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'The Story Of The Mysterious White 727 That Appeared In Kabul After The Bombing Of Abbey Gate |
2021-09-01 |
[WarZone] The evacuation of Kabul is like none other in history. With open-source intelligence tools abound, including daily satellite images, flight tracking, and even a live camera feed overwatching Hamid Karzai International Airport, the average person can keep tabs on this historic event and unprecedented multi-national military operation in their own homes. In the panopticon that is today's internet age, peculiarities stand out. One such surprise was seeing a gleaming-white, but quite geriatric 727-200 appear on Kabul's ragged skyline, landing at the under siege airport amongst the constant flow of C-17s, A400Ms, C-130s, a few modern airliners, and other usual suspects. It turns out that Niel Steyl, the Captain of a four-decade-old 727-200 that flies for Safe Air Company, an airline and charter outfit based in Kenya, answered an emergency call from the U.S. State Department for immediate airlift assistance after a complex terrorist attack, which started with a suicide bombing, killed 13 U.S. troops, as well as at least 170 Afghans, on August 26th. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#7 Think I saw that plane in an episode of Paw Patrol. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-09-01 18:59 |
#6 Sorry we missed you please message us on Facebook or WhatsApp. Please let us know the name of you, your traveling companions, location, Social Security/Visa number, and whether or not you have had the Covid Vaccine shot, and if you are or are not armed. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-09-01 16:55 |
#5 If those stranded choose to use Afgan Lyft or Uber to escape, the State Department reminds you that face masks are required... |
Posted by: Capsu78 2021-09-01 16:22 |
#4 Latest from Biden's State Dept. to Americans and allies trapped in Afghanistan: Sorry we missed you please message us on Facebook or WhatsApp. |
Posted by: jpal 2021-09-01 14:36 |
#3 If this is a dupe, It doesn’t appear to be, Besoeker. I got no hits in the archive for Niel Steyl. I’ve added the paragraph with his name to the article against future searches on the subject. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-01 12:19 |
#2 Irene! |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2021-09-01 10:39 |
#1 If this is a dupe, someone please delete it. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2021-09-01 10:35 |