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Reports: American Refueling Plane Crashes In Kyrgyzstan
NPR, 3 May 2013
An American military refueling plane crashed Friday in Kyrgyzstan, according to that nation's emergencies ministry.
The Associated Press says "there was no immediate word on any casualties."
The AP reports the plane went down about 100 miles west of the U.S.-operated Transit Center at Manas, which states on its website that it has four missions as it supports U.S. operations in nearby Afghanistan: "Air Refueling, Onward Movement, Theater Security Cooperation, and Airlift."
The Manas transit center has previously posted a video that explains its operations. There's no word about the crash yet on either its Facebook or Twitter pages.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...-in-kyrgyzstan
US Military Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan
VOA, 3 May 2013
Kyrgyz officials said Friday that the plane crashed and broke into three pieces in an area near the Central Asian country's border with Kazakhstan. There was no immediate word about casualties.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-mi...n/1653731.html
U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan
CNN, 3 May 2013
Three people were on board, said Bolot Sharshenaliev of the Kyrgyz Emergencies Ministry. A ministry spokeswoman had previously said there were five. The U.S. military didn't give the number of those on the plane and said "the status of the crew is unknown."
The plane was a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft, according to the U.S. 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Transit Center at Manas, near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The crew and aircraft are assigned to the transit center.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/03/world/...ss_mostpopular
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