US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, up to 9 dead, 27 January 2020

[gregjrichards]

An Ariana Afghan Airlines plane has crashed in the central Ghazi region in Afghanistan, officials have said.

The passenger plane had 83 people on board when it crashed, local media said.

Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor's office in Ghazni city, said: 'A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline, has crashed in the Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1:10 p.m. local time.'

The number of casualties was unclear, a second official told Reuters.

Boeing plane carrying 83 people crashes in Afghanistan | Daily Mail Online

I hope there are survivors and the plane wasn't shot down.

 

[gregjrichards]

Afghanistan plane crash: Jet crashes in Taliban area 'killing all on board'

No-one knows who owned the plane that crashed and exploded into flames in Taliban territory in remote and mountainous Deh Yak district, south-west of Kabul

Plane crashes in Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan 'killing all on board'

 

[LadyL]

really strange mix of different versions
is everybody lying?

 

[Richrd]

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+++ Fiery Crash of US Air Force Plane +++

Deh Yak District, Afghanistan
Monday, 27 January 2020

Bombardier E-11A (Global Express)
United States Air Force - USAF
(Tail # 11-9358)

1)) Air Force Magzine:
E-11A Crashes in Afghanistan - Air Force Magazine
"The tail of the aircraft is largely intact, with the tail markings of the Air Combat Command Seal, Tail number 11-9358,
and USAF Roundel clearly visible."

2)) Aviation Safety Net # 20200127-1:
ASN Aircraft accident Bombardier E-11A (Global Express) 11-9358 Deh Yak district

3)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
US Air Force Plane Crash - Afghanistan - Google Search
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CVR = Cockpit Voice Recorder
FDR = Flight Data Recorder
Fly High = Condolences
ME = Medical Examiner
RIP = Rest In Peace = Condolence
TOX = Toxicology - Foreign Substances in Body

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[Vail]

An Ariana Afghan Airlines plane has crashed in the central Ghazi region in Afghanistan, officials have said.

The passenger plane had 83 people on board when it crashed, local media said.

Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor's office in Ghazni city, said: 'A Boeing plane belonging to the Ariana Afghan Airline, has crashed in the Sado Khel area of Deh Yak district of Ghazni province around 1:10 p.m. local time.'

The number of casualties was unclear, a second official told Reuters.

Boeing plane carrying 83 people crashes in Afghanistan | Daily Mail Online

I hope there are survivors and the plane wasn't shot down.

Definitely avoid the daily mail on this one. They have corrected their headline to state up to 9 dead.

Here is a good NPR article with updates U.S. Plane Goes Down In Afghanistan, Prompting Wave Of Questions, Contradictions

 

[gregjrichards]

Definitely avoid the daily mail on this one. They have corrected their headline to state up to 9 dead.

Here is a good NPR article with updates U.S. Plane Goes Down In Afghanistan, Prompting Wave Of Questions, Contradictions

I’m really sorry for the confusion I caused.

 

[Vern]

I’m really sorry for the confusion I caused.

Not your doing; it's a war zone. I don't know a sole who'd expect accurate initial reporting from a war zone.

There was an Ariana Afghan Airlines plane on similar flight path at the time and a total of two Ariana Afghan Airlines plane in the air at the time of the crash. Local assumptions were that it must be the one on the similar path ergo how the pax info came out. Meantime, both those flights end up checking in as safe and accounted for so "no one knows who owned the plane" then hits the airwaves.

Everyone else comes to find out it's actually a US civ-modified comms aircraft (I guarantee the US knew that immediately) - the rest of us had to wait for the footage of it to come out showing the roundel before the US would confirm it as one of theirs.

Having seen some planes the Taliban actually did shoot down, I'm not seeing that here. They may be claiming so, but I'm just not seeing the type of damage I'd expect to see. Doesn't mean they didn't, just means that the Taliban like to claim these kinds of things when it's the US or a NATO ally, so I'm not holding my breath on that.

Fog of war. Nothing to do with you or the Daily mail; it's just what happens with most initial media accounts (and it was the local media who put it out there and the DM just picked that up) even more so given it's a hell of a place to be.

My prayers and condolences to the service persons lost and to their families. "Lest we forget - For honour and country."

 

[JerseyGirl]

I updated the title to, let me know if it should read something else. Thanks

US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, up to 9 dead, 27 January 2020

 

[weepingangel]

Two bodies recovered from downed US military aircraft in Afghanistan - CNNPolitics

 

[Richrd]

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+++ Both US Air Force Plane
Crash Victims Identified +++

Deh Yak District, Afghanistan
Monday, 27 January 2020

Bombardier E-11A (Global Express)
United States Air Force - USAF
(Tail # 11-9358)

4)) Aljazeera dot Com:
Pentagon identifies 2 US airmen killed in Afghanistan plane crash

5)) Air Force Magazine:
DOD Identifies Airmen Killed in E-11 Crash - Air Force Magazine

6)) Aviation Safety Net # 20200127-1:
ASN Aircraft accident Bombardier E-11A (Global Express) 11-9358 Deh Yak district

7)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
US Air Force Plane Crash - Afghanistan - Google Search
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Capt. = Captain - Pay Grade O-3
CVR = Cockpit Voice Recorder
DoD = Department of Defense
FDR = Flight Data Recorder
Fly High = Condolences
Lt. Col. = Lieutenant Colonel - Pay Grade O-5
ME = Medical Examiner
RIP = Rest In Peace = Condolence
TOX = Toxicology - Foreign Substances in Body
USAF = United States Air Force
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Their Supreme Sacrifice
to Preserve Our Freedom.​

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