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I'm at work now (FAA) and we got a report of a possible Herk down near Itta Bena, Mississippi. No other details yet.

Update: Memphis center had them at FL200 and lost radar contact/comms with them

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48 minutes ago, herkbum said:

From Pentagon reporter:
Marine Corps says USMC KC-130 refueling plane not C-130 is type of aircraft that crashed in Mississippi tonight, reports say at least 5 dead


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Also said it had a manifest of 9 on board. 

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1 hour ago, ClearedHot said:

Video from the crash site.  It looks like a flat inverted impact.

http://kxan.com/2017/07/10/at-least-four-killed-in-c-130-military-plane-crash-in-mississippi/

Where is the right horizontal stab?

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1 hour ago, polcat said:

Does anyone know if it was a KC-130T or J?

Someone on TPN posted the unit the tail was from and a quick Google search showed they flew T models but obviously nothing has been confirmed.

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1 hour ago, BADFNZ said:

Someone on TPN posted the unit the tail was from and a quick Google search showed they flew T models but obviously nothing has been confirmed.

That checks with what I saw, but still not official.

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Damn, I grew up in Newburgh next to Stewart ANGB and watching those Herks and (at the time) C-5's fly over helped inspire me to join the military and want to become a pilot. Truly a sad day. To those that were lost, as well as their families and friends :beer::beer:
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