Philippines: The Philippines has suffered the worst accident in the history of the Air Force, in which the death toll is increasing. The reason for the plane crash is not known and the search for the black box is on.
Plane Crash in the Philippines
Philippines Plane Crash 2021: The death toll has risen to 50 with five more bodies found after an army plane crashed in the Philippines. Officials have given this information on Monday. This is the worst accident in the history of the country’s air force. He told that 96 military personnel were on board the Lockheed C-130 aircraft. The plane crashed in a coconut field outside the runway while landing at Jolo airport in Sulu province on Sunday. Some soldiers were seen jumping off the plane before the plane crashed and caught fire.
Army personnel, policemen and firefighters rescued 49 army personnel. Seven people were hit by the plane while falling to the ground at the time of the accident, three of whom died (Philippines Plane Crash Yesterday). The Lockheed C-130 Hercules that fell victim to the crash was one of two US Air Force aircraft handed over to the Philippines this year as military aid. The soldiers aboard this aircraft were entrusted with the responsibility of fighting the terrorists of the ‘Abu Sayyaf’ organization. These soldiers had boarded the plane in the southern Cagayan de Oro city and were on their way to Sulu.
Black box hunt continues
The reason why the plane crashed is not known and its ‘black box’ is being searched. Regional military commander Lt Gen Coleto Vinluan said it was unlikely the plane was attacked by enemies. Military Chief General Kirilito Sobejana said on Sunday that the plane probably overshot the runway (Plane Crash in Philippines). An Air Force official said that the Xolo runway is shorter than other runways in the country and if the aircraft is unable to land at a certain point there, it becomes difficult for the pilot to control it.
Before this accident happened in 1971
President Rodrigo Duterte expanded the military presence in Sulu in 2018 and deployed additional troops to eliminate the Abu Sayyaf terrorist organization. The US and the Philippines have blacklisted Abu Sayyaf for bombing, kidnapping for ransom, and beheading. The worst accident in the history of the Philippines Air Force was in 1971 when a plane crashed into a paddy field. 40 army personnel were killed in that incident.
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