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E-3 fire at Nellis on landing

Started by jslugman, August 30, 2009, 09:10:40 PM

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August 30, 2009, 09:10:40 PM Last Edit: August 30, 2009, 09:46:59 PM by Matt Ottosen
Not sure if anyone heard about this but an E-3 Sentry from the 522nd ACW Tinker AFB, OK landed at Nellis and caught fire. Everyone escaped unharmed.

http://www.vaq34.com/junk/nellisawacs002.jpg

Don't know who the photographer was, I got this through a UK spotters list I still monitor because their news section is tops.
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David Loera

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August 30, 2009, 09:21:21 PM
glad everyone got out ok
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Matt Ottosen

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August 30, 2009, 09:46:08 PM
I read about this earlier, glad everyone is escaped unharmed.

Here are the rumors already floating around Airliners.net


  • S/N 83-0008
  • Hard landing due to the pilot not flaring.

We'll see if either of these rumors hold true.
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Joe Copalman

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August 30, 2009, 10:53:14 PM
Looks like one of the shots EOR1 put up on Fencecheck last night.

Hell of an asset to have offline like that.
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jslugman

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September 03, 2009, 08:15:05 AM
I imagine there's a couple of folks wearing very baggy flightsuits (particularly in the backside) after a debrief.
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Yokota AFB, Japan RJTY

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Rob Silliman

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September 03, 2009, 08:50:25 AM
Quote from: Joe Copalman on August 30, 2009, 10:53:14 PM
Hell of an asset to have offline like that.

Maybe even irreplaceable....

What are they going to do - salvage the electronics and remount them on a 'low mileage' KC-135 that has already been taken out of service?

Unless the accident review shows that the gear collapsed due to fatigue - the flight crew and probably squadron CO are screwed.

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