Coalition passenger jet crash lands near #Erbil pic.twitter.com/RDgAoyBycv— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) March 5, 2016
Washington Post: An advanced U.S. Army reconnaissance aircraft crash-landed in a field outside of Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan on Saturday morning.
A statement from the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq confirmed the crash as an “off-airport emergency landing in a field northwest of Irbil.” None of the four passengers were injured, and the aircraft has been secured by U.S. and Kurdish forces. According to the statement, “the cause of the crash is under investigation but initial reports rule out the prospect of hostile action.”
Footage taken at the scene showed little damage to the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air, as it appears to have slid on its fuselage, warping the propellers and snapping one of the wings. Local reports from the Kurdish news organization Rudaw said the aircraft crashed near the town of Kawrgosk — roughly six miles from Irbil’s international airport. According to Rudaw, the crash site was secured by U.S. military personnel, and the passengers were evacuated by helicopter. Pictures posted to social media show the downed aircraft surrounded by what appears to be well-armed special operations forces.
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WNU Editor: With reports that the offensive to retake Mosul will occur soon .... it should then surprise no one that the U.S. is trying to grab as much intelligence as possible. As to the above video .... those are American soldiers protecting the plane .... which should tell everyone that this plane must be containing some sensitive equipment.
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/mc-12-liberty.htm
Did DAESH get off a lucky shot?
http://spioenkop.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-islamic-state-going-diy-122mm-d-30.html
Belly landing, no landing gear down, in a field that the plane is perfectly capable of taking off and landing on,
Probably just a mechanical failure.
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