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re: KC-135 down over Iraq edit: 4 dead 2 missing

Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:50 pm to
Posted by tigafan4life
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:50 pm to
So all 6 on board are dead. No way they survive that. Terrible.
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:51 pm to
Holding out hope.
Posted by tigafan4life
Member since Dec 2006
50968 posts
Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:52 pm to
My ex is a KC 135 pilot and we have a kiddo together so he was letting me know it wasn't from his squadron.
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:53 pm to
Thank God for them
Posted by tigafan4life
Member since Dec 2006
50968 posts
Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:54 pm to
devastating. And i feel awful for the families. Im interested in what happened tho.
Posted by Jbird
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 8:55 pm to
Yeah me too
Compressed airspace.
Posted by BOHICAMAN
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 4:39 am to
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 5:33 am to
Yeah saw that lot of it missing.
Posted by theronswanson
House built with my hands
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 6:04 am to
Reports of four dead and life saving measures being taken for the remaining two.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
44113 posts
Posted on 3/13/26 at 6:05 am to
Meh, however you describe it, you are probably happy that Americans were possibly killed.

You leftists are vile, and violent.

Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 6:07 am to
quote:

Reports of four dead and life saving measures being taken for the remaining two.


Damn. Prayers for their families.
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 6:37 am to
It surprises me they don’t have parachutes and escape hatches/ejection seats.

Might install them now.
This post was edited on 3/13/26 at 6:38 am
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 6:59 am to
quote:

Meh, however you describe it, you are probably happy that Americans were possibly killed.

frick you.
Posted by jimmy the leg
Member since Aug 2007
44113 posts
Posted on 3/13/26 at 1:50 pm to
Sorry low-t, but I don’t hate America. Your ilk does. Own it.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 1:57 pm to
quote:

It surprises me they don’t have parachutes and escape hatches/ejection seats.

Might install them now.


You don't have ejection seats on a cargo plane that has passengers/ crew because the pilots aren't going to eject and leave the crew stranded.

It sounds like these planes flew into each other damn near head to head. No clue how that happened.

But if that was the case, outside of ejection seats this may not have been a situation where someone could parachute out anyway. Im surprised theres no video out, but it sounds like there's a chance it was an uncontrolled crash.
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 2:02 pm to
They used to have parachutes on board. They were removed for weight savings during the idiotic USAF fuel efficiency initiative.
Also never had an air crew successfully jump out of a 135 in 65 plus years of its operation.
Posted by GeauxTime9
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:37 am to
Any new updates as to what may have caused the collision?
Posted by Zgeo
Baja Oklahoma
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:45 am to
How could they have a near he’d to he’d collision? Seems like they would see each other….
Posted by Night Vision
Member since Feb 2018
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:20 am to
Wonder why AWACS didn't prevent it.
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:21 am to
quote:

Any new updates as to what may have caused the collision?

None, interim reports won't be for a month.
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