Posted on 05/31/2014 7:19:16 PM PDT by kristinn
BEDFORD, Mass. (WHDH) - Bedford Police confirmed that a plane crashed at Hanscom Air Force Base Saturday night.
(Excerpt) Read more at whdh.com ...
Just curious. How should they move from base to base? Their commands are not located at one airfield. Even in the Army I know Brigade commanders who fly all over the place to be with their troops.
several twitter posts say 7 were on board
there was an unconfirmed twitter report of three crew which would imply a flight attendant was aboard - could be a charter...
press conf
7 on board
no info on cond of crew or passengers
addl briefings as info becomes available, at this time airport remains closed
OK...in other words no new info. Yet. (Local authorities may issue names of passengers, it was said earlier)
bump
“you don’t get a lot of . . .advanced military stuff at Hanscom”
Actually, you do, or you did, maybe not a lot, but more than you’d think. So advanced it’s not in production yet. There’s an Air Force/DOD research laboratory right next to it.
The AF also provides air travel service for high government civilian officials, those planes aren’t just for Generals.
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Right. I recall that when Nancy P. was Speaker, she had an AF jet that flew her from DC to SF every Friday and then back to DC on Monday. She also, supposedly, “required” wine and chocolate covered strawberries on the flights. ....Read somewhere that the AF crews hated her, just like the AF-1 crews hated Hillary. Both women are bossy and demanding.
Boehner flies commercial between DC and OH, plus return.
I saw 2 of those coming out of Eglin AFB today
You know what I mean.
Air Force ping.
that’s what AF1 should be, not some multi billion with a B boondoggle.
Trying to find more details. Someone posted the following on the Ch 7 Boston site, 2 hrs ago:
>>tail number N121JM, came out of New Castle DE to Atlantic City, then to Hanscom earlier today, was assumed to be going back to Atlantic City ( I
couldn’t find a filed flight plan) and then there was a filed plan fromAtlantic City back to New Castle that is showing delayed THe source of the tail number was LiveATC’s zulu minus 5 hr audio archive for KBED tower for 930 local to 10 local time, flight data from Flightaware dot com
The Gulf Stream is a beautiful airplane originally made by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, (thence Grumman Aerospace) the company many members of my family - and myself - worked for years ago, on Long Island, New York.
Grumman is now Northrup-Grumman.
I do realize many of you know this.
I frequently drive Rt 128 and see the types of aircraft coming and going at Hanscom. Most is single engine prop. Like 90 percent.
Seven people died when a plane ran off the runway on takeoff and burst into flames in a horrific crash last night at Hanscom Field in Bedford, authorities said.
"I'm sorry to report that there were no survivors," said Sharon Williams, director of the airport. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and their loved ones.”
Williams said families were being notified early this morning.
The Gulfstream IV twin-jet plane was headed to Atlantic City when it apparently ran off Runway 11last night at 9:40 and erupted in flames, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The airport was closed as police officers and firefighters from Bedford, Lexington and Burlington responded to the scene, along with a hazardous materials team. Towering flames could be seen in a wooded area next to the airfield immediately after the crash, and smoke was still billowing from the wreckage two hours later. Firefighters worked into the night to douse the flames. “I saw a cloud of smoke and flames coming from the plane,” said nearby resident Jeff Patterson. “After that I saw a couple of fire engines go across the flight line to put it out.”
It was a private plane,
according to Massachusetts Port Authority spokesman Richard Walsh. The plane was headed to
Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey, Peters said. Williams thanked first responders and other authorities at an early morning press conference and then returned to the still active scene. She didn't take any questions. Massport, which operates Hanscom Field, had no information on the cause of the crash, Walsh said. The plane was on property in Bedford, officials said. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, said Peters, and the NTSB will determine the cause.
see above post for more info; 7 dead
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