A Marine KC-130 (Courtesy of USMC)The Marine Corps has grounded its entire KC-130T fleet of cargo planes, the same type of aircraft that crashed earlier this month in western Mississippi, killing all 16 aboard and marking the deadliest aviation accident for the Marines in more than a decade. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Marine Corps took the prudent action not to fly our KC-130T aircraft in the wake of the mishap on July 10 until further notice,” said 2nd Lt. Stephanie L. Leguizamon, a Marine spokeswoman, in an email. The aircraft that crashed on July 10 was from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 452 with the call sign Yankee 72. [Multiple impact sites point to midair disaster in Marine Corps plane crash]People on the ground told local news stations and the Associated Press that they heard a series of booms before looking up and seeing the four-engine plane spiral out of the sky. The KC-130T is primarily used for cargo and refueling, and is one of the oldest versions of the KC-130 line.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2017 16:34 UTC