Message posted by lone wolf on July 10, 2007 at 0:12:05 PST:

The USAF owns the aircraft, i.e. it is not a contract service. The plane landed when the airport tower was closed, which is still allowed, though Nellis control issues a warning if a pilot wants to land at the TTR when it is unattended.

Really, I see no reason to consider this anything but a tragedy. Note that in the past the USAF passenger planes have not been forced to meet civilian standards until "something happens." The crash of the flight with Ron Brown aboard is a good example.

In Reply to: Re: Janet Beech that crashed enroute from A51 to TTR posted by Ron on July 09, 2007 at 23:30:39 PST:

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