Nine dead after military cargo plane crashes in Georgia - News Summed Up

Nine dead after military cargo plane crashes in Georgia


PORT WENTWORTH, Ga.—A crew of nine Puerto Ricans were flying an Air National Guard C-130 into retirement in Arizona when it crashed onto a highway in Georgia on Wednesday, and authorities said there are no survivors. The only part still intact was the tail section, said Chris Hanks, a spokesman for the Savannah Professional Firefighters Association. Article Continued BelowThe plane was more than 60 years old, said Isabelo Rivera, Adjutant General of Puerto Rico’s National Guard. “The planes that we have in Puerto Rico — it’s not news today that they are the oldest planes on inventory” of all National Guard planes nationwide, Rivera said. Puerto Rico’s National Guard has five other similar planes, two of which need maintenance and aren’t being used, he said.


Source: thestar May 03, 2018 01:41 UTC



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