C-130 Crash in Iraq
Here is a story and pics that I received via email a short while back. It contatins pictures about a C-130 crash that happened in Irag on June 27, 2008. If anyone knows any additional details or needs to make corrections, please leave a comment or send an email (Click on the pictures to enlarge).
Crew leaves aircraft after it crash lands at 1222 hours local Irag time - 27 JUN 08.
The crew puts up a hasty perimeter until help arrives.
Iraqi police arrive first - CSM Miller meets them and tells them what happened.
After all other passengers are evacuated by helicopter, COL Ceroli, CSM Miller, LTC Goldsmith and 2 members of the Asymetric Warfare Group remain on site, secure the aircraft until US ground forces arrive, and enter aircraft to recover weapons, communications gear, night vision and other senstive items.
The aircraft landed intact and made a 600-yard path in a field 10 kilometers outside the airport.
This is half of the front landing gear that was sheared off upon landing.
This is the other half of the front landing gear.
The staireway to the cockpit is on the left side of this picture. The photographer was sitting on the right of the white cooler. Notice the floor pushed up in the center and split down the middle.
This is a close-up of the split of the floor. Dust filled the cabin through this crack in the floor after landing and made it hard to see and breath until the emergency exits were opened within a minute of landing.
This is wider view of the damage inside.
The landing gear was smashed up into the compartment, skirts torn off.
This is the emergency exit door nearest cockpit on port side.
Iraqi police forces showed up first with US Army advisors - they have unloaded water for the crew.
Stryker infrantry company from the 25th Infantry Division arrives to secure the site and transports the crew and gear back to Baghdad.
COL Ceroli, CSM Miller and LTC Goldsmith have probably jumped (with a parachute) out of this bird at Ft. Bragg - but never again - this plane is a complete loss.
The Stryker Company soldiers can’t believe that there were no injuires. SGT Washington from the Stryker Company tooks the crews picture.
The plane now gets destroyed.
