American planes fell into the sea when refueling off the coast of Japan

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Another incident with the American aviation occurred in the area of ​​one of the US military bases in Japan. This time, an F / A-18 fighter-bomber collided with a KC-130 tanker. Both aircraft carried out a training flight with refueling in the air. An air tanker took off from the American military base Ivakuni in Japanese territory.

American planes fell into the sea when refueling off the coast of Japan




Both aircraft after the collision, according to some, fell into the water about 320 km from the same base. It is known that a total of seven people were aboard two planes, five of which were in KC-130.

According to the latest data, a collision was made during the refueling of the F / A-18. The media stated that the pilot dropped the speed to a critical point, and the tanker “caught up” with him in the air. This information is not officially confirmed. There is no data about whether the refueling was real or whether it was a training imitation of it. This would provide information about a possible large-scale spill of fuel into the sea.

In the official Twitter of the United States Navy, it is stated that one of the victims of the collision was found. He was taken to the hospital. The fate of the other six people at the moment remains unknown.

Earlier in Japan, protests were often held, due to the fact that the command of the US bases could not provide security during flight operations, which poses a threat to civilians.
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  1. Sarmat Sanych Rank
    Sarmat Sanych
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    6 December 2018 05: 59
    Everything is logical, the Indians are ruining their military service almost every week, this year about 35 American military planes and helicopters have already crashed. Meanwhile, in Tseevrop, the trousers were lowered as a sign of mourning.
    1. Evdokim Rank
      Evdokim
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      6 December 2018 06: 33
      Quote: Sarmat Sanych
      This year, about 35 US military aircraft and helicopters have already crashed.

      For the Pentagon, these are seeds, they have such a budget that they can kill a hundred. As the saying goes, this good will still be bought.good
      . Meanwhile, in Tseevrop, the trousers were lowered as a sign of mourning.

      They turned to the forest before, and back to the USA, and expressed deep condolences. crying
      1. Sarmat Sanych Rank
        Sarmat Sanych
        +9
        6 December 2018 07: 35
        What is their budget? There, only 10-15% of the total amount allocated to Pontagon is spent on the purchase of equipment, so this is a tangible loss. Well and the most important thing - you will not return the six dead military specialists with any money.
      2. lukewarm Rank
        lukewarm
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        7 December 2018 15: 10
        Quote: Evdokim
        and back to USA, and expressed deep condolences.

        I’m embarrassed to suggest how ... They emitted a stench?
    2. Vasyan1971 Rank
      Vasyan1971
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      6 December 2018 06: 57
      Quote: Sarmat Sanych
      This year, about 35 US military aircraft and helicopters have already crashed.

      King has a lot.
    3. uav80 Rank
      uav80
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      6 December 2018 07: 29
      They have no problems with iron, problems with a shortage of pilots, if in May the program to return retired pilots to service officially started in the US Air Force.
      1. figwam Rank
        figwam
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        6 December 2018 09: 12
        These are serious losses for US aviation.
  2. ANCIENT Rank
    ANCIENT
    +25
    6 December 2018 06: 00
    bought the rights to the car, and they were put in the cockpit? belay No condolences from me THIS-received what they deserve-it is for the bombing of the civilian population of Syria and other countries.
    1. depressant Rank
      depressant
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      6 December 2018 08: 18
      And what are these "specialists" doing in Japan! This is in addition to Syria and further down the list ... I do not mind either planes or "specialists".
      1. Nyrobsky Rank
        Nyrobsky
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        6 December 2018 10: 22
        Quote: depressant
        And what are these "specialists" doing in Japan! This is in addition to Syria and further down the list ... I do not mind either planes or "specialists".

        Surely in Japan itself there will be quite a few "sympathizers" who will write in a notebook: - "Minus two planes and 6 invaders!"
  3. Moore Rank
    Moore
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    6 December 2018 06: 04
    Earlier in Japan, protests were often held, due to the fact that the command of the US bases could not provide security during flight operations, which poses a threat to civilians.

    They put a bolt from the alignment of the Hoover Dam to the opinion of the occupied protestors.
    1. gunnerminer
      gunnerminer
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      6 December 2018 06: 32
      Protests for half an hour, with a banner. not considered.
  4. Graz Rank
    Graz
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    6 December 2018 06: 06
    give THREE please! crying
  5. Sands Careers General Rank
    Sands Careers General
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    6 December 2018 06: 13
    The fall continues, let them continue in the same spirit))
  6. Vladimirets Rank
    Vladimirets
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    6 December 2018 06: 17
    Morning invigorates. winked
  7. Aaron Zawi Rank
    Aaron Zawi
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    6 December 2018 06: 27
    A serious accident. Losing a tanker is not a fighter.
    1. Ross xnumx Rank
      Ross xnumx
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      6 December 2018 06: 37
      Quote: Aaron Zawi
      A serious accident. Losing a tanker is not a fighter.

      Comrades, I should have been in his place!

      If you don’t stop flying to bomb Syria, you will! wink
    2. rotmistr60 Rank
      rotmistr60
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      6 December 2018 06: 37
      I agree with you and the sacrifices are considerable for peacetime. On the other hand, no one called them to this region, but came themselves following the results of 2 MV. Their ship defiantly passed by the Peter the Great Gulf, in order to probably show its "coolness" of the Pacific Fleet. The guys are completely and strenuously begged for trouble.
  8. Hole puncher Rank
    Hole puncher
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    6 December 2018 06: 34
    Filling the hose cone is extremely difficult and dangerous, which confirms this disaster. Terrible losses ...
    1. abrakadabre Rank
      abrakadabre
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      6 December 2018 08: 00
      Filling the hose cone is extremely difficult and dangerous, which confirms this disaster.
      Do they use a cone? It seems that they have a rigid rod with wings there. Or not?
      1. Meliodous Rank
        Meliodous
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        6 December 2018 09: 13
        In the air force - a rod, in kmp - a cone, such a tradition. Tankers are equipped with both.
        1. Andrey Yuryevich Rank
          Andrey Yuryevich
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          6 December 2018 13: 10
          Quote: Meliodous
          In the air force - a rod, in kmp - a cone, such a tradition. Tankers are equipped with both.

          here, with a fragment flew ...
  9. Vasyan1971 Rank
    Vasyan1971
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    6 December 2018 06: 53
    "Earlier in Japan, protests were often held related to the fact that the command of the US bases could not ensure the safety of flights, which poses a threat to civilians."
    A sense of something. Vae victis!
  10. Declarant Rank
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    6 December 2018 07: 00
    Well, that’s never a pity ... planes. Of course, people are a little sorry. But no one called them there.
  11. Yngvar Rank
    Yngvar
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    6 December 2018 07: 04
    Let them train at home! On cats! The sea is still dirtied by the bastards ... Where is the "green pis"?
  12. kdakda Rank
    kdakda
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    6 December 2018 07: 27
    Fall on your health, the news will be at least pleasant.
  13. alekc75 Rank
    alekc75
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    6 December 2018 07: 41
    it’s dangerous for them to fly. Better to sit at home at the bases.
  14. faiver Rank
    faiver
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    6 December 2018 07: 45
    Anything happens while studying ...
  15. sgr291158 Rank
    sgr291158
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    6 December 2018 08: 07
    Which have not be avoided. So such pilots.
  16. Ros 56 Rank
    Ros 56
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    6 December 2018 08: 16
    An interesting movie is how a tanker could catch up with a fighter if he himself had to approach the tanker from the back for refueling. They have a relatively tight connection during refueling, unlike ours, providing greater freedom of movement of aircraft relative to each other.
    1. NN52 Rank
      NN52
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      6 December 2018 09: 33
      It is unclear which refueling option was practiced (bar or cone), but night refueling is one of the most difficult elements of preparation ..
      Most likely they jumped from f-18, but it’s unlikely that they will
      1. pvv113 Rank
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        6 December 2018 15: 32
        After the collision they might not have jumped out.
      2. Reserve buildbat Rank
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        6 December 2018 15: 42
        This is F-18, so the cone. they have a barbell in the Air Force refuel
    2. voffchik7691 Rank
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      6 December 2018 10: 41
      ROS 56
      "An interesting movie, how a tanker could catch up with a fighter, if he himself has to approach the tanker from behind to refuel"

      Maybe they worked out a new technique - refueling from a fighter? :-)
  17. K-50 Rank
    K-50
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    6 December 2018 08: 20
    the pilot slowed down to a critical point, and the tanker “caught up” him in the air.

    With us, on the contrary, the pilot is catching up with a refueling aircraft. But at these pin dosniks even here everything is turned upside down.
    Well tuuppyyeeee !!! fool laughing
    1. Ros 56 Rank
      Ros 56
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      6 December 2018 13: 02
      And they, too, come up from behind, just watched before noon, as striped ones fill up. Everything from the f-22 fighter to the B-52, all who take fuel, come from behind, and the refueling bar has a move to the right - to the left and the retractable pipe. Apparently the operator controls it, since he himself is not visible, but the moment of docking is clearly visible.
  18. Comrade Beria Rank
    Comrade Beria
    +3
    6 December 2018 08: 52
    In the correspondence war, Russia, NATO is still being waged. Well, if this trend continues.
    According to the article
    According to recent reports, the collision was allowed during the refueling of F / A-18. The media said that the pilot slowed down to a critical point, and tanker “caught up” him in the air.

    Somehow it’s not clear. It is usually the gas station that catches up.
    1. dzvero Rank
      dzvero
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      6 December 2018 09: 41
      Maybe the fighter pilot didn’t calculate the approach maneuver, cut the tanker and, when trying to correct it, allowed stall and collision.
      Or maybe it was just the "return approach" that was trained - the tanker catches up with the damaged plane (here I am already hypothesizing), but something did not grow together.
      Otherwise, the disaster cannot be explained.
    2. swnvaleria Rank
      swnvaleria
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      6 December 2018 09: 45
      probably wanted to merge the balance, then shove it quietly
  19. aszzz888 Rank
    aszzz888
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    6 December 2018 08: 59
    ... minus two, the roulette wheel continues to spin ...
  20. Paranoid50 Rank
    Paranoid50
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    6 December 2018 09: 33
    Sorry ... Insanely sorry ... The oceans and nature as a whole.
  21. KVU-NSVD Rank
    KVU-NSVD
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    6 December 2018 09: 38
    fell into the water about 320 km from the same base.
    not a fig yourself approximate accuracy. And what served as a reference point?
    1. Ros 56 Rank
      Ros 56
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      6 December 2018 13: 06
      As our school physicist said back in the 70s: plus or minus a tram stop.
  22. Captain45 Rank
    Captain45
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    6 December 2018 09: 39
    "Well, what can I say, gentlemen? Not bad, not bad .... Compared to the same period last year, in the fourth quarter of this year, we achieved a 147% increase in the delivery of scrap metal. The frigate, you know, planes again ... Scrap metal. just rushing ... "(c) From the report of the chief of staff to the US Congress laughing
  23. Conductor Rank
    Conductor
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    6 December 2018 09: 54
    And no one thought that they also scared the fish !!!!
  24. JonnyT Rank
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    6 December 2018 10: 09
    Very curious how the pilot was guided? Not GPS?
  25. Forest Rank
    Forest
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    6 December 2018 10: 35
    "and the tanker plane" caught up "with him in the air" is this something new in the refueling, refueling from behind?
  26. Baloo Rank
    Baloo
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    6 December 2018 11: 23
    The good news is, therefore, the weather is good. Let them fall, not a pity never. There is nothing to kill all over the world with your crap.
  27. Reserve buildbat Rank
    Reserve buildbat
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    6 December 2018 15: 40
    "According to the latest information, the collision was made during the refueling of the F / A-18. The media stated that the pilot dropped the speed to a critical point, and the tanker aircraft" caught up "in the air."
    What kind of nonsense? The tanker flew FOR refilling fu-18? Or just journalism illiteracy blooms and smells?
    But in any case, are they there, pilots from guest workers on the ad dial?
    1. sabakina Rank
      sabakina
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      6 December 2018 18: 58
      Lord Ivan and everyone else! The word / caught up / written in brackets! Was sarcasm at VO quite tight?
      1. Reserve buildbat Rank
        Reserve buildbat
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        6 December 2018 19: 53
        Vyacheslav, and the phrase "the pilot dropped the speed to a critical mark" before "catching up" does not put you on your guard? Or a fighter flying from behind "dropped speed" so that the tanker crashed into its tail, circling the "ball" (40 km - little things for dashing tankers) laughing
  28. blackwater532 Rank
    blackwater532
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    6 December 2018 17: 37
    but most of all they care about whether kerosene got into the ocean. And all environmental disaster is inevitable.
  29. NordUral Rank
    NordUral
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    6 December 2018 17: 46
    It would be normal to sympathize with the flyers, but something does not work out. After all, they flutter closer and closer to our borders, completely beguiled the coast.
  30. jurijsv Rank
    jurijsv
    0
    6 December 2018 17: 49
    Well? -2. And no need to fight. God willing, they will pick themselves up and will not want to fight. Although they themselves never really fought, and when they fought, they received in full. Keep it up!!!!!
  31. jurijsv Rank
    jurijsv
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    6 December 2018 17: 50
    But in reality, again, Russian hackers, perhaps
  32. Dzafdet Rank
    Dzafdet
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    6 December 2018 18: 47
    As you call a plane, so it will fly. Pranksters, Battle lobster .... Just like in a joke about flying ground squirrels over grass ... laughing tongue wassat
  33. NF68 Rank
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    6 December 2018 19: 10
    And then Russia will also be to blame? Or this time Iran?