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Navy jet with 2 crew members missing off Texas [Update at #32]
Yahoo news ^ | Oct 28, 2009 | Yahoo

Posted on 10/28/2009 4:57:31 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Navy T-34 jet trainer with two people aboard has gone missing off the Texas gulf coast. U.S. Coast Guard officials said an air traffic controller at Corpus Christi's naval air station lost contact with the crew about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. The single-engine T-34 was last reported near Port Lavaca. The Coast Guard has dispatched a helicopter, jet and boats to search for the jet. Port Lavaca is about 75 miles northeast of Corpus Christi.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: crash; mexico; nascorpuschristi; navair; navy; notajet; t34cturbomentor; t34mentor; texas
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1 posted on 10/28/2009 4:57:32 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy
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To: Ready4Freddy

Praying they got out and are safe.


2 posted on 10/28/2009 5:00:18 PM PDT by Trueblackman (Posting a 100% of the time without the help of a teleprompter)
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To: Trueblackman

Me too, Tbn. Don’t know what the weather was like there earlier today.

Search for more info pulls up only 3 instances of this short AP article.


3 posted on 10/28/2009 5:05:23 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Everyone knows there's a difference between muslims & terrorists... no one knows what it is, though.)
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To: magslinger

ping


4 posted on 10/28/2009 5:05:24 PM PDT by Vroomfondel
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To: Ready4Freddy
The aircraft in question...


5 posted on 10/28/2009 5:08:10 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Prayers up.


6 posted on 10/28/2009 5:08:46 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (A mob of one.)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Obviously, it’s not a jet.


7 posted on 10/28/2009 5:09:35 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Thanks, ODH, I was just getting ready to post that pic!

AP has corrected their description of the T-34 as jet-powered.


8 posted on 10/28/2009 5:11:27 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Everyone knows there's a difference between muslims & terrorists... no one knows what it is, though.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Good, forgiving acft. Good chance of escape. I used to fly a B model with the MNFC in the ‘80’s. Prayers for the servicemen.


9 posted on 10/28/2009 5:14:17 PM PDT by ebshumidors (vet, rifleman, 'nuff said.)
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To: ebshumidors

The C models are turboprops. Very dependable.


10 posted on 10/28/2009 5:15:39 PM PDT by ebshumidors (vet, rifleman, 'nuff said.)
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To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; Bean Counter; investigateworld; ...
SONOBUOY PING!

Click on pic for past Navair pings.

Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
The only requirement for inclusion in the Navair Pinglist is an interest in Naval Aviation.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.

11 posted on 10/28/2009 5:18:04 PM PDT by magslinger (No matter how bad it gets, no matter what happens... don't let them eat my dog.)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Prayers up!


12 posted on 10/28/2009 5:18:29 PM PDT by PERKY2004 (Proud Military Wife -- Please pray for our troops!)
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To: Ready4Freddy

The winds were about 35 knots earlier today. My son is stationed there and passed his pre-solo check flight this morning. He said the winds were pretty tricky while he was landing. But he doesn’t have any info on the missing plane.


13 posted on 10/28/2009 5:19:27 PM PDT by AggieMom x 3
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To: ebshumidors
'Good, forgiving acft. Good chance of escape."

It's certainly forgiving and it absolutely wants to return to straight and level flight. The only troubling thing is it doesn't have ejection seats. Depending on the attitude of the aircraft, it may be impossible to exit.

I remember right around 99 or 2000, two were killed in the aircraft, a navy flight instructor and a student.

14 posted on 10/28/2009 5:21:53 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: AggieMom x 3

Thank you, AGx3! Wasn’t expecting weather 411 from the base itself.

And thank your son for his service. And you, I know that this kind of stuff can’t be easy on you.


15 posted on 10/28/2009 5:25:06 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Everyone knows there's a difference between muslims & terrorists... no one knows what it is, though.)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Thanks. I’ll admit my heart has done a tumbling routine this afternoon. Prayers up for those involved and their families. They are a group of very special young men.


16 posted on 10/28/2009 5:27:53 PM PDT by AggieMom x 3
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To: Ready4Freddy; RC one; DirtyHarryY2K; GOPsterinMA; woerm; bert; altura; bunster; waterhill; ...

Prayer ping!


17 posted on 10/28/2009 5:40:06 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch (Prayer - beyond your expectations!)
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To: OldDeckHand

Not quite. That picture is a T-34B with a piston engine. They’ve been all T-34Cs with turboprops for 30 years.


18 posted on 10/28/2009 5:57:29 PM PDT by SampleMan (No one should die on a gov. waiting list., or go broke because the gov. has dictated their salary.)
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To: Ready4Freddy
AP has corrected their description of the T-34 as jet-powered.

The MSM could screw up the report on a one car funeral.

19 posted on 10/28/2009 6:02:48 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: Ready4Freddy

Prayers for these guys. Bless them.


20 posted on 10/28/2009 6:06:57 PM PDT by joe.fralick
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