First responders work at the site after a Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane carrying troops crashed on landing in Patikul, Sulu province, Philippines. It quoted an air force spokesman as saying the aircraft would provide enhanced capability for heavy airlift missions. A Philippines Air Force C-130 crash in 1993 killed 30 people. A 2008 crash by the civilian variant of the Lockheed plane flown by the Philippines Air Force killed 11 people, according to the Aviation Safety Network. In the country's worst plane crash, an Air Philippines Boeing 737 crashed in 2000, killing 131 people.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 04, 2021 07:52 UTC