After a crash landing a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130E at Biebelstadt Army Airfield, Germany, recovery team personnel offload a flat bed trailer, with support gear, under the left wing. Buffeted by high winds on final approach the landing gear collapsed and the number one engine caught fire on touchdown. The propeller disintegrated, three crewmembers were injured, there were no fatalities. Exact Date Shot Unknown
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Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dave Nolan
Release Status: Released to Public
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crash
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biebelstadt
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recovery team personnel offload
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number one engine
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tactical airlift squadron c 130e
ssgt dave nolan
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military aircraft
1980s aircrafts
1980 s
us national archives
Date
01/11/1984
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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