Loss of control Accident Lockheed C-130A Hercules 56-0515, Sunday 12 December 1965
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Date:Sunday 12 December 1965
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-0515
MSN: 3123
Year of manufacture:1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Bitburg Air Base (BBJ) -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bitburg Air Base (BBJ/EDRB)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after entering a stall during assault takeoff.

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