By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published July 5, 2021 7:42am
Updated July 5, 2021 10:04am Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday ordered a full investigation into the crash of a C-130 military aircraft in Sulu over the weekend that left dozens dead. “I have ordered a full investigation to get to the bottom of the C-130 incident, as soon as the rescue and recovery operation is completed,” Lorenzana said on Twitter. In an interview on Dobol B TV, Armed Forces spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo said the death toll has climbed to 50 47 soldiers and three civilians. MGen. Arevalo: Bukod sa 47 nating sundalo na namatay ay mayroon ding 3 na sibilyan na namatay at apat ang nasugatan.https://t.co/wDI0h6M4O9 DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 4, 2021
Crashed military plane not brand new but in ‘tip-top’ condition – AFP
Jul 5, 2021 12:45 PM PHT
The C-130 military plane that crashed in Patikul, Sulu, on Sunday, July 4, and which killed 52 people including 49 soldiers was in “tip-top” condition, said the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
“The aircraft was in tip-top shape, it’s not brand new, but it’s in very good condition,” said AFP spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo during a press conference on Monday, July 5, refuting information that the aircraft was defective.
Arevalo said the C-130 plane “still had around 11,000 flying hours remaining before its next maintenance.” The C-130 plane is considered the workhorse of the air force.
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At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country s south, officials said.
Nearly a hundred people, most of them recent army graduates, were on the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province around midday.
Some of the soldiers were seen jumping out of the plane before it hit the ground and exploded into flames, said Major General William Gonzales, commander of the Joint Task Force-Sulu.
A C-130 aircraft of the Philippine Air Force crashed while landing at the Jolo airport.
45 killed in Philippine military plane crash
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At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country’s south, officials said.
Nearly a hundred people, most of them recent army graduates, were on the C-130 Hercules transport plane which was trying to land on Jolo island in Sulu province around midday.
Some of the soldiers were seen jumping out of the plane before it hit the ground and exploded into flames, said Major General William Gonzales, commander of the Joint Task Force-Sulu.
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