2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash · Leflore County
On July 10, 2017, 2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash (Leflore County). 16 people died.
- Date
- July 10, 2017
- Place
- Leflore County
- Operator
- United States Marine Corps
- Killed
- 16
- Position
- 33.473°N, 90.449°W
- Wikidata ID
- Q32900831
From Wikipedia
On 10 July 2017, a Lockheed KC-130T Hercules aircraft belonging to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) crashed in Leflore County, Mississippi, killing all 16 people on board. The aircraft had the call sign "Yanky 72" and was from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452) based at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York. Debris from the aircraft was found in Leflore County, Mississippi.
The crash is the deadliest Marine Corps disaster since 2005, when a U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing 31 people.
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