US Military KC-135 crashed in Kyrgyzstan

[Arjan]

Not much info yet, according to Russian sources this concerns a US C-135!

[Rene Peteri]

Kyrgyz ministry officially confirms U.S. plane crash
BISHKEK. May 3 (Interfax) - The Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry has officially confirmed that a U.S. KC-135 refueling tanker crashed in the mountains near the border with Kazakhstan.

"We officially confirm the crash of a cargo airplane near the Kazakh border," a ministry spokesman in Kyrgyzstan's Chuy Province told Interfax.

"The plane caught fire in mid-air, exploded and fell down," he said.


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[Stratofreighter]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... Kyrgyzstan

[Arjan]

So, 63-8877 is most likely involved.

[Le Addeur noir]

From www.antonakis.ca it appears 63-8877 has only just arrived as RCH806 from the States in theater.

[Stratofreighter]

Photos of the crash-site now at
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ost6689413
The tail-number is easily readable...

[Le Addeur noir]

Photos of the crash-site now at
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ost6689413
The tail-number is easily readable...

As are the unit markings from 22nd ARW out of Mc Connell AFB,KS.

[jheijna]

Involved KC-135R 63-8877 was over Holland yesterday morning (05.40Z) as RCH806

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuVJIFO_c_M
Video.

[thebaseleg]

Photos of the crash site and some wreckage here: http://thebaseleg.blogspot.com.au/2013/ ... zstan.html

[Stratofreighter]

Witnesses said they saw the plane, believed to have been laden with fuel at the time, explode in mid-air.
"When it was falling, the plane split into three pieces,"

The wreckage is scattered across a wide area. US officials said: "The status of the crew is unknown".

The scene of the crash was being guarded overnight, and officials said a search for the missing crew members would resume in the morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22397266

The front section of the aircraft has not yet been found, Kyrgyz Emergencies Minister Kubatbek Boronov told The Associated Press.

He said searchers also have not found the flight recorders from the plane, which was badly burned in the crash.

http://www.king5.com/news/local/205965921.html

[galaxysi]

this aircraft was seen departing mildenhall yesterday (2nd may)on its way to manas.very sad.

[thebaseleg]

Updates: Two of the three crew (from Fairchild AFB, Wash.) have been found deceased. A new photo shows the crash scene immediately post impact http://thebaseleg.blogspot.com.au/2013/ ... zstan.html