US Air Force jet disappears over English Channel [safe landing]

Good to hear it had a safe outcome.

The channel and SE England a busy place, the last place you want a fuel tanker to come crashing down

He apparently suffered a major electrical failure and had to shut just about everything down.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Well he did a good job.

A aircraft such as that going down over the south of England could have been extremely nasty as its one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Even if they had ditched in the channel it could easily have hit shipping.