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9 Dead as Aging Puerto Rico Air National Guard Plane Crashes

HeadlineMay 03, 2018

In Savannah, Georgia, a Puerto Rico Air National Guard military plane crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing nine people aboard. The crash came as the plane was bound for a base in Arizona, where it was set to be decommissioned. The C-130 was one of the oldest such aircraft still flying—at more than 60 years old.

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