Philippine Air Force Plane Crashes Killing during Least 45 [Video]

A Lockheed Martin C-130 Philippines troops aircraft has crashed in Patikul encampment during 11:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Jul 4, 2021. According to Philippine Armed Forces Chief Cirilito Sobejana, a aircraft crashed after blank a runway. Forty-five people are reported dead, and during slightest 50 people have been injured.

Reuters reported a pile-up as a Philippines’ misfortune troops disaster in decades. In 1993, 30 people were killed when a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft crashed.

Speaking of Sunday’s aircraft craft. Philippine Joint Task Force Sulu Commander William N. Gonzales pronounced 17 organisation are still missing. The organisation aboard a craft were ostensible to news to avocation currently to join a quarrel opposite terrorism.

The nation has been fighting Abu Sayyaf, a Filipino jihadi group. The organisation announced a devotion to ISIS behind in 2014. Abu Sayyaf has been related to explosve attacks and robbery for decades.

The tragedy comes weeks after final month’s pile-up of a newly acquired S-70i Black Hawk application helicopter. The helicopter was conducting night moody training when it crashed nearby Capas, Tarlac, on Jun 23, 2021. There were 3 pilots and 3 organisation members aboard a flight. All 6 perished in a crash.

There were some-more than 90 Philippine troops organisation and organisation aboard a aircraft that crashed on Sunday.  Some of a harmed were taken to a Zamboanga. Rescue and liberation efforts are underway.

Written by Ebonee Stevenson
Edited by Cathy Milne-Ware

Sources:

CNN: At slightest 29 killed in Philippine Air Force craft crash; by Sophie Jeong and Yasmin Coles
CNN: At slightest 45 passed after Philippine Air Force craft crashes in Sulu; by Kristal Limpot
Military.com: Philippine Air Force Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes, Killing 6; Associated Press

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