Video captures fatal military plane crash in Georgia

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 appeared to be no survivors. The plane crashed onto state highway 21 moments after taking off from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, narrowly missing people on the ground and sending an orange and black fireball into the sky.

Military plane that crashed near Savannah was on final flight. No survivors found, officials say

Puerto Rico officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon there were nine people on board a C-130 Hercules military cargo plane that crashed on Georgia Highway 21 in Garden City around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to The Associated Press . The cargo plane was making its final flight into retirement Wednesday morning, Isabelo Rivera, adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard told the AP.

Military cargo plane crashes in Georgia, killing 5

An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane crashed onto a busy highway moments after taking off from an airport in Georgia on Wednesday, narrowly missing people on the ground but killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico. An orange and black fireball rose into the sky after the plane crashed onto state highway 21, about a mile from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, around 11:30 a.m., authorities said.

U.S. military aircraft crashes in U.S. state of Georgia, killing at least two

An U.S. military plane on Wednesday crashed in southern state Georgia, killing at least two people, according to local officials. The incident, which involved a WC-130 Hercules airplane from the Air National Guard, took place just before noon local time near the city of Savannah, local firefighters said.

Five people are dead after a C-130 crashed near Savannah, GA.

An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on a training mission crashed Wednesday onto a busy highway near a Georgia airport, killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico, authorities said. Black smoke rose into the sky from a section of the plane that appeared to have crashed into a median on the road.

‘America’s Medical School’ Announces Enlisted-to-Physician Program Selectees

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Pompeo sworn in as secretary of state, dashes off to Europe

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Israel, US concerned by recent Iranian cargo flights to Syria – report

Technicians prepare Ilyushin Il-76TD long-haul cargo aircrafts for the upcoming MAKS-2015, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 21, 2015. US and Israeli intelligence officials are concerned over a number of cargo flights that have flown from Iran to Syria in recent weeks, CNN reported on Wednesday.

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base for the first state visit of the Trump presidency outside Washington, DC, on April 23, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base for the first state visit of the Trump presidency outside Washington, DC, on April 23, 2018.