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Old 5th Jul 2002, 22:08
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Bassett
 
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C130 Fire Fighter Crash

I was in the California at the time of this tragic incident and the local news said that the ac had recently had repairs done to cracks in the wing!

I don't know for sure, but it is likely to have been an old ac operated with a high zero fuel wt and low fuel state, add the required hard handling in that role and a bit of turbulence and the old C130 is in a high fatigue zone.

There are no similarities to this accident and the RAF scotland crash.

Condolences to all who knew the crew.
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