C-130 Down

[C]

USAF C-130 from RAF Mildenhall in the UK crashed in a mountainous region of Albania last night. All nine on board were killed. Apparently was conducting exercises with the Albanian armed forces...

[Scottler]

[ozzy72]

Terrible news, as I live just up the road if I hear anything I'll post ASAP

[TacitBlue]

wow, sad to here that. It seems like planes are falling out of the sky all around ozzy..

[Ben_M_K]

Oh man I hate it when military aircraft crahsh. Espesialy my favorite, the C-130...this is terrible...

[Pinchaser...]

oh really? i was in Albania about 10 months ago.. i know the southern and mid-northern parts where i was are pretty rough terrain.  :(

[Craig.]

Missed this. Sad news.
Any news on what happend to the RAF's herc that went down a while back?

[C]

Nope. Not sabotage but thats about it - but that doesn't rule out being shot down...

Then again, with the C-130's possible wing problems on some of the aging aircraft, the full report may be interesting and have very serious repercussions for C-130 operators...

[Pinchaser...]

thats true, i would agree that it being shot down is still a possibility. there are still some rouge areas in Albania. remember, this counrty was in COMPLETE anarchy before the 1998 fiasco... i should post some of my pics

[Stormtropper]

I highly doubt that it was shot down, if that thing was flying any where near even a BB gun pointed at the sky, there would be a squadron of F-16s escorting it. Plus, the C-130 has onboard ECM (I think) (Radar Jammer, flares, and foil paper) and even if it was shot down, it would've more than likely gotten a word out.

[C]

I highly doubt that it was shot down, if that thing was flying any where near even a BB gun pointed at the sky, there would be a squadron of F-16s escorting it. Plus, the C-130 has onboard ECM (I think) (Radar Jammer, flares, and foil paper) and even if it was shot down, it would've more than likely gotten a word out.

I think we were talking about the possibility of the RAF C-130 being shot down in Iraq, not the USAF one last week.

The fact that the USAF aircraft flew into a mountain immediately rings CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) alarm bells, but we'll have to wait and see...

[Hagar]

As always, I think conjecture is pointless & it's better to say nothing until after the findings of the official enquiry are published.

I somehow get the idea that they're not admitting all they know about the RAF incident. Hope I'm wrong but if there's a fault with the aircraft, all examples likely to be affected should be withdrawn from service immediately & remain grounded until the fault is identified & rectified. Unfortunately, knowing how things work in the aircraft business, especially in these days of law suits & whatever, I think the chance of the manufacturer admitting responsibility is unlikely.

[Tom.]

sad news i quite regulary see hercules from mildenhall over my house in suffolk its terribile news for such a great plane  i dont know how it could of happend