US Air Force and Coast Guard Rescue 11 After C-130J Crashes in Atlantic
A United States Air Force C-130J Hercules aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Senegal. The incident occurred during a multinational training exercise involving US and African partner nations. All eleven service members on board survived the crash and were found in a life raft. A coordinated international rescue operation involving the US Air Force, US Coast Guard, and Senegalese Navy successfully retrieved all personnel. The cause of the crash is now under a formal safety investigation.
Official Source: https://simpleflying.com/us-air-froce-coast-guard-save-11-plane-crash-atlantic-ocean/
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