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Italian Air Force transport wreck kills five

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Monday, November 23, 2009

A similar aircraft with the US Air Force

A transport aircraft belonging to the Italian Air Force has crashed near Pisa. All five on board the C-130 Hercules were killed.

The aircraft was on a training mission when it went down onto a railway line close to a military airport. It had been approaching for landing when it swerved to one side and crashed, according to Pisa's fire brigade. An electrical fire was triggered at the railway line, but no trains were endangered.

The plane left the airport at 2:10 p.m. and was returning shortly after at the time of the accident. As well as the fire service, police, ambulances and airport rescue workers attended the scene. The crash was away from the main city and no-one on the ground was injured. An investigation has been launched.


Sources

  • Italian air force crash kills five — The Press Association, November 23, 2009
  • A C-130 airplane of the Italian Air Force crashed at the Pisa's airport — Avionews, November 23, 2009
  • Five dead in Italian Air Force crash — The Daily Record, November 23, 2009


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