C-5 Galaxy Crash - Page 2

Oberon · 04-04-06, 10:38 AM

Just read up on Flugtag...yes...I can see why you don't want to go into that, and I don't blame you at all

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 04-05-06, 01:35 PM

yep, the op baby lift crash back in Vietnam was a C-5... only casualties were the people on the cargo deck... same thing here pretty much... the aircrew in the cockpit deck (above the cargo deck) survived...

both were controlled flight into the ground, off the runway, incidents... the baby lift crash probably the result of enemy action (sabotage or surface to air hit)...

this one probably the result of pilots inability to maintain control and flight due to some sorta malfunction... judging from preliminary reports... but it's too early to say for sure...

from what i heard, the aircrew encountered problems and attempted a return to the field... airframe was not a factor, the broken bird is the result of the landing...

high wings and soft (relatively) landing area prevented fuel ignition, thank goodness...

--Mike

04-04-06, 10:38 AM	#16
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Just read up on Flugtag...yes...I can see why you don't want to go into that, and I don't blame you at all

04-05-06, 01:35 PM	#17
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	yep, the op baby lift crash back in Vietnam was a C-5... only casualties were the people on the cargo deck... same thing here pretty much... the aircrew in the cockpit deck (above the cargo deck) survived... both were controlled flight into the ground, off the runway, incidents... the baby lift crash probably the result of enemy action (sabotage or surface to air hit)... this one probably the result of pilots inability to maintain control and flight due to some sorta malfunction... judging from preliminary reports... but it's too early to say for sure... from what i heard, the aircrew encountered problems and attempted a return to the field... airframe was not a factor, the broken bird is the result of the landing... high wings and soft (relatively) landing area prevented fuel ignition, thank goodness... --Mike