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Pilot DAR 6th Dec 2018 14:31

US Marines mid air
 
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 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

fantom 6th Dec 2018 16:02


Originally Posted by Council Van (Post 10329449)
What means of escape are there from the KC130?

I'll give you three guesses...

cappt 6th Dec 2018 16:03


Originally Posted by Council Van (Post 10329449)
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


Originally Posted by pontifex (Post 10329724)
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


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