Two C-130 cargo planes, like those lost in Iran. How?
Why were cargo planes assisting in a search-and-rescue mission? And why were they actually on the ground inside Iran? The more I think about this story, the less sense it makes.
- These huge planes had to land deep inside Iran. This seems to imply there was a safe landing strip for them. The Iranians must have known about this.
- They carried cargo, or were about to load cargo. What kind of cargo were these huge planes carrying if they were on a search-and-rescue mission?
- Why were they destroyed? They cost $100 million each.
- What happened to the crew? In fact, there must have been many soldiers there to load or unload cargo. Were they rescued? How?
- Were there other C-130s that didn’t get destroyed? Did they fly away? There are reports of a third plane.
- The official American version is that the two planes got stuck in the mud, but could not be left behind because of sensitive communications equipment which had to be destroyed to keep them out of Iranian hands.
Did you see the photos of the desert terrain? Doesn’t look like mud to me.
The debris from the two planes is concentrated. If shot down, it would be scattered.
The entire American official version stinks to high heaven. Iran’s version is that the planes were shot down.
My own scenario is quite different. First, the destruction happened during the rescue, but there is no evidence that it was in any way related to the rescue. It could have occurred hundreds of miles away. If the above photo is accurate, the destruction took place far from any mountains, although the rescued pilot was hiding in the mountains.
I see two possibilities. The first is that the US was setting up a base and unloading communications equipment and perhaps building materials. This would entail personnel, who would then remain on the site.
The other explanation is that the US was delivering supplies to some rebel group like the Kurds, who might control some land for landing planes. I favor this explanation because it doesn’t really entail American ‘boots on the ground’ Let the Kurds do the dirty work.
I think the Iranians destroyed the planes on the ground rather than in the air, as they claimed. Iran wouldn’t want the world to know that either the US or the Kurds controlled any territory inside Iran.
By the way, why is the identity of the rescued pilot being hidden? Is it possible that the whole story is a fabrication? Or they don’t want him talking about what really happened?
The American media are covering up this story. They don’t want Americans to realize that cargo planes can land inside Iran. Americans might ask too many questions.