Simviation Forum - C-17 Crash in Texas

Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 2:21pm

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/texas.plane/index.html

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Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 2:26pm

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Man, what a bad week Undecided

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Reply #2 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 3:01pm

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(CNN) -- Emergency crews have called off the search in Texas for a C-17 transport plane.

Initial Air Force reports of a crash were incorrect, an Air Force spokesman told CNN affiliates.

The Olney Police Department had reported that callers said a plane was flying low to the ground, and then crashed.

Olney is about 45 miles south of Wichita Falls and 130 miles west of Dallas.

A rancher in the area reported that a search was conducted in the area.

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Reply #3 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 3:29pm

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C wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 3:01pm:

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(CNN) -- Emergency crews have called off the search in Texas for a C-17 transport plane.

Initial Air Force reports of a crash were incorrect, an Air Force spokesman told CNN affiliates.

The Olney Police Department had reported that callers said a plane was flying low to the ground, and then crashed.

Olney is about 45 miles south of Wichita Falls and 130 miles west of Dallas.

A rancher in the area reported that a search was conducted in the area.

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Air Force officials said an Air Force C-17 had been flying at low altitude near Olney, but the plane returned safely to Altus Air Force Base in southwest Oklahoma

Seems in the present climate that the guns jumped a bit here.

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Reply #4 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 5:37pm

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expat wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 3:29pm:

Seems in the present climate that the guns jumped a bit here.

That's a relief!

Thanks for the update, C.

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Reply #5 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 5:47pm

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aussiewannabe wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 5:37pm:

expat wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 3:29pm:

Seems in the present climate that the guns jumped a bit here.

That's a relief!

Thanks for the update, C.

I was halfway through posting a comment when the link story changed!

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Reply #6 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 12:56am

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Another C-17 Crash...well I guess not a crash if they landing it?

I remember not that long ago hearing of a C-17 belly landing. I hope they can all stay in piece. Undecided

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Reply #7 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 9:48pm

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tcco94 wrote on Mar 24^th, 2009 at 12:56am:

Another C-17 Crash...well I guess not a crash if they landing it?

I remember not that long ago hearing of a C-17 belly landing. I hope they can all stay in piece. Undecided

No crash, false alarm.

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Reply #8 - Mar 26^th, 2009 at 1:42pm

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OVERLORD_CHRIS wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 8:35am:

Remember this is a military aircraft designed to fly low and slow if it needed to.......(which is how they train almost every other day),

See did I not call that?

Man did they jump the gun on that one.

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