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… in Dover, DE. Looks like all 17 onboard survived, thankfully. The pictures are pretty horrific. Via AP:
DOVER, Del. – A huge military cargo plane developed problems after takeoff and crashed attempting to return to Dover Air Force Base on Monday, breaking apart short of the runway, officials said. All 17 people aboard survived, though several were injured.
The C-5 Galaxy, the military’s largest plane, broke in two just behind the cockpit, leaving the cockpit at a right angle to the fuselage. The tail assembly ended up several hundred yards from the plane, and one of the engines was thrown forward by the impact, but there was no evidence of fire.
Fourteen people from the plane were taken to Kent General Hospital in Dover, none with life threatening injuries, officials said. Three others were taken to Christiana Care in Newark, said hospital spokeswoman Sharon Justice.
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Actually those pictures look pretty amazingly good.
I worked on those planes at Travis AFB for 12 years, and was a memeber fo the base crash recovery team. This is, as crashes go, a good one, where everyone survives. I was amazed the crash was
I have pictures of a C5 that did a belly flop onto the runway at Travis. It is still in commission now, which like this shows how tough these planes are.
It’s not just a miracle either, it is also a testemony to the great training these pilots get.
Thanks for featuring this.