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Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2020, 20:52

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Aircraft destroyed in Afghanistan (USAF E-11A (BACN))

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Posted By Auxtank

SteinarN and triumph - that scorching of the VS...

SteinarN and triumph - that scorching of the VS could simply be as a result of wind direction on the ground once the airframe was ablaze; the PIC at least trying to land it in to wind and then fire...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2020, 18:35

Replies: 99

Aircraft destroyed in Afghanistan (USAF E-11A (BACN))

Views: 118,630

Posted By Auxtank

Well of course you'd start APU on both engines...

Well of course you'd start APU on both engines out...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2020, 18:30

Replies: 99

Aircraft destroyed in Afghanistan (USAF E-11A (BACN))

Views: 118,630

Posted By Auxtank

Take another look Lord F, At 1:38 in the vid...

Take another look Lord F,
At 1:38 in the vid you can clearly see the starboard wing (what's left of it) is well ablaze at the sheared outer edge - (like a roman candle).
Given the port wing ripped...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2020, 18:01

Replies: 99

Aircraft destroyed in Afghanistan (USAF E-11A (BACN))

Views: 118,630

Posted By Auxtank

That's a telling vid triumph, Looks like a...

That's a telling vid triumph,
Looks like a controlled - to some extent - landing - given final damage.
Looks as though it lost it's port wing and gear on that ridge of ground behind, rupturing fuel...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2020, 13:35

Replies: 99

Aircraft destroyed in Afghanistan (USAF E-11A (BACN))

Views: 118,630

Posted By Auxtank

Ghazni police commander Ahmed Khalid Wardak told...

Ghazni police commander Ahmed Khalid Wardak told the BBC that there was no information about casualties, and that it was unclear what had caused the plane to crash. He added that the aircraft had...

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