The aircraft, serial number 77-0354 with callsign Yukla 27, hit birds on departure from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, United States. With the loss of thrust from both of the left engines, the aircraft crashed into a wooded area less than a mile from the end of the runway.

Yukla 27, a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft assigned to the 962nd AACS, encountered a flock of geese Sept. 22, 1995, and crashed shortly after takeoff on a routine surveillance training sortie, killing all 24 Canadian and U.S. Airmen aboard.

Sep 22, 1995 · The aircraft, operated by the US Air Force 962nd Airborne Air Control Sqn, 3rd Wing, was assigned call-sign Yukla 27 for a 6.2 hr training mission. At 07.43h Yukla 27 was holding short of runway 5, waiting for takeoff, when a Lockheed Hercules departed.

Sep 28, 2007 · Yukla 27 was airborne for only 40 seconds before the flight ended in tragedy. Twenty four U.S. and Canadian Airmen lost their lives, giving the ultimate sacrifice to their countries. Accident investigators officially confirmed everyone's initial suspicion.

The aircraft, operated by the US Air Force 962nd Airborne Air Control Sqn, 3rd Wing, was assigned call-sign Yukla 27 for a 6.2 hr training mission. At 07:43 Yukla 27 was holding short of runway 05, waiting for takeoff, when a Lockheed Hercules departed.

Mar 13, 2017 · Yukla 27 was airborne for only 40 seconds before the flight ended in tragedy. Twenty-two U.S. and two Canadian Airmen lost their lives. “When the plane took off, it went up and began to veer to the left,” Cutler said.

Oct 6, 2020 · Rain could not deter the members of the Airborne Warning And Control System family on Sept. 22, 2020, as they gathered to remember the crew of Yukla 27, an E-3 Sentry flight that crashed shortly after takeoff 25 years ago.

On 22 Sept 1996, a Memorial was dedicated at Elmendorf AFB, AK. on behalf of the 24 men that fatefully lost their lives aboard Aircraft 0354, Callsign Yukla 27, assigned to the 962 AACS.

Sep 24, 2020 · Twenty-five years ago, the crew members of a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft assigned to the 962nd AACS, call sign “Yukla 27,” prepared for a routine surveillance training sortie.

Sep 29, 2015 · The accident was caused when the plane, call sign Yukla 27, encountered a flock of Canada geese on takeoff, destroying the engines and wiping out thrust on the left side of the plane. The 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron plane was airborne for 42 seconds before banking into the ground about a mile from the end of the runway.