Fact check: Air Force C-17 seen in video at Kabul airport was real
Aug 20, 2021 · Evacuations started on Aug. 14, a day before Taliban fighters seized Kabul, according to Army Maj. Gen. William Taylor. Videos of a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane have …
How Did Afghans Hang Onto A USAF C-17 Leaving Kabul?
Tom Demerly of TheAviationist.com takes a quick look at a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to try to understand more about the tragic deaths of …
Air Force C-17 crew awarded for flying record 823 people out of …
Nov 4, 2022 · Just over a year after taking off with an unprecedented 823 evacuees aboard their C-17 transport jet, the crew of callsign Reach 871 has received one of the U.S. military’s …
Afghan man filmed trying to escape Kabul on side of C-17 during …
Aug 18, 2021 · But in another widely-shared video, an Air Force C-17 aircraft based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington was seen on the ground in Kabul on Sunday with …
Inside Reach 871, A US C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to …
Aug 16, 2021 · A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely evacuated some 640 Afghans from Kabul late Sunday, according to U.S. defense officials and photos obtained by Defense One.
C-17 Crew That Rescued 823 From Afghanistan Awarded …
Nov 4, 2022 · Ten Airmen, including the C-17 crew who flew a record-breaking 823 people to safety during the noncombatant evacuation out of Afghanistan last August, received the …
Airmen awarded for stopping C-17 cockpit assault during Afghan …
Dec 14, 2022 · Heiser and the seven other airmen aboard Reach 651 received the Distinguished Flying Cross at Travis Air Force Base, California on Friday for their efforts during the …
Kabul Evacuation Flight Sets C-17 Record With 823 On Board
Aug 20, 2021 · The Aug. 15 C-17 evacuation flight from Kabul set a new record—by far—for the number of passengers carried on a Globemaster III flight at 823 people, a dramatic rise from …
C-17: The US military plane carrying Afghans to safety - BBC
Aug 22, 2021 · On 15 August, as the Taliban entered the Afghan capital, Kabul, a US Air Force plane safely evacuated 823 Afghan citizens - including 183 children. The number was a record …
C-17 carrying passengers out of Afghanistan > Air Mobility …
Aug 20, 2021 · A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely transported 823 Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Aug. 15, 2021. The initial count of 640 passengers included …