Photo Courtesy of the United States Air Force
A US C-130 with nine people on board just crashed into a mountain in Albania after apparently flying too low. Residents said an explosion caused by
the crashing plane felt "like an earthquake".
U.S. Military Plane Crashes in
Albania
TIRANA, Albania - A U.S. military airplane crashed in central Albania while on a training mission Thursday, and all nine people aboard were believed
to have been killed, the Defense Ministry said.
The plane had taken off from Tirana's Mother Teresa Airport and crashed in the district of Gramsh, 50 miles southeast of capital, Tirana, Defense
Ministry spokesman Agim Doci told The Associated Press.
Doci said it was believed nine people were aboard the plane, which was taking part in joint exercises with the Albanian military
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That's all it says right now. But this is breaking news, so I guess they'll update...
Related News Sources:
USA Today: U.S. military airplane crashes in Albania
ABC News: U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Albania
BBC: US jet crashes in central Albania
Fox News: Nine Feared Dead in U.S. Military Plane Crash
Swissinfo: US Plane Crashes in Albania, Nine Believed
Killed
Reuters: US Plane Crashes in Albania, Nine Believed
Killed
...still no ATSNN-story on this...
[edit on 2006/4/23 by Hellmutt]
