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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jul 3, 2012 12:58:55 GMT 9
There hasn't been much news about the C-130 from the North Carolina National Guard, which crashed Sunday night in South Dakota on a fire fighting mission. The latest I saw is that three crew members were taken to the Rapid City hospital, and three appear to be dead, including the pilot. Please pray for those in hospital, and for the families of those injured and killed. All of the C-130s equipped to fight fires have been grounded until further notice. www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123308432Jim Too :god_bless_usa
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Post by Mark O on Jul 3, 2012 13:17:51 GMT 9
Crap. It'll be weeks before we may even know what happened.
I'll poke around with some of the guys on base, but it'll be hush-hush, and any info they may get will be classified when they brief the details.
Crap.
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Post by adart on Jul 4, 2012 4:22:07 GMT 9
I seen today they were in flying status again. God be with the airmen and their families.
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Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Jul 6, 2012 3:51:17 GMT 9
Four Air Guardsmen Died in C-130 Firefighting Crash: Four members of the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing in Charlotte died when their Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 crashed on July 1 while fighting a woodland fire in southwestern South Dakota. Two other crewmembers, whom officials are not naming, were injured in the crash and hospitalized, according to the North Carolina National Guard's July 3 release. The deceased are: Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal, 42, of Mooresville, N.C.; Maj. Joseph M. McCormick, 36, of Belmont, N.C.; Maj. Ryan S. David, 35, of Boone, N.C.; and SMSgt. Robert S. Cannon, 50, of Charlotte. "Words can't express how much we feel the loss of these airmen," said Brig. Gen. Tony McMillan, 145th AW commander. "Our prayers are with their families, as well as our injured brothers as they recover." Mikeal was an evaluator pilot with the 156th Airlift Squadron. McCormick was an instructor pilot with the squadron. David was a navigator with the squadron. Cannon was a flight engineer serving with the 145th Operations Support Flight. The cause of the crash is unknown and is under investigation. (See our initial coverage.)
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Post by Gene on Jul 6, 2012 7:32:10 GMT 9
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Post by sixerviper on Jul 8, 2012 7:42:52 GMT 9
I thought that was an old ex-USAF C-130A that crashed. They definitely pulled a wing off it, though. Sad to see this crash. I've flown on some of the NCANG's jets on various deployments. :e8new
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Post by Gene on Jul 8, 2012 10:19:52 GMT 9
if you check the 2002 in this website...130's are a great platforms...but water and different agents are very heavy... and stress from the mountain waves are a killer...
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