Tag: 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron

E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training

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All individuals who fly the highly specialized U.S. Air Force E-11A Battlefield Airborne Control Node, or BACN, aircraft volunteer for this job and that there are so few of these planes that they’re all forward-deployed in Afghanistan. This means that aviators have no chance to train on the type in the United States before they head to Kandahar Airfield to begin flying actual operational sorties.

Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)

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Details are still limited, but pictures and video footage circulating on social media shows that a U.S. Air Force E-11A Battlefield Airborne Control Node, or BACN, aircraft has crashed in Afghanistan. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident and the fate of the crew remain unknown.