C-17 Down on Elmendorf

[abmwaldo]

Latest update as of 1115L AKST, 28 July.

[Chuck17]

A sad night. Keep the prayers coming, there are families who need them now. Remember dudes, any given sunday... any day you strap on a jet could be your last.

To my bros... I love you all.

Chuck

[Crispy]

:beer: :beer: Thoughts and prayers are needed and being said!!

[outbreak]

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[Guest spuds]

A sad day. News you never want to wake up to. Prayers to the crew and families.

Edited July 29, 2010 by spuds

[M2]

There's a little more info in the CSAF Ops Update on SIPRNET. There's a link to the USAF Ops Group web site on the BaseOps page if you need help finding the brief.

To the crew!

[BigFreddie]

Local news channel carrying confirmation of all crew lost...

https://www.ktva.com/topalaskanews/ci_15624724

Here's a toast...

[Wolf424]

Here's to the crew, Godspeed. :beer: :beer:

It's a sad day for our C-17 brethren.

[MCO]

[Torch169]

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[stract]

Here's a toast...

[Vulture]

[Guest Flyin' AF Hawaiian]

Godspeed. :beer: :beer:

[Guest Dunce]

Latest Update

"Three were Alaska Air National Guardsmen, while the final man was on active duty at the base."

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[capt4fans]

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Godspeed. Prayers for all involved.

[Guest]

Airshow practice? Really? What a waste.

I watched the KC-135 hit the dirt at Fairchild. That seemed like a waste of lives to me. This no less so 23 years later. Tough stuff for the unit and the families.

Him him.

[ExBoneOSO]

Airshow practice? Really? What a waste.

I watched the KC-135 hit the dirt at Fairchild. That seemed like a waste of lives to me. This no less so 23 years later. Tough stuff for the unit and the families.

Him him.

to the Elmo crew..

The Fairchild incidents were the first that came to mind - I had just left to go to Castle for upgrade school when the "Thunderhawk" crash happened..ironically enough the Bomb Squadron was having the monthly Flight Safety meeting (typical Friday fare for the time) when it happened. My nav was outside watching the show and was able to dive behind a dumpster just in time...and as BQZip said, no Czar 52 comparisions yet. Tragedies all...godspeed

[mxfreak54]

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[B*D*A]

[discus]

Live life to the absolute fullest because you never know when you fasten those four harness belts if this day may be your last...

[B.L]

Sad thing to read. I'm from Alaska, got my commission up there at UAA, and was at the C-17 squadron a couple months before I left for Whiting.

Prayers for friends family and the crew members. Just puts things in perspective.

Thanks to the crew for their service!

[ExBoneOSO]

Courtesy of afblues.com....

[sigmanugary]

God bless and again prayers to the families!

[Napoleon_Tanerite]

Courtesy of afblues.com....

:beer: not ashamed to say that one choked me up a bit

[Herk Driver]

Sad day.

Here's a toast...