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pzu
1st Oct 2015, 23:13
US transport plane crashes in Afghanistan - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11905990/US-transport-plane-crashes-in-Afghanistan.html)

PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)

deptrai
1st Oct 2015, 23:31
U.S. C-130 crashes in Afghanistan (http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/10/01/c-130-crashes-afghanistan/73173916/)

Lantern10
2nd Oct 2015, 04:25
Taliban are claiming it.

Taliban says shot down crashed US C-130 plane in Afghanistan (http://news.yahoo.com/taliban-says-shot-down-crashed-us-c-130-033600175.html)

Stanwell
2nd Oct 2015, 05:37
Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?

wanabee777
2nd Oct 2015, 05:43
Not saying this was the cause, but here's a good article on the proliferation of MANPADs.

MANPADS at a Glance | Arms Control Association (http://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/manpads)

Also,

CSPAN book discussion on "Charlie Wilson's War": Book Discussion Charlie Wilson's War | Video | C-SPAN.org (http://www.c-span.org/video/?179144-10/book-discussion-charlie-wilsons-war)

KBM says Verba MANPADS now being sold internationally - IHS Jane's 360 (http://www.janes.com/article/52424/kbm-says-verba-manpads-now-being-sold-internationally)

Lantern10
2nd Oct 2015, 05:46
Of course they would.
Just the same as our lot will say there was no terrorist activity in the area even if there was.

In war truth is the first sacrifice.

I guess it will all come down to the evidence.

barit1
2nd Oct 2015, 11:41
Attributed to Churchill:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyguard_of_Lies

ORAC
2nd Oct 2015, 20:23
On take-off and didn't clear the airfield perimeter? Load shift? There is previous.

b1lanc
3rd Oct 2015, 20:32
Posted in Stars and Stripes:
"The cause of the crash is under investigation. A senior official at the Pentagon said Friday the aircraft hit a ground object as it was ascending, lost control and crashed into a guard tower at the end of the air field. Afghan civilians in the guard tower were killed in the ensuing fire, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity."

NBC news (misnomer there) cited engine failure with a caveat that they weren't sure whether it occurred before or after striking the ground object.