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2014-01-11 Afghanistan
USAF MC-12 recce bird goes down in AFG
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Posted by Besoeker 2014-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ]  Top

#1 MC-12 is mil version of Cessna Queen Air. very good civilian safety record.
Condolences and prayers for victims and their families. Hope the cause was truly not enemy action.
Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-01-11 11:47||   2014-01-11 11:47|| Front Page Top

#2 A highly reliable and effective recce platform. Backseaters became very, very proficient early-on, at detecting anomalies in Iraq. It would be difficult to say how many soldiers and Marines lives were saved.
Posted by Besoeker 2014-01-11 11:59||   2014-01-11 11:59|| Front Page Top

#3 MC-12 is mil version of Cessna Queen Air.

Actually, I believe it's based on the Beechcraft Super King Air, but I could be mistaken.
Posted by Secret Asian Man 2014-01-11 18:22||   2014-01-11 18:22|| Front Page Top

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