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.
Air Force: C-17 Crew Not at Fault in Deaths of Afghan Civilians ...
Jun 13, 2022 · The crew of a C-17 did nothing to cause the deaths of Afghan civilians who tried to cling to the jet when it took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in August 2021, the Air Force said June 13.
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 hundreds of Afghans running...
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 since gone viral, showing...
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 Distinguished Flying Cross on Nov. 1.
Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People …
Aug 20, 2021 · The U.S. Air Force has corrected the record about just how many Afghan evacuees a heroic aircrew out of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware packed onto their C-17A Globemaster III in Kabul on Sunday night.
C-17 Crew Cleared After Civilians Clinging to Plane Fell to Their ...
Jun 13, 2022 · Last year, jarring footage of civilians clinging to the side of a U.S. C-17 Globemaster III and then falling to their deaths at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 16 circulated...
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 highest...
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 the initially reported number on the flight.
It Really Was 800+ Afghans on That Plane. They Forgot to Count …
Aug 20, 2021 · The iconic photo of Reach 871, the packed U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane, touched people around the world—and highlighted the dire situation now facing Afghans.
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