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| U.S. Military Plane Crashed in Afghanistan, More than 12 Killed | U.S. Military Plane Crashed in Afghanistan, More than 12 Killed |
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| KABUL — An Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed early Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than a dozen people, an American military official said. | KABUL — An Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed early Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than a dozen people, an American military official said. |
| The crash occurred as the plane, assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, was taking off around midnight from an airfield in Jalalabad. | The crash occurred as the plane, assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, was taking off around midnight from an airfield in Jalalabad. |
| The dead included the six crew members, all American armed forces personnel; five civilian contractors working for the American-led military mission in Afghanistan; and three Afghan civilians. | The dead included the six crew members, all American armed forces personnel; five civilian contractors working for the American-led military mission in Afghanistan; and three Afghan civilians. |
| In Washington, the Pentagon said that the crash was under investigation and released no further information. | In Washington, the Pentagon said that the crash was under investigation and released no further information. |
| The C-130 is a four-propeller transport aircraft used to haul troops as well as military equipment in and around war zones. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, it is the short- and medium-range workhorse of the military, with a respected safety record. The first C-130 flight was in 1954, and the planes have played a role in every American war since. | |
| Aside from transport, C-130s are used for refueling, surveillance and firefighting. In 2012, a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 crashed while battling a forest fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota. | |
| Last year, a C-130 operated by the Algerian military crashed in a mountainous region of Algeria. More than 70 people were killed. | |
| Stephanie Stinn, a spokeswoman for Lockheed Martin, referred questions to the Air Force. |