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Air Force Says Some Crew Members Treated After Jet Fire at Offutt AFB

offutt-afbOFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — The Air Force says some air crew members were treated for smoke inhalation after their jet made an emergency stop on the runway before it could take off from a base near Omaha.

Offutt Air Force Base spokesman Delanie (duh-LAYE’-nee) Stafford said Friday that the RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft was stopped around 6:30 p.m. Thursday before it could leave on a local training flight. He says none of the 27 on board suffered serious injuries.

Stafford says base firefighters put out the blaze inside the fuselage of the four-engine jet, which is configured for intelligence and reconnaissance missions. The fire cause and the extent of the repairs needed are being investigated.

 

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