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Twitter Log: C-17 non-crash report saga

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Stephen Trimble

on March 23, 2009 6:52 PM | Permalink | Comments () | TrackBacks (0) |

What a bizarre and unnecessary adventure all that was.

It all started with an inaccurate CNN report and a flurry of Twittering. The good news is that there wasn't a crash. The bad news is how fast wrong information can spread in the age of social media.

# Air Force Times adds that USAF confirms a C-17 was flying nap-of-the-earth profile near Olney, which may have prompted crash reports. ht ... 2 minutes ago

# Full account of bizarre and inaccurate C-17 crash report saga is here: http://tinyurl.com/c7t7js. Egg, meet face. 26 minutes ago

# UPDATE: USAF HQ confirms no C-17 has crashed. CNN article reporting crash near Olney, TX, is inaccurate, USAF spokesman says. 7 minutes ago

# Have checked with PAOs at Altus AFB, Air Mobility Command and USAF HQ. None have any information on a possible C-17 crash. 12 minutes ago

# Best coverage of evolving story of possible C-17 crash is here: http://tinyurl.com/ddpasd 24 minutes ago

# Air Mobility Command is not aware of a C-17 crash. There are conflicting reports. Please stay tuned. 32 minutes ago

# Twitter is abuzz with reports about a C-17 crash near Olney, Texas.

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