“Please join me in thoughts and prayers for the victims, their families and the great men and women of the National Guard,” President Trump wrote on Twitter. They were developed after the Pentagon found World War II-era planes like the C-47 to be insufficient during the Korean War. The manufacturer, then known as Lockheed, responded with a design that has won renown for its versatility, and is now used in about 60 countries. He added that the plane would not have been cleared to fly on Wednesday if it had not been deemed airworthy. “As far as we know, there were no cars hit in this crash,” Ms. Bilbo said.

Source: New York Times May 02, 2018 20:29 UTC