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1. based on the 707. these ancient craft must be heck to maintain nt

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KC-135 tanker involved in Epic Fury goes down in Iraq: CENTCOM [View all] vanessa_ca Thursday OP

based on the 707. these ancient craft must be heck to maintain nt msongs Thursday #1

I know, my Dad was flying them in Viet Nam. Irish_Dem Thursday #3

They fly out of Seymour Johnston AFB DenaliDemocrat Friday #51

I think it is a Boeing 707 frame. Irish_Dem Friday #54

I was an AWACS crewmember Puppyjive Thursday #18

Actually it's based on a dash 80. The KC-135 was about a year ahead of the 707. Angleae Friday #44

But no consideration for crew viability? OAITW r.2.0 Friday #45

None RoseTrellis Friday #49

Thank you! KT2000 Friday #52

Oh no.... Irish_Dem Thursday #2

Not good. A second KC 135 "landed safely in Israel" vanessa_ca Thursday #6

Crew of six. Irish_Dem Thursday #14

There are lots of Iranian drones moving thru that Captain Zero Friday #56

When will they realize that it's more humiliating to claim combat losses are accidents vanessa_ca Friday #58

In flight refueling has inherent risks. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #4

It's weird that both affected planes were refuelers Prairie Gates Thursday #9

That is odd... 2naSalit Thursday #12

I saw two of the Pegasus tankers very close tonekat Thursday #24

That's what I saw... 2naSalit Thursday #25

I didn't know that it involved 2 KC-135 tankers. That's really crazy. I have to believe each tanker has at least OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #13

CENTCOM's only saying two aircraft Prairie Gates Thursday #20

I would think mid-air refueling tankers are closely watched to avoid this very situation. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #21

Pic downthread would seem to confirm that both the crashed aircraft and the safely landed one Prairie Gates Thursday #32

Why would that happen? OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #35

Unlikely... 2naSalit Thursday #11

I didn't know all the facts when I posted. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #16

It's a reasonable one but... 2naSalit Thursday #22

True story....worked at a gas bottling plant in Portland, Maine for 8 months, We bottled from bulk,. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #37

Not avgas RoseTrellis Friday #47

That was after my time... 2naSalit Friday #55

I remember when one blew up over Illinois in 1982 Hassin Bin Sober Thursday #33

Just got a Guardian breaking news banner BumRushDaShow Thursday #5

I'm going to call this one: add three to the KIA tally Prairie Gates Thursday #7

I hope not, but I fear you're right -eom vanessa_ca Thursday #10

Anything approved for news by this administration is suspect CentralMass Thursday #8

No ejection seats on this aircraft. mn9driver Thursday #15

Given the danger of this flight requirement....seems like ejection seats for the pilots and the OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #17

Might be a side door... 2naSalit Thursday #23

Pretty doubtful. Once they are locked into their seat, given their situation...not a lot of time to figure a quick exit OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #26

Hmm... 2naSalit Thursday #27

Let's say you lose a wing or tail at 35,000 ft, flying at 450mph.. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #29

They don't even have parachutes anymore vanessa_ca Thursday #36

So, help me understand. Fighter pilots need ejection support,,,,but tanker pilots don't? OAITW r.2.0 Friday #38

That's my logical understanding, but I can't add anything vanessa_ca Friday #39

While I am a pilot.... OAITW r.2.0 Friday #41

Compared to 0 hours in no seat of any Cessna (me) lol vanessa_ca Friday #43

Not just tankers. RoseTrellis Friday #48

mission scope is different, and structure wise its very different DetroitLegalBeagle Friday #53

Don'tcha think Pilots in tanker have exposure? OAITW r.2.0 7 hrs ago #59

Their mission scope generally doesnt have them exposed to enemy aircraft DetroitLegalBeagle 6 hrs ago #60

The Epstein Administration will be claiming the media is trying to make it look bad. Marcuse Thursday #19

Fatigue Maninacan Thursday #28

Pic of KC-135 after landing in Tel Aviv with nearly half of its vertical stabilizer torn away vanessa_ca Thursday #30

Mid-air collision between two KC-135s is the claim from CENTCOM, then Prairie Gates Thursday #31

I know vanessa_ca Thursday #34

Tankers do not collide on mission. They are totally controlled by AWACs on theater, OAITW r.2.0 Friday #42

The Stratotanker, however, does not have ejection seats. CENTCOM said "rescue efforts are ongoing." riversedge Friday #40

The pilots, the crew, and the planes would all be fine if not for Trump's unneeded war Botany Friday #46

Operation Epic Fuckup. milestogo Friday #50

The plane was based at Joint Base Andrews. mahatmakanejeeves Friday #57