Search continues for missing Navy aircraft, 4 aviators

[slabicro]

http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/011106/D8F2AQT80.shtml

 

[SteveG75]

NO speculating boys, let's not let this thread get out of hand.

That said, article does mention that it was T-39 from VT-86, presumably overland. One of my old CO's is now a contractor pilot flying those. Hope his OK.

 

[Schnugg]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/missing.aircraft.ap/index.html

 

[Pugs]

Well, how about a question? Sounds like these guys were going up north for a mountain radar nav hop. I assume the SIDS haven't changed much in the 20 years since I've flown them out of NPA. Going north on a radar route they would generally send us on the one that was out in Mobile Bay as the exit point. Still the same? We had a pretty decent radar in the T-47 and you you often find the oil platform marking the end of the SID on radar.

Whenever I went into NPA inthe fighting drumstick they always vectored us off the student pain inducing SID and on our way before we even headed toward the second point.

 

[Schnugg]

I have no issues with links to news stories being placed here.

But as you can imagine we have a lot of young SNA SNFOs on line with us that are very close to the fire so to speak. So in keeping with SteveG's post I'll keep this thread open to report press reports, but nothing more.

If you must speculate I'll ask you to do it elsewhere.

Any heartburn, PM me.

 

[HighDimension]

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060111/NEWS01/60111002/1006

heres a link from my hometown paper on the situation.

 

[TurnandBurn55]

Prayers for all...

VT-86 certainly could use some good news here... the memory of ROKT 517 being fresh in everyone's heads...

 

[Red2]

http://www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2006/01/11/ap2443604.html

Air Force plane out of Moody ran the route and found nothing.

 

[TurnandBurn55]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-11-navyplane_x.htm

Doesn't sound good...

 

[Fmr1833]

I have no issues with links to news stories being placed here. But as you can imagine we have a lot of young SNA SNFOs on line with us that are very close to the fire so to speak.

Thank you.

 

[CommodoreMid]

I saw that the T-39 is used for navigation training and such, but what NFO pipeline uses it?

 

[TurnandBurn55]

Strike and Strike/Fighter

 

[usnmerritt]

Accidently posted a dup thread on this.....

I just caught wind of it today. God be with them and their families. I hope some answers come soon.

 

[TrunkMonkey]

Thank you.

Ditto

 

[zlerner]

Missing Navy Plane Found In Walker County