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4 (initially 1) Survivors. 0 (initially 1) On July 28, 2010, a C-17 Globemaster III transport plane of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, while practicing for a flight display at the upcoming Arctic Thunder Air Show. All four crew members on board were killed. It is the only fatal accident of a C-17 aircraft.
Summary. Description 2010 Alaska USAF C-17 crash report.pdf. English: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD REPORT for the 2010 crash of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (tail number 00-0173) at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Date.
File:JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – wreckage of 3rd Wing C-17 Globemaster III.jpg
Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II . It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Eleventh Air Force (11 AF), the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other tenant units. In 2010, it was amalgamated with nearby Fort Richardson ...
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