refueling | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:59:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 US Air Force Aerial Refueling Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Scotland https://airflightdisaster.com/us-air-force-aerial-refueling-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-scotland/ Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:59:36 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=39370 A US Air Force aerial refueling plane made an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on December 27th. The pilots requested a diversion after the Boeing KC-135R plane experienced technical issues. The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

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]]> A US Air Force aerial refueling plane made an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on December 27th.

The pilots requested a diversion after the Boeing KC-135R plane experienced technical issues.

The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.

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]]> Spanish Military Helicopter Crashes in Atlantic Ocean; 3 Crew Members Missing https://airflightdisaster.com/spanish-military-helicopter-crashes-in-atlantic-ocean-3-crew-members-missing/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:32:28 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=31973 A Spanish military helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, around 280 nautical miles from its destination on Gando air base, Gran Canaria Island, Spain, on October 22. The Super Puma helicopter, carrying a captain, a lieutenant and sergeant, went down after taking off from Mauritania. Authorities said the chopper had been involved in military exercises...

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]]> helicopterA Spanish military helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, around 280 nautical miles from its destination on Gando air base, Gran Canaria Island, Spain, on October 22.

The Super Puma helicopter, carrying a captain, a lieutenant and sergeant, went down after taking off from Mauritania. Authorities said the chopper had been involved in military exercises in Dakar, Senegal and stopped at Mauritania for refueling.

All 3 crew members went missing after the crash. A search operation is underway.

The cause of crash is being investigated.

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