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Army jet makes gear-up landing at Elmendorf
Anchorage Daily News ^
| October 6th, 2009
Posted on 10/07/2009 9:20:06 AM PDT by skeptoid
An Army aircraft made a gear-up landing on an Elmendorf airstrip Tuesday, though no injuries were reported.
The Cessna Citation-560 aircraft was scheduled to land on the main strip and radioed ahead it was having mechanical problems with its gear, Air Force spokesman Master Sgt. Mikal Canfield said.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
TOPICS: Local News; Military/Veterans; Travel
KEYWORDS: aerospace; alaska
Senior Airman Matt Coleman-Foste
An Army Citation-560 aircraft was forced to perform a gear-up landing at the Elmendorf airfield at 3:24 p.m. Oct. 6, 2009. Emergency response personnel quickly arrived at the scene; three people were on board no one was injured at the accident.
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posted on
10/07/2009 9:20:07 AM PDT
by
skeptoid
To: skeptoid
Ouch... those planes are too pretty to scratch them all up like that.
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posted on
10/07/2009 9:23:17 AM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Ramius
That’ll buff right out...
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posted on
10/07/2009 9:25:25 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Joe Wilson speaks for me.)
To: skeptoid
The purchase of the Citations to replace the C-12s was a mistake by the Army. We wanted the Super King Air 350s instead.
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posted on
10/07/2009 9:43:10 AM PDT
by
cll
(I am the warrant and the sanction)
To: skeptoid
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posted on
10/07/2009 10:24:25 AM PDT
by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
To: skeptoid
Cool picture that brings back memories.
I was at Ft Richardson from 88-94, and we always referred to that dusting of snow on the tops of those mountains as "Termination Dust", meaning that summer was gone and winter was "on".
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posted on
10/07/2009 1:48:46 PM PDT
by
PalmettoMason
(Half Honkey.....ALL Donkey! BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA! Mmm, Mmmm, Mmmmm!)
To: Yo-Yo
Heck yeah. A little bondo and a fresh coat of paint and who’s gonna know?
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