Bobo sends us the link to a story in Fox News that reports the sad news that three airmen were killed in a U-28 single-engine turboprop aircraft which crashed during a training flight in New Mexico.
The airmen were assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron, an operational flying squadron part of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.
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The 318th was activated in 2008 under Air Force Special Operations Command to provide “battlefield mobility for our special operations forces,” according to then-Col. Timothy Leahy, the former wing commander. The unit is tasked to “fly a variety of light and medium aircraft known as Non-Standard Aviation,” according to a service release. The squadron operates PC-12 aircraft — designated as the U-28A in the Air Force — for intra-theater airlift missions, the release said.
Because training for war can be as deadly as the war.
Rest in peace.
R.I.P Air Commandos. Prayers for your families.
I just read about this. What a loss and waste.
God’s grace and mercy with you and your families, soldiers.
This is sad news, our condolences to their families and friends. They will indeed be missed by all of us whether we knew them or not.
Rest In Peace. Any Training loss at all is one too many.
Sad news.
Rest In Peace, Airmen.
May God bless you and your families, you are all heroes in my book.
Rest in Peace Airman!
Fair winds and following seas, Airmen.
Rest easy, Airmen. Prayers for you and your loved ones.
Gone too soon. Rest in peace.
May you all be lifted up to the heavens on the wings of eagles.
RIP
Rest in peace, men.
May God comfort your surviving family and friends.
RIP Airmen.
From the son of a former Air Force Pilot, I send my deepest condolences to their families. Tragic under any and all circumstances… Rest In Peace.
Rest in Peace
Sadness