Published July 7, 2021, 1:43 PM
Everything seemed pretty normal when Private First Class Nathaniel Bongcayao boarded the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) last Sunday, July 4. He was even caught filming a “Tiktok” video prior to their boarding, perhaps adrenaline rushing into his body out of excitement.
Private First Class Nathaniel Bongcayao poses in front of a C-130 military plane moments before it crashed in Patikul, Sulu on July 4, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Sky-Shine Padilla)
Little did he know that moments later, that same adrenaline would force him to make the biggest jump of his life as cries of agony and pleas for help from his comrades drowned the sound of a burning aircraft.
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