Narrative:
A US-military MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft flying a nighttime mission crashed in eastern Afghanistan. Two coalition servicemembers and a civilian working with the military were killed. There are no indications that the aircraft was brought down by enemy fire, said a defense official.
Janes.com reported on January 16 that the airplane may have been a US Army special mission platform instead of a USAF MC-12W. It would have been a Beechcraft King Air 300 Medium-Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (MARSS).
» NATO
» Janes.com
» Scramble.nl
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Friday 10 January 2014 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 300 King Air (MARSS) |
| Operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | N195AE |
| MSN: | FA-195 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Eastern Afghanistan ( Afghanistan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A US-military MC-12 reconnaissance aircraft flying a nighttime mission crashed in eastern Afghanistan. Two coalition servicemembers and a civilian working with the military were killed. There are no indications that the aircraft was brought down by enemy fire, said a defense official.
Janes.com reported on January 16 that the airplane may have been a US Army special mission platform instead of a USAF MC-12W. It would have been a Beechcraft King Air 300 Medium-Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (MARSS).
Sources:
» ABC» NATO
» Janes.com
» Scramble.nl
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