P-3 DOWN

John Szalay wrote in
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"Alan Erskine" wrote in
news:AkvLk.7526$sc2.987@
Just guessing..for lack of futher data..

Most likly an EP-3E ARIES [Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated
Electronics
System] bird..

Ahhh... That would explain it.




Mo
appears it MAY BE a P-3C of Recon Wing 5, ( VP-8, VP-10 or VP-26 )

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...reconwing5.htm
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BRUNSWICK ME,— For the first time in more than 30 years, a Brunswick
Naval Air Station-based plane crashed Tuesday, as a P-3 Orion missed a
runway in Afghanistan and was destroyed.

There were no fatalities in the crash, and only one crew member
suffered a minor injury.

John James, public affairs Officer at the Brunswick base, said Tuesday
he couldn't divulge which patrol squadron the plane belonged to, nor
the name of the crew member who was injured.

"It was a Wing 5 aircraft deployed to Bagram in support of Operation
Enduring Freedom," James told The Times Record. "The aircraft overshot
the runway at Bagram Airfield. The right main landing gear collapsed
and both right engines then caught fire. The Bagram Airfield fire
department responded immediately and distinguished the fire.

"All of the crew exited the left side of the airplane and there was
only one minor injury, which was a sprained ankle," he continued.

An American Forces Press Service report from Afghanistan claims that
the injured crew member was treated at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at
the Bagram location. The report also said the crash is still under
investigation.


Wait a minute. Did the article actually say this:

"The Bagram Airfield fire department responded immediately and
distinguished the fire."

Distinguished?!! I wonder who is handling editing up in Maine these
days.

Sure glad the crew got out okay from such a distinguished crash.

Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson wrote in n
"The Bagram Airfield fire department responded immediately and
distinguished the fire."

Distinguished?!! I wonder who is handling editing up in Maine these
days.

Sure glad the crew got out okay from such a distinguished crash.

Gary Anderson


Cut and paste right from the article,

I don't write em!

Why was a P-3 in a land-locked country?
Best Aircraft for the job.

The press is known for misidentifying aircraft types. The P-3 many have
been an EP-3.

Actually, the planes are from Brunswick therefore it was not an ARIES Orion.
The NASB public affairs spokesperson was vague on which squadron owned the
plane. One of two scenarios could be the case.

First possibility is a P3C Anti-Surface Warfare Improvement Program (AIP)
aircraft belonging to either VP 8, 10 or 26. This new mission is one of the
reasons the name of the wing was changed from simply "patrol wing" to
"patrol and reconnaissance wing" in the mid-nineties. The other possibility,
and might explain why no mention of the squadron is the plane belongs to
VPU-1, a special patrol projects unit homeported at Brunswick the Navy
prefers to acknowledge as little as possible.