[MilCom] Possible Military Aircraft Crash

[Jack L. Metcalfe]

At 06:51 PM 5/15/2007, Jack L. Metcalfe wrote:
>At 05:32 PM 5/15/2007, Jack L. Metcalfe wrote:
>>Witnesses in Southern Kentucky have reported a "lage military 
>>aircraft" crashing about 4:20 PM.  Described as having 4 engines,
>>one of which was smoking before the crash.
>---
>This has become a very confusing story.  Witnesses reported a C-130 
>at or lower than treetop level with a smoking engine,
>followed by a crash on the Whitley/Knox County line near the town of 
>Woodbine.  A USAF spokesman confirmed a C-130
>from the Kentucky ANG crashed, but another spokesman from the 123rd 
>in Louisville said all their aircraft have been accounted
>for.
>
>New reports are suggesting the C-130 may have been from the 
>Tennessee ANG, but no one has confirmed it.  Also, another
>batch of reports said the plane was "struggling to remain in the 
>air" over northern Pulaski County and actually crashed in Wayne
>County.  Wayne County is a pretty good distance from the original 
>crash site report, so take all this with a grain of salt.
>
>The Lexington Herald has a story up at:
>
>http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/70482.html
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Apparently some "low flyers" from Pope AFB panicked the locals in 
Southeast Kentucky this afternoon.  The
search for the downed C-130 that "clipped some trees" (at least 
according to one witness) has been called off,
thankfully.

Link:

http://www.wtvq.com/midatlantic/tvq/news.apx.-content-articles-TVQ-2007-05-15-0010.html 

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Jack L. Metcalfe
Stanford, KY
jlmetcalfe at hughes.net
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