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A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting in at least 116 deaths.
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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)
2015 Sumatra Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash
Fatal aircraft crash in Medan, Indonesia
On 30 June 2015, a Lockheed KC-130B Hercules operated by the Indonesian Air Force with 12 crew and 110 passengers on board, crashed near a residential neighbourhood shortly after taking off from Medan, Indonesia, going to Tanjung Pinang. All 122 people on board were killed,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Medan
City and capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia
Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)