C17 crashed in Alaska

[Leeuwarden]

News so far:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/07/29/al ... 9qJoRl0MoR" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[wamovements]

Picture from the crash scene :

[Kleintje Pils]

According to this news article they were on a display practise flight:
http://www.ktva.com/topalaskanews/ci_15624724

[cHabu]

Another link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38460660/ns/us_news" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Stratofreighter]

How many dedicated "C-17 flying display crews" does the USAF have Wondering whether there was a "special demo crew" on board...

Fairford and Gilze-Rijen were visited by the "West Coast Display Team" this year...

[Mark B.]

I am not into units and so but if I remember correctly the crew and aircraft (00-0172) that performed the demo at the RIAT 2010 also came from Elmendorf?? If so than perhaps this crash was with the same crew/aircraft.. RIP crew...

[r.e.hendriks]

I am not into units and so but if I remember correctly the crew and aircraft (00-0172) that performed the demo at the RIAT 2010 also came from Elmendorf?? If so than perhaps this crash was with the same crew/aircraft.. RIP crew...

The 00-0172 which flew at Fairford came from Altus AFB.

As far as I know, the USAF only has a West Coast C-17 Demo Team. So this might indeed be the same crew.

Regards, Rob.

[frank kramer]

According to an obviously informed source at the airliners.net military forum, Elmendorf has 8 C-17's, these being 98-0051, 0056, 99-0167, 0168, 0170 and 00-0171, 0173 and 0174. Should be one of these then, as the USAF acknowledged that it was a home-bird.

It's an awful week with all these high-profile accidents and casualties

[Rene Peteri]

99-0168 AK C-17A 3 Wing departed Lakenheath as Baloto99 on 28.07 at 08.53lt, destination unknown to me.

[evhest]

Isn't 99-0169 also an AK bird?

[frank kramer]

Same source on airliners.net mentioned the possibility of a ninth aircraft that was currently in depot. Might it be that -0169 is the "stored" bird ? SCR database has it last noted in 2007.

[evhest]

Anyhow, doesn't look good at all. First loss of type, I guess.

[wamovements]

According to another database (Ondutchwings) 99-0169 is assigned to Altus (l/n 4.10)

[Miles]

Isn't 99-0169 also an AK bird?

99-0169 97thAMW since 04/2010

Last AK flights:
98-0051 29.07.10 Frozen99
98-0056 29.07.10 RCH6E1
99-0167 25.07.10 Frozen99
99-0168 28.07.10 Balto99
99-0170 29.07.10 Trek08
00-0171 14.07.10 RCH590
00-0173 16.07.10 Evac00173
00-0174 16.07.10 RCH0174

[wamovements]

Isn't 99-0169 also an AK bird?

99-0169 97thAMW since 04/2010

Last AK flights:
98-0051 29.07.10 Frozen99
98-0056 29.07.10 RCH6E1
99-0167 25.07.10 Frozen99
99-0168 28.07.10 Balto99
99-0170 29.07.10 Trek08
00-0171 14.07.10 RCH590
00-0173 16.07.10 Evac00173
00-0174 16.07.10 RCH0174

As the crash happend on the 28th (local time) I assume we can conclude that it was bird 99-0168