C130 Crash C130 Hercules Drop Disaster

C-130 Hercules mishap. Terrible disaster.
Plane Crash
I thought i should add some info, mind this is from a comment and may not be entirely accurate.
More info:
"1) The pilot was descending at a rate of 2,200ft/min from an altitude of 1,100ft.
2) The pilot had tried a similiar stunt 2 days prior during a practice run, and was lucky enough to pull out. When confronted by his crew for reckless flying he only laughed at them, subsequently the navigator went to the Commander and DEMANDED to be removed from that plane (lucky for him). Though the commander did switch nav's he did however applaud the pilot for such fine flying, instead of grounding his butt."
"It was Sicily, At Ft. Bragg in 1987 at the CAPEX. Capabilities exercise. I was the wrecker operator on duty that day with the 782 MT BN 82nd Abn. The CAPEX continued on down at the firing range after the explosion. There was also a heavy drop (Gamma goat) that was dropped in a farm about 15 miles away from the intended dropsite. LAPES was a good system back in the sheriden days. - fj40jeep (6 months ago)

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[favre4prezident1]

I was there when I was about 8 years old. Me and my dad went every year until then. That was a very sad and traumatic day. May the crew rest in peace and may God have mercy on the souls who find humor in this video.

[johntheinstigator]

I was in 307th Engineers at the time and witnessed this from the bleachers at the DZ. May the souls of all who passed that day rest in peace.

[BrianBuckShot]

at least he got the job done...RIP!

[12b1p]

I was in the 307th on the run way laying TNT for the simulated machine gun fire.I ended up on guard duty that night on the drop zone while the investigators were going thru it. My squad leader Sgt. Callahan got some footage too.

[MrHippie17]

i was there!!! i still remember that day like it was yesterday!!! thanks for the vid post!!!!

[woodbinedrinker]

Best elbow footage I ever saw!

[shadow93333]

at 0:09 look on the far left, my dad was in that plane in the army.

[ColinDell1998]

@bugio22 What part was still rolling at the end? Im not an expert on plans, but was that supposed to come off?

[HaterBoy49779]

Go tank FTW

[DuchessandHammer]

Least he dropped the care package.

[nolifemerc]

ok chute out, dive ...and pull puuuuull puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuull oh oh oh oh.shit did u say tank drop....... ?

[theMagicMan555]

where was this?