Inside Reach 871, A US C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to …
Aug 16, 2021 · A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely evacuated some 640 Afghans from Kabul late Sunday, according to U.S. defense officials and photos obtained by Defense One.
Air Force C-17 crew awarded for flying record 823 people out of Kabul
Nov 4, 2022 · The Reach 871 flight broke the record for the most people aboard a C-17 flight, but it was only the start of Operation Allies Refuge, which saw more than 124,000 people evacuated from Kabul.
C-17: The US military plane carrying Afghans to safety - BBC
Aug 22, 2021 · On 15 August, as the Taliban entered the Afghan capital, Kabul, a US Air Force plane safely evacuated 823 Afghan citizens - including 183 children. The number was a record for the Boeing C-17...
’This is what we live for’ — Air Force C-17 crews eager to help …
Aug 19, 2021 · Air Force C-17 pilots deliver troops and supplies and pick up refugees from disaster zones around the world. But Kabul is a whole new scale.
Mysterious US military flight to Afghanistan sparks speculation …
4 days ago · According to local media reports, the C-17 aircraft took off from Doha’s Al Udeid military base, arrived in Afghanistan via Pakistan on Sunday, and landed at Bagram.
Fact check: Air Force C-17 seen in video at Kabul airport was real
Aug 20, 2021 · Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a C-17 plane seen in a video leaving Kabul was an inflatable decoy plane. Air Force officials confirmed to USA TODAY the plane was real....
Airmen cleared of wrongdoing in deaths of Afghans who mobbed C-17 …
Jun 13, 2022 · An American C-17 crew tasked with evacuating people from Kabul last August followed the rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict when they decided to take off amid a mob of frantic...
C-17 Crew Cleared After Civilians Clinging to Plane Fell to Their ...
Jun 13, 2022 · Last year, jarring footage of civilians clinging to the side of a U.S. C-17 Globemaster III and then falling to their deaths at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 16 circulated...
C-17 Crew That Rescued 823 From Afghanistan Awarded …
Nov 4, 2022 · Ten Airmen, including the C-17 crew who flew a record-breaking 823 people to safety during the noncombatant evacuation out of Afghanistan last August, received the Distinguished Flying Cross on Nov. 1.
Kabul Evacuation Flight Sets C-17 Record With 823 On Board
Aug 20, 2021 · The Aug. 15 C-17 evacuation flight from Kabul set a new record—by far—for the number of passengers carried on a Globemaster III flight at 823 people, a dramatic rise from the initially reported number on the flight.