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| F-18 jet and tanker crash in mid-air during refuelling near Japan |
| 2018-12-06 |
| [Independent] Two US military aircraft have collided off the coast of Japan during refuelling, and search and rescue efforts are underway. The crash was announced by the United States Marine Corps, and the force said Japanese search and rescue jets responded immediately to the incident. The crash some 200 miles off the coast involved an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet made by McDonnell Douglas, and a KC-130, a refuelling plane with propellers made by Lockheed Martin. "Search and rescue operations continue for US Marine aircraft that were involved in a mishap off of the coast of Japan around 2.00 am Dec 6," a Marine Corps news release said. "The aircraft involved in the mishap had launched from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and were conducting regularly scheduled training when the mishap occurred," according to the release. "Japanese search and rescue aircraft immediately responded to aid in recovery". Update: Washington Examiner - One rescued after US Marine aircraft involved in 'mishap' |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 lawn darts built by boeing, not mac-doug. so far reports are 2 souls recovered; sar ongoing |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2018-12-06 09:45 |
| #2 Is TESLA supplying auto-flying planes? Screwed the pooch for sure |
| Posted by: Warthog 2018-12-06 09:40 |
| #1 C 130 guys were probably feeling just fine until the lawn dart pulled up behind them and then kept on coming... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-12-06 06:03 |