Mystery U.S. cargo plane flew to Pyongyang for "routine" purposes: official



News Mystery U.S. cargo plane flew to Pyongyang for “routine” purposes: official "Hercules" aircraft facilitated crew change for Pompeo's State Department mission, source says Chad O'Carroll July 24, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON USAF A United States Air Force (U.S.A.F) C-130J-30 cargo plane that left Pyongyang’s Sunan International airport at 0413 on July 7 for Yokota airbase in Japan did so for "routine" reasons, a U.S. government source confirmed to NK News on Tuesday. It was one of two rare flights captured on an Instagram user’s photo of the departure board at Pyongyang Sunan airport on the morning of July 7, the other being SAM674 to Tokyo, a U.S.A.F Boeing 757 which took Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s team to Japan for consultations after meetings with North Korean counterparts. A United States Air Force (U.S.A.F) C-130J-30 cargo plane that left Pyongyang’s Sunan International airport at 0413 on July 7 for Yokota airbase in Japan did so for "routine" reasons, a U.S. government source confirmed to NK News on Tuesday. It was one of two rare flights captured on an Instagram user’s photo of the departure board at Pyongyang Sunan airport on the morning of July 7, the other being SAM674 to Tokyo, a U.S.A.F Boeing 757 which took Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s team to Japan for consultations after meetings with North Korean counterparts. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Mystery U.S. cargo plane flew to Pyongyang for “routine” purposes: official

"Hercules" aircraft facilitated crew change for Pompeo's State Department mission, source says

Chad O'Carroll July 24, 2018

Mystery U.S. cargo plane flew to Pyongyang for “routine” purposes: official

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A United States Air Force (U.S.A.F) C-130J-30 cargo plane that left Pyongyang’s Sunan International airport at 0413 on July 7 for Yokota airbase in Japan did so for "routine" reasons, a U.S. government source confirmed to NK News on Tuesday.

It was one of two rare flights captured on an Instagram user’s photo of the departure board at Pyongyang Sunan airport on the morning of July 7, the other being SAM674 to Tokyo, a U.S.A.F Boeing 757 which took Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s team to Japan for consultations after meetings with North Korean counterparts.

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