US Marines mid air

[Pilot DAR]

It sounds like a bad mid air:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-...lide-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]

What means of escape are there from the KC130?

[DaveReidUK]

PPRuNe: C130 and FA-18 incident off the coast of Japan

[fantom]

Originally Posted by Council Van

What means of escape are there from the KC130?

I'll give you three guesses...

[cappt]

Originally Posted by Council Van

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]

One recovered dead unfortunately, one on fair condition according to CNN.

Still looking for the remaining 5, presumably from the KC-130

- GY

[pontifex]

Sounds like a re-run of the VC10/ Buccaneer accident all those years ago. Created a great deal of bad feeling.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by pontifex

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]

It was a Victor and Buccaneer .......https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=22796