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Mishap at Red Flag 18-1 at Nellis?
Runway 03L has been closed at Nellis AFB and there are reports of a possible fire and aircraft mishap:
M0071/18 NOTAMN Q) ZLA/QXXXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3614N11502W005 A) KLSV B) 1801271945 C) 1801272359 E) RWY 03L CLOSED |
There is some online chatter that the plane may have been a Growler. Sounds like everyone is OK. :ok:
Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs 4430 Grissom Ave., Ste. 107 Nellis AFB, NV 89191 Phone: (702) 652-2750; Fax (702) 652-9838 Nellis Air Force Base FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release No. 18-01-27 Date: January 27, 2018 Aircraft incident on Nellis Air Force Base NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – At approximately 10:45 a.m. this morning, a military aircraft experienced an incident during takeoff on the Nellis Air Force Base flight line. Emergency services are on scene. No serious injuries are reported. More information on the incident will be released as it becomes available. Contact the 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office at 702-652-2750 for questions. |
Now reports says it is an RAAF Growler. Crew said to be ok.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...howbiz+Feed%29 |
Being reported on social media as an engine fire, the crew climbing out rather than ejecting
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Well definitely an F-18. Hard to say what type but seems relatively benign.
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Originally Posted by atakacs
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Well definitely an F-18. Hard to say what type but seems relatively benign.
And it’s not benign, unless by benign you mean it’s going to be parked up for a loooong while The black stuff under the wings, rear fuselage and both fins gives it away! |
RAAF 6 Sqn EA-18G Growler aborted takeoff and off the side of the runway. No ejections. Crew exited aircraft OK....
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Good job to the crew & glad they are safe.
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This was the first overseas exercise deployment of the RAAF Growler. They sent four to Red Flag 18-1 which only has Australia, the UK and the U.S. as participants.
It appears that the RAAF Growlers have an A46-3XX registration but also have a U.S. Navy Bureau Number (e.g. BuNo 169153 on A46-306) as well. |
The BuNo is used for maintenance and other tracking as they're plugged in to the US Navy system..
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Originally Posted by TBM-Legend
(Post 10033704)
The BuNo is used for maintenance and other tracking as they're plugged in to the US Navy system..
Those ALQ-99 jammer pods with the RAT on the front date back over four decades, I didn't realize they were still in use. :eek: |
Yeah, Bubba, "they" musta greatly improved those pods ince we saw them integrated on U.S. jets. Being the "dark world" of ECM, I would not expect to see details of any improvements, ya think?
Secondly, can't tell if they tried to use the hook. I had my A-7D hook skip the cable one rainy night and thankfully snagged the primitive one at the overrun that dragged out huge boat chain links, heh heh. Could be they were past the departure cable or thot they were too fast or..... Takeoff roll isn't that long, best I can tell. Then again, maybe they lost directional control and never got there. No mid-field cable either, but a very good overrun cable that's much better than than one I took. Crying shame to lose that expensive beast, and this Red Flag looks like it's gonna be a ballbuster for "close" allies only. Gums... |
Originally Posted by gums
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Secondly, can't tell if they tried to use the hook.
Originally Posted by gums
(Post 10034300)
Crying shame to lose that expensive beast, and this Red Flag looks like it's gonna be a ballbuster for "close" allies only.
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I also wonder about the Cannucks.
Flew with them and over them back when I was a nugget at Grand Forks. Ran into a few at Red Flag in early 80's when they flew F-5's. I ask....... How many countries would allow nuclear-armed buffs from another country fly over their territory? Think Chrome Dome procedures back in the late 60's. So I would rate them very "close". Gums recalls... |
Originally Posted by gums
(Post 10034560)
I ask....... How many countries would allow nuclear-armed buffs from another country fly over their territory? Think Chrome Dome procedures back in the late 60's.
So I would rate them very "close". Officially Canada had no nukes because the 'special weapons' were property of the U.S. But they were deployed on CF-104's, and on CF-101's into the 1980's in the case of the Genie air-to-air rocket. There was also some apparent maritime deployment but it is unclear to me whether it was just for training articles or for actual war shots. |
Nuke ownership....
I never figured out all the fine points WRT the Genie rx and Canadian "rules". Let's face it, the Voodoo had the Aim-4 IR doofers that went as a pair, and then the two Genie nukes. So we had three shots to thwart the Russian horde of buffs. I never heard about the Canadian Zippers having the nuke capability. Hmmmm. But I was very young and clueless about many things back in 1966. Those were very scary times, my friends. I am glad they remained scary and "back then". |
Amazing thread drift,,,,
meanwhile the RAAF EA-18G looks fixable... |
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There is a news report of 'minor injuries':
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — 9:05 AM SUNDAY UPDATE: The aircraft that had to abort its take off was an Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G. Five personnel suffered minor injuries. The crew was taking part in Exercise Red Flag, an operation that draws flight crews and aircraft from around the world to train at the expansive Nellis range. |
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