ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300525
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| Date: | Saturday 15 October 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-46A Pegasus |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | over North Atlantic Ocean ? -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK/EGPK) |
| Wrightstown-McGuire AFB, NJ (WRI/KWRI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Boeing KC-46 Pegasus was conducting an air-to-air refueling with an F-15 when the refueling boom forcibly broke away from and slammed back into the KC-46. The Pegasus safely landed with damage to the tail boom and tail cone.
Sources:
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/11/03/kc-46-tankers-boom-breaks-dents-plane-while-refueling-fighter-jet/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2022 20:06 | harro | Added |
| 04-Nov-2022 20:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
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