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C 17 crash News

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4 Killed in Fiery Crash of Air Force C-17 in Alaska

By Lauren FrayerJul 29th 2010 – 8:55AM
Wong Maye-E, File / AP

Wong Maye-E, File / AP

(July 29) -- Four crew members have died after their military cargo plane crashed in a fireball during a practice run in Alaska for an upcoming air show, the Air Force reported today. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft, a massive four-engine jet known as one of the most advanced cargo aircraft in the world, was assigned to the...

Background on C 17 crash

The 2010 Alaska C-17 crash occurred on July 28, 2010, when a United States Air Force military transport plane crashed on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska resulting in the death of all four crew aboard.

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