Air National Guard C-130 Crashes In Georgia, Killing At Least 5

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Source: NPR

Savannah, Ga.
James Lavine via AP
Updated at 5:11 p.m. ET

An Air National Guard cargo plane crashed near Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday morning. At least five people were killed, reports Amy Kiley of member station WABE.

The cargo plane, which is attached to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 156th Airlift Wing, was taking part in a training mission, says Capt. Jeff Bezore of the Georgia Air National Guard.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said in a statement that the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Savannah in the course of a routine mission to Arizona.

"We're brothers and sisters, we supported one other in these missions, and so no matter who it is, it hurts us whenever something like this happens," Master Sgt. Roger Parsons of the Georgia Air National Guard said at a news conference Wednesday. "It affects all of us."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/02/607769279/air-national-guard-c-130-crashes-in-georgia-killing-at-least-2

Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/02/607769279/air-national-guard-c-130-crashes-in-georgia-killing-at-least-2

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This plane took off over my office before nose diving into the ground. I heard and felt the impact. The site is less than a mile from our office and on a normally packed roadway.

The following is a video of the crash, so be warned it is intense.

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/news/security-footage-shows-military-plane-crash-in-savannah/77-8114897

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Dupe from earlier

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142050540

But thanks for the updated video.

When I first heard it was a C-130 I was like oh no, huge cargo plane. That crash was just awful. It just completely lost all lift, like everything just cut off and it dropped from the sky.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

2. Additional details from 7 p.m.

BREAKING: 9 people aboard military plane that crashed in Savannah, no apparent survivors

Link: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/breaking-9-people-aboard-military-plane-that-crashed-in-savannah-no-apparent-survivors/77-547983969

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The Savannah Air National Guard Base confirmed with TEGNA stations that a U.S. C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane from Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport with 5 people on board. Next of kin has yet to be notified, so names of the deceased have not been released.

The people of Puerto Rico have suffered enough already.

So sad.....

[KT2000]

3. How horrible

those poor people.

[7962]

4. They never had a chance with that nosedive. I hope theres a black box that can tell why.

Its rare to go in like that. Its possible that the pilot tried to avoid the populated area too.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Locking - duplicate thread

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142050540 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.