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Tanker crashes on takeoff at Calif air station

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VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — An airbase spokesman says a Boeing 707 tanker has crashed on takeoff at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Ventura County. Air station spokeswoman Terry Reid says three people were . . . (flightaware.com) Más...

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chris13
Chris Bryant 0
"Though a helicopter dumped multiple loads of water on the plane, the wreckage continued to burn for more than three hours."

Maybe that's because you don't put out a JP-5 fire with water, you put it out with AFFF. D'oh!
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rwf1001
Robert Fleming 0
A FUEL TANKER FULL OF AVIATION FUEL....CRASHES....AND THEY WONDERED WHY IT WAS SO HARD TO DISTINGUISH THE FIRE...GEEE I WONDER!!!DUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHH
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dozing4dollars
Bobby Davis 0
Interesting that all three crew members were civilian employees ?
Would like to see the markings on the aircraft- USAF/ANG/ N number ?
They could be Boeing employees flying a Boeing jet I guess...hmmm?
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jamesdevlin
james devlin 0
the tanker was a converted 707 used by Omega refueling
http://www.omegaairrefueling.com/vms/
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