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Old 01-09-2014, 05:03 PM
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3 Americans Killed in U.S. Military Plane Crash in Afghanistan - ABC News

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Old 01-09-2014, 05:26 PM
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Terrible news.
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Damn. And with the USAF bleeding experience and the leadership fixing the wounds with band-aids, we'll see these kinds of mishaps more, IMHO.

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Looks like it may have been an Army C-12 based on some downrange intel. Sad news either way.
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Originally Posted by Pavedickey
Looks like it may have been an Army C-12 based on some downrange intel. Sad news either way.
as one of the people at said location, this is correct....but like you said, sad either way.
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. It was an Army bird with a mixed crew...Army and Civilian...including someone I knew.




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Damn. And with the USAF bleeding experience and the leadership fixing the wounds with band-aids, we'll see these kinds of mishaps more, IMHO.

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Damn. And with the USAF bleeding experience and the leadership fixing the wounds with band-aids, we'll see these kinds of mishaps more, IMHO.

Godspeed to the crew.
Not everything in the world has something to do with (or lack thereof) USAF leadership.
That is as bad as the politicians always trying to push 'talking points' of their agendas during interviews that have nothing to do with the question.
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Jungle,

Sorry for your loss.

I've been around your organization and have a GREAT deal of respect for everyone involved that I have met. Lots of 'Grey-Hair' level experience there. Quiet professionals that have helped me both in person and in the air.

Sad.
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Not everything in the world has something to do with (or lack thereof) USAF leadership.
That is as bad as the politicians always trying to push 'talking points' of their agendas during interviews that have nothing to do with the question.
I don't think Huey meant any disrespect; just overlooked the fact that the Army also flies the MC-12.....in fact, has decades more experience doing so.

The Air Force leadership has done some stupid things in this operation, as Huey has alluded to. No disrespect to the crews intended, and my condolences to this crew.
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I don't think Huey meant any disrespect; just overlooked the fact that the Army also flies the MC-12.....in fact, has decades more experience doing so.

The Air Force leadership has done some stupid things in this operation, as Huey has alluded to. No disrespect to the crews intended, and my condolences to this crew.
semantics here but i think they are RC-12s....they are not based on the 350 like the AF MC-12. We are about to start flying mixed crews with AF/Army in the MC-12 very soon.
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