Wednesday, 30 October 2013 - 00:03
Fuel plane flies low over Amersfoort
An Air Force tanker aircraft caused turmoil by flying low over Amersfoort at the end of the afternoon.An Amersfoort resident twittered their house was shaking. It was bizarre.
The plane was on its way to the North Sea from Eindhoven via Amersfoort and Flevoland for a night exercise, according to an Air Force spokesperson. During the exercise the F-16s are refueled in the air.
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Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby
Wikipedia.org The plane flew over Amersfoort at an altitude of about 500 meters, which is not lower than allowed, but people are not used to planes flying that low, stated the spokesperson. The Air Force has no explanation yet for the low height of the tanker. The exercise over the North Sea is intended to prepare the F-16 pilots for missions in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby
Wikipedia.org The plane flew over Amersfoort at an altitude of about 500 meters, which is not lower than allowed, but people are not used to planes flying that low, stated the spokesperson. The Air Force has no explanation yet for the low height of the tanker. The exercise over the North Sea is intended to prepare the F-16 pilots for missions in Afghanistan.