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The water bomber crew pulls too many G causing the wings breaks apart

Event date : Aircraft Type : C130
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This Hercules C130 went down on June 17th (2002) while it was dropping fire retardant material on a 10,000 acre forest fire near Walker, California. The wings suddenly snapped off and the aircraft crashed near a commercial area. All 3 crew members were killed.
See also the analysis of this Hercules C130 tanker crash.

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