Tuesday, July 11, 2017
President Trump and Melania tweet condolences over 'heartbreaking' crash after Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft loaded with ammunition explodes at 20,000 feet leaving 16 dead
President Trump and Melania tweet condolences over 'heartbreaking' crash after Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft loaded with ammunition explodes at 20,000 feet leaving 16 dead
* KC-130 military airplane, which is typically used as a refueling tanker, crashed outside of Greenwood in Mississippi on Monday afternoon
* Officials have recovered 16 bodies from the wreckage and are still searching the crash site
* The names of those killed have not been made public pending notification of family members
* An official with the Greenwood Airport said the plane suffered a structural failure at 20,000 feet
* A Mississippi State Trooper said: 'There's a lot of ammo in the plane' and officials found debris on both sides of Highway 82 in Leflore County
* The Lockheed KC-130 may have come from the Naval Support Activity Mid-South Base located in Millington
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Clarion-Ledger has confirmed that the FBI is assisting on the scene as well. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said the NTSB is not involved in the investigation at this time since it's a military aircraft. http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2017/07/10/plane-crashes-leflore-county/466582001/
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says it was a refueling plane. (DailyMail said it was full of munitions, exploded in the air and pieces came down on two side of a highway.
NPR: The US Marine Corp says 16 service members were killed yesterday in the crash of a Marine Corp TRANSFER AIRCRAFT. Which is it?
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====>William Petitt1 hour ago
News says plane crashed was going from Cherry Point, NC to El Centro, CA but a flight like that would be much higher up by Memphis/Northern Arkansas (google map it!) how did it get so far south? Worst marine crash here or abroad in 12 years. One engine was witnessed on fire when it started going down.<===
Refueled at Millington NSA (Memphis) prior to the crash. KC130J can be refitted
for transport capabilities and can also be armed for ground support. "Suffered a
structural failure at 20,000'.
NAS not NSA
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-plane-that-crashed-carried-specialized-personnel-equipment-1499794588
The military plane that crashed in Mississippi and killed 16 aboard was carrying a group of elite Marine troops to California for specialized training, US defense officials said.
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This was a terrible tragedy - an immense loss of special forces which is reminiscent of Extortion 17. Pray this wasn't another case of sabotage of our finest in uniform.
Who had the information, the means, and the motive?
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