The territory of the KC-135 Stratotanker tanker's crash site in the Chui regions is cordoned off by the American military servicemen from the air base.
The U.S. military servicemen carry out the cleaning of the territory, collect aircraft wreckage and continue to search for the third member of the crew, Deputy Mayor of the Panfilov district Kanat Davletov said, KyrTAG reported.
"The whole area is currently cordoned off by the Americans. They work with the plane wreckage and continue the search for a third pilot. Upon completion of their work, we will begin to estimate the damage caused to the territory of Kyrgyzstan by the plane crash", Kanat Davletov informed, recalling that at the plane was carrying about 60-70 tons of fuel when it went down.
As already stated, the crash occurred about 98 kilometers away from Bishkek, and the aircraft exploded in the air at a height of 6,6 km. A government commission was set up to investigate the circumstances of the tragedy. The American side does not name the members of the crew. It is only known they were all the U.S. citizens.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations informed KyrTAG that the ministry's units will not take part in cleaning the area. "The aircraft belongs to the U.S., so the U.S. side will work independently and collect the wreckage," the ministry noted.
"The remains of the crew will be taken by the American side. The commission will later come to agreement with the American side on what to do with the plane wreckage," head of the Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Mohammed Svarov said, noting that the search-and-rescue works by the units of the Ministry of Emergencies will continue until dark.
Recall that the American tanker aircraft KC-135 Stratotanker from the Transit Center "Manas" crashed in a mountainous area on May 3 at 14.55 near the villages Chorgolu and Cholok-Aryk in the Panfilov district of the Chui region. Presumably, some 60-70 tons of jet fuel were on board the crashed plane. The bodies of two dead pilots were found at the crash site on Saturday morning. It is assumed that three crew members were on board the plane.