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US investigate circumstances leading to human remains on C-17 landing gear that left Kabul
C-17 Globemaster III with a crowd around
Image: Social media
Rafael Ramos
8/21/2021
Images of the C-17 Globemaster III that took off from Kabul with thousands of people on the airstrip and, with people hanging from the landing covers circulating all over the internet, news broke that a routine inspection of the plane after landing in Al Ueid, Qatar found human remains in the landing gear bay.
The incident took place on August 16, at Hamid Karzai airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. The US aircraft would deliver support equipment and evacuate US civilians from the country. During the mission, hundreds of Afghans surrounded the plane, wanting to escape the extreme situation, and the plane took off anyway.
“Faced with a rapidly deteriorating security situation around the aircraft, the C-17 crew decided to leave the airport as soon as possible,” the Air Force said in a statement.
"The aircraft is seized for human material collection and inspection before returning to flight status."
The US Air Force's Office of Special Investigations is investigating what happened so that similar situations don't happen again.
Click on the external link to see the video that went viral about what happened. Attention, it contains strong images.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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