[BenLurkin]

Never heard of this website so....

[MeganC]

I can only hope and pray both crews are alive and well.

[NorthMountain]

Maybe real, maybe fake news.

Either way, aviation is always risky ... military aviation in particular.

[Jet Jaguar]

Active Duty ping.

[tet68]

Eternal Father hear our plea for those in peril on the sea.

[Rio]

You might like this one...

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/12/05/search-and-rescue-off-japanese-coast-underway-after-marine-corps-c-130-and-fa-18-fighter-jet-crash/

[03A3]

Did 3 years at that duty station back in the early 80’s. Crashes although uncommon seemed to happen every year either in PI or Korea.

[onona]

I hit up task and purpose every now and then. Never saw much sketchiness.

[Sergio]

Unfortunately, you do not bail out of a C-130. If the tanker was controllable after the mishap, crew members may have survived a water landing. Prayer up for their safety.

[jazusamo]

excerpt:

“One U.S. Marine was rescued, but six others were missing late Wednesday after two Marine Corps aircraft collided while refueling in mid-air during a regularly scheduled training exercise off the coast of Japan.”

https://www.foxnews.com/world/one-marine-rescued-6-missing-after-planes-collide-off-japan

[jerod]

Refueling in midair is as dangerous as it looks and accidents are inevitable. Hopefully there are survivors.

[Doogle]

[AF_Blue]

Why is a prop-driven aircraft being used to refuel jets? Refueling helos and other prop-driven aircraft is understandable, but JETS?

Can the F/A-18 reliably cruise slow enough for a long-enough period of time behind a prop-driven C-130 to accomplish an effective mid-air refueling? How is it affected by the turbulence from the props and the engine exhaust?