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Steve Bottom
16th May 2011, 08:03 AM
OMEGA Tanker N707MQ the B707 overnight here and just departed at 7.50am , no idea where he is heading . keep a look out if you need it.
Jayden Laing
16th May 2011, 03:05 PM
Where did it depart from Steve??
Steve Bottom
16th May 2011, 11:37 PM
Oppppsss forgot the word CAIRNS from the text... well I knew where it was
sorry :D
A McLaughlin
17th May 2011, 09:40 AM
Might have been there after dragging the Rhinos back from Malaysia before it heads home.
A McLaughlin
19th May 2011, 02:01 PM
That same aircraft - N707MQ - crashed on takeoff overnight at Pt Mugu Naval Air Station near Santa Barbara, California. The aircraft apparently crashed on takeoff, the three crew got out ok. :eek:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/ventura_county&id=8139154
Peter Agatsiotis
19th May 2011, 02:30 PM
Glad the crew got out okay. A lot of fuel on board (150,000 lbs acc to text) so would have been heavy.
steve k
20th May 2011, 10:47 AM
Seems Omega 707 that crashed was N707AR, not N707MQ!
A McLaughlin
20th May 2011, 12:02 PM
Seems Omega 707 that crashed was N707AR, not N707MQ!

I've heard otherwise but would bow to your superior source Steve. Do you have a link?
steve k
20th May 2011, 12:47 PM
Aviation safety network had it listed as N707MQ, then changed it to N707AR, so I guess the info first provided was incorrect!!! ahh well, still showing as N707AR on the site.
James S.
20th May 2011, 04:36 PM
If it's N707AR, 20029/790, I believe the same bird overran the runway at Sydney back in the late 60's due to being overloaded while flying for Pan Am as 'Clipper Star King'.
Mark Grima
20th May 2011, 05:10 PM
NTSB have it as N707AR.

See link http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2011/110519.html

Cheers

M