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Tanked Escorted By Fighter Jets At SEA

United777 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1648 posts, RR: 1
Posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4620 times:

Looks like 3 fighter jets are escorting a large airplane around SEA. This happened yesterday afternoon. Anybody have any details?

Here is video from KIRO-TV here in Seattle. http://www.kirotv.com/video/15348135/index.html

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OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24896 posts, RR: 60
Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4604 times:

What airline was it ??? Its a DC-10 .

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Airfoilsguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4593 times:

I can't get the video to work. Some one please tell me that thats not a KC-10

[Edited 2008-02-20 09:34:10]

B757capt From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 1236 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4593 times:

Suggest a title change this looks like an air refueling wing........Not a commercial flight.

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Ulfinator From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 311 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 4479 times:

I may have bad eyes but are those F-22s that are with it?

Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5527 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days ago) and read 4325 times:

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It looks like a KC-10 with a trio of F-22's. My guess is that the KC-10 is either out of Fairchild AFB and the F-22's are out of Alaska. Just my guess.

United777 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 1648 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (5 years 3 months 3 days ago) and read 4245 times:

Sorry for the title. I just assumed it was a few fighters escorting a passenger aircraft since the video was taken close to SEA.

Pnwtraveler From Canada, joined Jun 2007, 2046 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 3992 times:

I wonder if this had anything to do with the delivery of the tankers to Italy and/or Japan. I have seen planes fly in formation like that over air shows. Including simulated refueling except at low altitude. Saw Canada's 707's do this with two fighters (can't remember what they were) over Trenton Canadian Forces Base airfield when they used to host the airshow there every two years.

FlyUSCG From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 656 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 3692 times:

Quoting Wedgetail737 (Reply 5):
It looks like a KC-10 with a trio of F-22's. My guess is that the KC-10 is either out of Fairchild AFB and the F-22's are out of Alaska. Just my guess.

Definitley a KC-10, no doubt about it. When the camera zooms in you can see the refuelling boom (in the stowed position). Probably just the news chopper filming it out of boredom and that it's simply a pretty cool sight to see.

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Airfoilsguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3473 times:

Quoting FlyUSCG (Reply 8):
Definitley a KC-10, no doubt about it.

I am at home know and see the boom as well. Looks like another case of the media trying to steer things up.

As for those that can tell that they are F22s, WOW

Aveugle From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 65 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3006 times:

I can't tell what the jets are but that is a KC-10. Not an airline but still a cool thing to see.

AWACSooner From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 1416 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 2734 times:

KC-10 is from SUU. F-22's are from Elmendorf.

STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16260 posts, RR: 52
Reply 12, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2648 times:

Quoting Wedgetail737 (Reply 5):
It looks like a KC-10 with a trio of F-22's. My guess is that the KC-10 is either out of Fairchild AFB and the F-22's are out of Alaska. Just my guess.

There are only two KC-10 bases, McGuire AFB New Jersey and Travis AFB California.

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Mark5388916 From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 377 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2594 times:

Wow thats impressive!

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MCIGuy From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 1936 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2562 times:

I'm wondering if this could be a RCS excercise. What if an enemy was staring at his scope and saw a lonley KC-10 up there all by itself, being MiG-bait? Any interceptors would get a big suprise if they went up after it.

[Edited 2008-02-20 21:56:21]

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KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52
Reply 15, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 2534 times:

Slow news day in SEA? bored

Hamfist From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 614 posts, RR: 4
Reply 16, posted (5 years 3 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2434 times:

Agree with those who say this is KC-10 with three F-22's. Unless there is a media story, probably no way to know exactly why they were there, but I doubt it's anything significant. Given the extensive testing done at Nellis and/or Edwards AFB's and given the F-22 is (or will be) at Elmendorf, it could be that this was a trip to/from Alaska and maybe they had reason to divert or make a stop enroute.

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