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US’ refueling plane that crashed in Iraq had no parachutes, six soldiers lost their lives

Following the crash of a US Boeing KC-135 “Stratotanker” refueling jet in Iraq on Thursday (March ...
Defense One

Aircrew who died in KC-135 crash likely lacked parachutes

Six crew members killed aboard a KC-135 that crashed in Iraq on Thursday—the most recent casualties of the war on Iran—likely had no parachutes, which were removed from the venerable tanker aircraft ...
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Plane Parachutes Repurposed: Cirrus Aircraft's Sustainable Style

Among other things, US manufacturer Cirrus Aircraft is known for the fact that some of its planes, namely those from the SR series, are fitted with a ballistic parachute. This, in the event of an ...
Opinion

Disaster in the Sky: Old Planes, Inexperienced Pilots—and No More Parachutes

Captain Mark Tyler Voss, 27, Captain Victoria Pinckney, 27, and Technical Sergeant Herman “Tre” Mackey III, 30, were the first airmen killed in a KC-135 crash since the Air Force stripped the ...
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KC-135 Goes Down in Western Iraq After Mid-Air Incident During Operation Epic Fury

The KC-135 was reportedly lost after an incident involving another aircraft in friendly airspace over western Iraq; the second aircraft landed safely. A KC-135 was lost during Operation Epic Fury, U.S ...
ABC7

Man flung from aircraft onto tailplane in dramatic skydiving mishap

QUEENSLAND, Australia -- Dramatic video from Australia shows a skydiver's reserve parachute becoming snagged on a plane wing mid-air over Queensland. The video was released on Thursday, December 11 as ...