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4. Remember, these planes carry no parachutes or ejection systems

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 10:48 AM

22 hrs ago

You cannot bail out of a KC-135. They were doomed.

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So what happened? Johnny2X2X 22 hrs ago #3

Sounds to me like the KC135 was trying to refuel another plane and there Liberal In Texas 21 hrs ago #5

Other plane was also a KC-135 Prairie Gates 21 hrs ago #7

Mid-air collision VMA131Marine 21 hrs ago #6

Remember, these planes carry no parachutes or ejection systems obamanut2012 22 hrs ago #4