Aeronautica Militare Italiana Hercules KC-130J plane crash
Le Rene, Italy
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A Lockeed KC-130J Hercules transport and tanker aircraft, operated by the Italian Air Force, took of from Pisa, Italy, for a training flight. Five crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed immediately after take-off, and burst into flames. The five people onboard were killed.
The aircraft took off from Pisa's Galileo Galilei international airport for a military flight, but immediately after lift off, the airplane failed to gain altitude, came down on a railway line, broke up and caught fire. The KC-130 has been completely destroyed.
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Aircraft similar to the one which crashed (Hercules KC-130J)
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Le Rene, Italy (Red dot on map)