E-3 suffers extensive damage while landing at Nellis

Fortunately, all 32 crew evacuated safely.

The “bad period” continues for the USAF. The E-8 incident happened in March, and now this, another high value electronic airplane trashed.

The “note to editors” seems bogus to me, like they are trying to cover-up.

http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123165529

by Charles Ramey
99 ABW Office of Public Affairs

8/29/2009 – NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft was damaged while landing at Nellis Air Force Base late in the evening Friday, Aug. 28.

The aircraft, flown by the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is deployed to Nellis for Red Flag exercise 09-5 and was returning from a mission when the incident occurred. The 32-person crew safely evacuated the aircraft and the subsequent fire was quickly extinguished by Nellis emergency response forces.

The Air Force will convene a formal board to thoroughly investigate and determine the cause of the mishap.

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