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>>> BREAKING RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST FIVE KILLED AFTER A 4@
MILITARY PLANE CRASHES.
>> WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND, I
DIDN'T HEAR AN EXPLOSION, JUST
A BIG BURST OF FLAMES.
>> JUST THE LATEST IN A STRING
OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MILITARY
AVIATION.
AVIATION.
AVIATION. WE ARE TAKING A HARD LOOK AT
WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY AND WHAT
IS BEING DONE TO PREV4@ENT
ANOTHER TRAGEDY 4@4@LIKE THIS.
LIVE FROM ATLANTA, 11ALIVE
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
A MILITARY PLANE CRASHES AND
ALL 5 ON BOARD ARE KILLED.
>> IT WAS THE MOST 4@VIEWED 4@S
BY FAR ON 11ALIVE.COM SINCE IT
STARTED 4@TO BREAK.
THE PUERTO RICAN NATIONAL GUARD
PLANE WENT NEAR THE AIRPORT.
>> WE ARE LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM
WITH THE VERY LATEST.
>> Reporter: JEFF AND CHERYL,
THE PLANE FROM PUERTO RICO WAS
UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
IN SAVANNAH FOR SEVERAL DAYS
ANDS 4@ON THE WAY TO ARIZONA.
WITNESSESSAY IT JUST PLUMMETED,
ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN, NOSE
FIRST, A FEW MILES FROM
SAVANNAH HILTON HEAD 4@
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 5 CREW WOULD NORMALLY BE ON 4@
THIS TYPE OF PLANE, WC130 FROM
THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD, 156
AIRLIFT WING USED FOR WEATHER
RECONSAN4@CTION AND RE --
RECONNAISSANCE.
RECONNAISSANCE. NO IDs WERE RELEASED YESTERDAY,
AND IT CRASHED ON GEORGIA
HIGHWAY 21.
HIGHWAY 21. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAID THAT 4@
THE HIGHWAY AND 4@NEARBY RAIL
LINE WOULD BE CLOSED
INDEFINITELY.
INDEFINITELY. >> THIS COULD TAKE WEEKS.
THE RESPONSE IS HUGE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, 4@THERE WAS
CARS HIT.
CARS HIT.
CARS HIT. IT'S A MIRACLE AT THAT TIME OF
DAY AND INTERSECTION.
>> Reporter: THE CHATHAM
COUNTY CORONER CONFIRMS THAT
HIS OFFICE HAS RECOVERED TWO
BODIES AT THE SCENE AND A
SEARCH AND RECOVERING TEAM WILL
CONTINUE THE WORK INTO THE
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. >> A TERRIBLE LOSS FOR FIVE
FAMILIES AND OUR COUNTRY.
THANK YOU, JOHN.
>>> WITHIN ABOUT THE LAST 30
MINUTES, THE PRESIDENT TWEETED
HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE CRASH AND
IS ASKING THE NATION TO JOIN
HIM IN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR
THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES AND
THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN IN THE
NATIONAL 4@4@GUARD.
NATIONAL 4@4@GUARD. THIS HAS DOMINATED OUR FACEBOOK
PAGE ABOUT HOW IT COULD HAVE
BEEN PREVENTED.
BEEN PREVENTED. A WITNESS WAS AT A GAS STATION
WHEN HE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS
HORRIBLY WRONG.
HORRIBLY WRONG. >> I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK TO
MY LEFT AND I SEEN A BIG 4@
AIRPLANE I4@N THE AIR, AN4@D I
MY FRIEND, I FEEL LIKE THIS
PLANE LOOKS KIND OF STRANGE.
IT SLOW4@LY MOVED 4@TO THE LEFT
SET DOWN ON TUESDAY BACK, ALL
THE WAY DOWN ON THE BACK AND 4@
WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND.
I'M TELLING EVERYBODY IN THE
PARKING LOT, A PLANE IS
FALLING.
FALLING.
FALLING. EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT ME IN
THE PARKING LOT LIKE I'M CRAZY.
EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AT ME IN THE PARKING LOT LIKE I'M CRAZY.@
WHEN IT HIT 4@THE GROUND, I
DIDN'T HEAR AN EXPLOSION 4@BUT
JUST SEEN A BIG BURST OF FLAMES
IN THE AIR AND I TOLD EVERYONE,
JUST SEEN A BIG BURST OF FLAMES IN THE AIR AND I TOLD EVERYONE,@
A PLANE JUST CRASHED.
>> THIS 4@IS THE 7th MILITARY
AVIATION ACCIDENT OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS
WITH A MILITARY SPIKE IN 4@
MILITARY ACCIDENTS IN THE 4@LAS
5 YEARS.
5 YEARS.
5 YEARS. ACCORDING TO 4@NEWS SITE, THEY
HAVE JUMPED 30%.
133 MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KILLED.
THIS IS TIED TO CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET CUTS AND QUOTES A FORMER
DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYING
DEPLOYMENTS HAVE 4@INCREASED WI
CUTS AND AN EXODUS OF
MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. OUR TEAM IS WORKING TO VERIFY
THE CLAIMS.
THE CLAIMS. >>> WHAT IS A C-130 IS THE TOP
GOOGLE 4@AS MUCH IN ALL OF
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. THE 4@ANSWER IS IT4@'S A WORK
HORSE.
HORSE.
HORSE. IT
HORSE. IT WAS 4@BUILT UP THE ROAD AT
LOCKHEED-MARTIN, HAS A HIGH 4@
WING AND A ROLL-ON, ROLL-OFF
WING.
WING.
WING. IT
WING. IT MAKES 4@IT EASY TO LOAD