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Gerard M

6th February 2009 06:16 PM

USAF C-17 "Wheels Up" landing Bagram Air Base.

First accident of its type.

http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photo...-1234X-001.jpg

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/20...agram_020409w/

NickN

9th February 2009 08:44 AM

The article seem to imply the crew forgot to lower the gear..... hard to imagine that would be the case.

Stephen B

9th February 2009 09:49 AM

According to the second link above the last wheels up landing by a USAF aircraft was May 2006. A B1-B bellied in at Diego Garcia after the crew failed to perform the prelanding checklist, ignored various warning lights, and switched off the alarm horn.

Be interesting to hear the CVR from that one!

NickN

9th February 2009 09:55 AM

Well trained crew huh, ignoring warning lights and alarms, switching them off.

America's finest!

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