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A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed.
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Aerial warfare branch of the Moroccan Armed Forces
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American military transport aircraft
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2011 Royal Moroccan Air Force C-130 crash
Fatal aviation accident near Guelmim, Morocco
On 26 July 2011, a C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed near Guelmim, Morocco, killing all 80 people on board. The plane was carrying 71 passengers, mostly members of the Moroccan Armed Forces, and nine crew. Three occupants…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guelmim Airport
Domestic airport in Guelmim, Morocco
Guelmim Airport is an airport serving Guelmim, a city in the central Guelmim-Oued Noun region in Morocco. The airport served over 10,700 passengers in the year 2013.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guelmim
City in Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco
Guelmim is a city in southern Morocco, often called Gateway to the Desert. It is the capital of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region which includes southern Morocco and the northeastern corner of Western Sahara. The population of the city was 187,808 as of the 2014 Moroccan census,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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