March 28, 2014

One of IAF's 6 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashes

5 lives lost and $250-350 of tax payer money down the drain.

Navy submarines , IAF aircraft.


In a major setback to the Indian Air Force, a US-made C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations transport aircraft today crashed near Gwalior after taking off from Agra air base.The fate of the crew is not yet known, IAF officials said."One C-130J aircraft crashed 72 miles (115 km) west of Gwalior air base. The aircraft was airborne from Agra at 1000 hours for a routine flying training mission. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate into the cause of the accident," an IAF spokesperson said here.

India had recently inducted six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, which were bought from the US at the cost of around Rs 6000 crore (USD 1.1 billion) four years ago.The home base of the 77 squadron 'Veiled Vipers' operating the aircraft is Hindan in Ghaziabad near here.



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