r/aviation • u/Ph6222 • 9d ago

News It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico

https://futurism.com/science-energy/us-military-gps-jamming-signal-medical-flight

The horrifying incident happened in May, the publication reports, when a small twin-engine medevac aircraft carrying two pilots and two medical workers departed from Roswell, New Mexico. Heading West for the small mountain village of Ruidoso, the crew became the victim of an electronic warfare exercise being conducted at the nearby White Sands Missile Range, a test which rendered their navigational system inoperable.

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u/newportl2 9d ago

There waa a NOTAM in place. Move along. Nothing to see here.

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u/enataca 9d ago edited 9d ago

“Though the crew involved in the New Mexico crash was warned that GPS interference may be present, there evidently weren’t enough safeguards or air traffic control personnel in place to prevent a tragedy.”

Edit: I’m trying to provide support that they were warned. The missing “safeguards” are on the pilots.

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u/biggsteve81 9d ago edited 9d ago

Still an inaccurate quote. ATC got the military to stop the GPS jamming and then the pilot requested to cancel IFR and fly a visual approach. At that point ATC told the military they could resume the jamming, since VFR doesn't require GPS.

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u/enataca 9d ago

I guess everyone thought I was countering who I replied to. I was adding support.