Accident Lockheed C-130E Hercules 68-10936,
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Date:Thursday 30 November 1978
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 68-10936
MSN: 4316
Year of manufacture:1969
Engine model:Allison T56-A-7
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:3 km from Cottageville, SC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fayetteville-Pope AFB, NC (POB/KPOB)
Destination airport:Charleston AFB, SC (CHS/KCHS)
Narrative:
Struck by lightning; crashed on a farm.

Sources:

The News and Courier - Dec 2, 1978

Location

Images:


photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Frankfurt International Airport (FRA); October 1976

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