WASHINGTON: All 16 troops aboard a Marine Corps air refueling and transport aircraft were killed when the plane crashed in a field in rural Mississippi, officials confirmed Tuesday. The transport plane disappeared from radar over Mississippi, crashing late Monday afternoon. “A Marine Corps KC-130 transport aircraft crashed in LeFlore County, Mississippi, on July 10 at approximately 4:00 pm CDT (2100 GMT), claiming the lives of 16 service members,” the Marines said in a statement. The plane crashed in a soybean field in a largely rural area in the western part of the state. All the victims were on the Marine Corps aircraft and there were no survivors, Leflore County emergency management director Fred Randle told CNN.

Source: Manila Times July 11, 2017 16:18 UTC