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W/O 9-26-2006 USAF Boeing KC-135R 63-8886 CN 18734 LN T0717 . #228523617
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W/O 9-26-2006 USAF Boeing KC-135R 63-8886 CN 18734 LN T0717 . Taken in September 2006 .8886 converted to KC-135R. With 376th AEW, 92nd ARW, landed at ManasIAP, Kyrgistan Sep 26, 2006 and stopped at intersection ofactive runway and a taxiway, its crew having apparently misunderstoodinstructions from air traffic control and the crew`s responsewas also misunderstood by the tower. KC-135R was then struckby Tu-154M EX-85718 which had been cleared for takeoff. TheTu-154M lost 6 feet from its right wingtip but was able tocomplete its takeoff and return for an emergency landing.
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