The incident is not being reported as a “hijacking” since no passengers were on board the stolen Dash 8 at the time of the incident. Some dude stole a plane from #Seatac (Allegedly), did a loop-the-loop, ALMOST crashed into #ChambersBay, then crossed in front of our party, chased by fighter jets and subsequently crashed. A reporter from local news station and ABC affiliate WMUR/Channel 9 said that, “F-15s forced the stolen aircraft away from houses out over less populated areas.” Video posted on Twitter and featured by multiple news media has shown the Dash 8 performing aerobatic maneuvers including going inverted and almost crashing into the sea.Īdditional video shows the F-15Cs flying in close proximity to the Dash 8. Note the loadout: 2x AIM-9 and 4x AIM-120. Here are two photographs taken by Bill Shemley of Rock 41 and Rock 42 taking off from Portland. Rock 41 and Rock 42 scrambling out of PDX this evening /6otUX7hkMV Infra-red flares are normally launched by tactical aircraft to produce a heat source as a decoy for heat-seeking missiles. The F-15Cs were also authorized to launch counter-measure flares during their attempts to divert the stolen Dash 8 commuter airliner and force it to land. Photos taken of one of the F-15C Eagles by aviation photographer Russell Hill taking off for the scramble/interception show them in full afterburner. USAF KC-135R 63-8021 GASMN04 scrambled from Fairchild at 0425z to support F15’s ROCK41 & ROCK42 currently over Seattle /cnlCYmGhu1 Facebook users reported hearing sonic booms over Eatonville. The F-15s “broke the sound barrier” on the way to intercept the stolen airliner according to numerous reports on Twitter and from local Washington state news media. The aircraft was intercepted by a pair of F-15C Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard launched from Portland International Airport. File photo of an Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 airliner similar to the one stolen and crashed on Friday, August 10, 2018. The lone man did not survive and is being reported as the only person killed in the incident. Ketron Island has only about 20 year-round residents according to news outlets. There were no passengers on board the aircraft. In a bizarre incident originating from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington state an Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 twin-engine turboprop commuter airliner was commandeered by a lone male, reported to be an airport maintenance worker, and crashed into the ground on Ketron Island, which is southwest of Tacoma, in south Puget Sound. Here Are Audio and Videos Of the Intercept. F-15Cs Went Supersonic During Intercept of Stolen Airliner as Airspace Secured.
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