C-17 landing in Chengdu

usaf0314

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wait i just spotted the difference, the first 3 pictures are from Travis AFB, while the one surrounded by chinese crowd is from Hickam. from my knowledge only 1 C-17 went to China during SiChuan earthquake, if they did send more it would be from the same wing.
 
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siegecrossbow

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Quite recently a guy from FY photographed what appeared to be a C-17 flying in the air. The photo was too blurry for him to ascertain whether it was a C-17.
 
usaf0314

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siegecrossbow said:
Quite recently a guy from FY photographed what appeared to be a C-17 flying in the air. The photo was too blurry for him to ascertain whether it was a C-17.
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I've heard discussion on the matter of if China should let the USAF use Chengdu as a stopping point for C-17s heading over to Afghanistan on Military Observation Room (军情观察室) a while back. but i never knew they actually did it.
 
Finn McCool

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I'd like to see a similar exchange with PLAAF aircraft in the US, but I'm sure that there's plenty of people in politics and the media who would make all sorts of ruckus about "Obama allowing Chinese military agents into our country!!!" so the leadership wouldn't be interested.
 
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bd popeye said:
Here's the real story on those photos..They are from 2008 earthquake relief..

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Thanks for the extra source, but like usaf0314 pointed out later, it's different.

It took at least 2 days for this intel to reach SDF huh? While I can not authenticate the story behind, one version (for China is so "generous" to having US have some sort ot "operation" around) is that this C-17 is doing the duty of transport back the bodies of navy seals who shot down in Afghanistan not too long ago, back to US, through quickest passage. While C-17 on Chengdu, just land for refuel, and took off right on the spot.

To put it fair, this kind of "arrangement" would be the most "OK" scenario for China to allow US military assets utilizing her domain, for some military related tasks. China never formally making "military grade" support for US's war on terror in any direction (don't care who you bombs, just don't ask my help).

Honor detail (is that a correct word?) sounds like something else, I guess this is one of the reason why the C-17 uses Sichuan civilian airport. (well another reason is cause J-20 uses the military air field, we ain't that "buddy" yet.)
 
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Red___Sword said:
Thanks for the extra source, but like usaf0314 pointed out later, it's different.

It took at least 2 days for this intel to reach SDF huh? While I can not authenticate the story behind, one version (for China is so "generous" to having US have some sort ot "operation" around) is that this C-17 is doing the duty of transport back the bodies of navy seals who shot down in Afghanistan not too long ago, back to US, through quickest passage. While C-17 on Chengdu, just land for refuel, and took off right on the spot.

To put it fair, this kind of "arrangement" would be the most "OK" scenario for China to allow US military assets utilizing her domain, for some military related tasks. China never formally making "military grade" support for US's war on terror in any direction (don't care who you bombs, just don't ask my help).

Honor detail (is that a correct word?) sounds like something else, I guess this is one of the reason why the C-17 uses Sichuan civilian airport. (well another reason is cause J-20 uses the military air field, we ain't that "buddy" yet.)
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Why would the US want to fly planes from afeganistan to america going east ? its farther than going west. Besides, from kabul to chengdu, its 3279 km. C-17´s has a range of 4400 km. Why would C-17 refuel at that point, knowing that there are a lot of airports in this region ahead?

I dont think that there has been any USAF aircraft in china since sichuan disaster (except air force one). If so, we would have know.
 
bd popeye

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^^^^ Correct Kroko. Those killed in the CH-47 that was shot down in Afghanistan remains were flown into Dover AFB Delaware.

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President Obama made an unannounced trip to Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, today to pay tribute to the 30 U.S. troops killed over the weekend in Afghanistan.

Two transport planes brought home the remains of the 30 servicemen, who were killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down on Saturday. The crash was the deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war.

Mr. Obama paid his respects to the fallen servicemen on both C-17 transport planes and then spent about 70 minutes meeting informally with the troops' family members, offering his condolences for their loss and his deep gratitude for their sacrifice and service. About 250 family members and fellow servicemen and women of the fallen were at Dover for the ceremony.

Due to the catastrophic nature of the crash, the remains of the troops are still being identified. The Armed Forces Mortuary Affairs Office at Dover will make a positive identification through DNA, dental records and fingerprints.

"The crash they were in was so horrific and the state of remains such that there was no easy way to see this was this person or this was that person," said Van Williams, the public affairs chief for the Dover mortuary affairs office.

The casualties included 22 Navy SEALs, most of whom were members of SEAL Team 6 -- the counterterrorism unit that carried out the mission to find Osama Bin Laden. None of those involved in the Bin Laden raid were among the dead Saturday, U.S. officials have said.
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