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U.S. Marine Corps confirms 16 service members killed in military plane crash
LBN thread: Military plane crashes in Mississippi, killing at least 5
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Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Jul 11, 2017 | 8:00am EDT
U.S. Marine Corps confirms 16 service members killed in military plane crash
Sixteen service members were killed after a U.S. military transport plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening, the U.S Marine Corps said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Marine Corps said the KC-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and the aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar over Mississippi.
The aircraft crashed on Monday at approximately 4 p.m. CDT (5 p.m. EST) in northern Mississippi's LeFlore County, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Jackson, the state capital.
The cause of the crash was not yet known and under investigation, the statement added. The identities of the service members who were killed were being withheld until family members were notified.
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U.S. Marine Corps confirms 16 service members killed in military plane crash
Sixteen service members were killed after a U.S. military transport plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening, the U.S Marine Corps said on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Marine Corps said the KC-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and the aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar over Mississippi.
The aircraft crashed on Monday at approximately 4 p.m. CDT (5 p.m. EST) in northern Mississippi's LeFlore County, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Jackson, the state capital.
The cause of the crash was not yet known and under investigation, the statement added. The identities of the service members who were killed were being withheld until family members were notified.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mississippi-crash-idUSKBN19W095
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