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Its built to maximize crew member survival. theres an escape hatch, in case the plane goes down in water or hostile territory. these planes performed flawlessly during this humanitarian operation, which proves this mission was very rewarding. >> i know i speak with the air men and women i serve with, it made it feel like its worth all the training and sacrifices we give for this country, that were able to improve the conditions of people we were trying to help. >> reporter: gary tuchman, cnn, in...

Unlikely that we will need to continue humanitarian aid. >> reporter: one of the leaders of this mission, a squadrant commander. >> this is an opportunity to improve the conditions of people in great need and that always makes us feel very proud. >> reporter: the c-130 is a workhorse in the militarys aviation fleet. this plane empty weighs 82,000 pounds. it has a multiple of safeguards in case of an accident. this plane is built to maximize the chances of crew member survival. for example, there...

Just leave him be, leave him be. >> mr. thompson wasnt expecting that. he wasnt sure if he wanted to laugh or cry as the butterfly stretched its new wings but he wished it well as it fluttered off. >> its in the neighbors window. the butterfly boy video going viral tonight. and time for a moon dance. the moon has been putting on spectacular shows but tonight is most superof the bunch. brighter and closer to the earth. send your pictures for the next "instant index." and still ahead tonight -...

Security for the helicopter if it needs it. >> reporter: security is a concern that would have been considered carefully by the palace. a worry it could expose the helicopter and the crew to undue interests. perhaps even hoax calls. though it wasnt a big problem in his previous role as a military search and rescue pilot. >> every day you come into work and you dont know whats going to happen. its quite exciting in that sense. its unpredictable. its great you get to go out and save someones life ...

Father is ready to go back to work. prince william is currently in what the palace describes as a transitional year. focusing on his royal and charitable work. but now hes decided what to do next. hes going back to work as an air ambulance pilot and a spokesman says the prince is hugely excited and motivated. it will also make him the first direct heir to the british thrown to take a civilian job. the palace says he will be donated his salary to charity. the prince will start training this autum...

>> it was an act of fate or act of god that those projectiles were hitting things like empty freeways. >> randy bibb spends more than a month in the hospital. the fire changes his life forever. >> i couldnt just go out and work because i didnt know whether the next day when i got up if i would be able to go ten minutes without having to lay back down, you know. so i havent worked since then. its been tough. >> an investigation concludes the fire was the result of operator error during delivery. ...

>> peter alexander with some vivid reminders of the storm damage from this morning on the virginia coast. peter, thanks. now to the pacific northwest where that massive wildfire that has burned nearly 400 square miles in washington state has now been half contained. firefighters have finally turned the corner on it with a big assist from some heavy rains last night. just today nbcs jacob rascon flew with the washington air national guard to see how widespread the damage already is. >> reporter...

Feet per second is probably a fatal rate. >> so what went wrong? investigators find the wing of a small bird in the wreckage. its a franklins gull, common to the air field but generally too small to do this much damage so it makes sense when investigators find that the gull isnt the only thing that the engine has ingested. >> as the bird came down the side on my aircraft, it actually hit the probe before it ended up going in the engine. >> and the metal probe, a sensor that indicates the planes ...

>> pelley: back now with more of our special coverage of the crash today of flight 17 in ukraine, the second disastrous end for a malaysia airlines plane this year. as you will recall, flight 370 is still missing, presumably still somewhere in the indian ocean. if youre wondering why flight 17 was flying so close to a war zone, well, so are we and we asked our transportation correspondent jeff pegues to look into that. >> reporter: before mh17 went down in ukraine, it was following a flight path...

Unclear why. because of the conflict in the region, on april 3rd, the federal aviation administration issued whats called a notice to airmen, prohibiting u.s. commercial flights in the airspace over crimea and portions of the black sea and the sea of azov. the notice cannot cover the airspace where the malaysia airlines jet crashed. the malaysian prime minister today said the planes route had been considered safe. today after the plane went down, other aircraft began to avoid the region, as seen...