....wie het nog niet gelezen had, kan klikken op
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42193/the-story-of-the-mysterious-white-727-that-appeared-at-kabul-after-the-bombing-of-abbey-gate ,
ook voor diverse plaatjes/foto's...

The Story Of The Mysterious White 727 That Appeared In Kabul After The Bombing Of Abbey Gate

The old 727 showing up among the military transports at Kabul International drew a lot of interest among flight trackers and open-source intel gurus.

BY TYLER ROGOWAY AUGUST 31, 2021

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42193/the-story-of-the-mysterious-white-727-that-appeared-at-kabul-after-the-bombing-of-abbey-gate

Thanks to a wonderful story by Erika Gibson of South Africa's Mail and Guardian, we learned the backstory on this most interesting of participants in the tumultuous aerial evacuation of Afghanistan.

At the time, Steyl, his crew, and their 727, which carries the Kenyan registration number 5Y-IRE and is aptly nicknamed Irene, were forward based out of neighboring Kulob, Tajikistan.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42193/the-story-of-the-mysterious-white-727-that-appeared-at-kabul-after-the-bombing-of-abbey-gate

Because the soldiers and their families could not fit on a single 727 flight, another trip would be needed.

On the second trip, they had to stop all movement on the ground at Kabul and could not load and depart quickly
because U.S. forces were executing a departure ceremony for the 13 Americans who died during the bombing at Abbey Gate.

Once cleared to load and leave, the second flight saw 329 souls packed aboard the old 727.

All of the refugees were taken back to Tajikistan where they would wait in a tent community
until a further airlift arranged by the U.S. government could move them on to other locations once the evacuation of Kabul was complete.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42193/the-story-of-the-mysterious-white-727-that-appeared-at-kabul-after-the-bombing-of-abbey-gate
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Niel is inderdaad de piloot van
https://fearoflanding.com/crazy/360-at-100-feet/
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https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/627747-cargo-jet-makes-360-100-a.html
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