A plaque for the families of the three lost today would be a kind gesture expressing our appreciation.
If the NSW RFS or Aussie Government does not intend to arrange for same, then I will happily contribute $500 -$100 for three plaques to be made for the families of those lost in the C130 today. I would take advice on the design, wording, etc
Thanks Guy's
Kags!
The accident aircraft has a chequered history. Built as an EC-130Q for the US Navy’s TACAMO program, it served from 1981 to 1994 before being retired to the Davis-Monthan boneyard. Subsequently stored at Western International’s boneyard at Tucson, it was used as a spares source for the C-130 operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. It was then sold in 2017 to Coulson, who restored it to airworthy condition configured for fire suppression.
Good description of the aircraft and its equipment here: Coulson and SkyTrac partner on Next Generation Air Tanker program
Good description of the aircraft and its equipment here: Coulson and SkyTrac partner on Next Generation Air Tanker program
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We have no idea of the causes at this stage but stuctural issues would not surprise me, low level water bombing involves a lot of rough manoevering while heavily loaded which must put a lot of accumulated stress on the airframe, certainly more than normal airline operations.
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