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Philippine military plane crash highlights country's ageing, stretched equipment


July 06, 2021
A handout photo. First responders work at the site after a Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane carrying troops crashed on landing in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines, July 4, 2021.
Reuters via Armed Forces of the Philippines - Joint Task Force Sulu
Philippine soldiers on Monday (July 5) continued to search for the black box and data recorder of a C-130 Hercules transport plane which crashed on July 4 in the country’s worst military air disaster since World War II.
The crash has so far killed 49 soldiers who were on board the plane and three civilians on the ground, while 47 were injured. The plane was carrying 96 people, including two pilots and four other airmen. Three of the six airmen survived but are in serious condition, according to military chief General Cirilito Sobejana. ....

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