Footage of the crash showed it falling from the sky then exploding in a fireball. By AFPMore by this AuthorWASHINGTON,An aging US military cargo plane carrying nine troops was destroyed in a fiery crash Wednesday as it made its final scheduled flight before being mothballed, officials said. The C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane from the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed around 11:30 am (1530 GMT) near the Savannah airport. Footage of the crash showed it falling from the sky then exploding in a fireball. ACCIDENTSThe US military has been rocked by a string of aviation accidents in recent weeks, including an F-16 crash near Las Vegas last month that killed the pilot.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2018 05:03 UTC