KC-135 Boom-Down Emergency Landing Was Result Of Incident With B-1 © Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly O'Connor
Warzone/The Drive: KC-135 Boom-Down Emergency Landing Was Result Of Incident With B-1
A B-1 bomber and a KC-135 tanker made emergency landings on Guam and in Japan after a refueling incident high over the Pacific.
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that an incident on Saturday that left a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker with its boom broken and prompted an emergency landing at Yokota Air Base in Japan, also forced a B-1B bomber to divert to Andersen Air Force Base on Guam. Both aircraft were able to get on the ground safely at the respective bases and there were no reported injuries as a result of the incident.
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Update: B-1 bomber diverts to Guam after air refueling incident, Pacific Air Forces says (Stars and Stripes)
WNU Editor: That must have been quite an "incident".
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