MOOSE79

Boeing C-17A Globemaster III

United States

AE20C8

Transport - Operations - Military

25 August 2021

14:48 UTC

Origin : XJD

Al Udeid Air Base

XJD

OTBH

Ar Rayyan

Ar Rayyan Municipality

Qatar

Elevation : 40m / 130ft

Coordinates : 25°6′2″N 51°18′54″E

Destination : KBL

Hamid Karzai International Airport

KBL

OAKB

Kabul

Kabul Province

Afghanistan

Elevation : 1791m / 5877ft

Coordinates : 35°33′57″N 69°12′44″E

Comment

The first C17 taking off from XJD, resuming the US evacuation since at least 12:00 UTC.

But clearly all is not well. Others are taking off but this the only American C17 to take off and those returning, like MOOSE77, appear to be in a holding pattern.

Operations

MOOSE (335)

MOOSE : mission : United States Air Force

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