Agreed, it’s been held pretty close on information for this one...which makes me start to ask probing questions automatically.
Mt. Rainier is only about 45 miles from Lewis/McChord which would be the closest Mil airfield but they haven’t even said, that I’ve heard anyway, that the plane was from there. But it’s one of the closest bases that docked carriers at Everett would park. Rainier, at 14,000+ feet, is tall but it’s right in your face if you’re taking off from McChord. And our Coastie choppers can top it no problem. It’s sounding a lot like someone/something else is involved? Shot down?