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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 64-0549 |
| MSN: | 4044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Hood, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Abilene-Dyess AFB, TX (DYS/KDYS) |
| Killeen-Gray AAF, TX (GRK/KGRK) |
The C-130 was flying in a formation with two other planes dropping 15-pound sand bags from a low altitude, to simulate a supply dropping mission. The airplane reportedly stalled and crashed into a rural field.
Sources:
Witnesses: C-130 flight 'erratic' before crash (Elyria Chronicle Telegram, 1985-03-13)
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Frankfurt International Airport (FRA); 17 April 1976
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