Fighting Fire with Fire

http://free-gift-card.us/walmart.html -- June 2002 Walker, California This is the second most epic military aircraft accident I have in my possession. Here, we witness a C-130 Hercules attempting to put out a forest fire with its wings near Walker, CA. Yes, its wings just snapped off. The NTSB concluded that the probable cause of the accident was the in-flight failure of the right wing due to fatigue cracking in the center wing lower skin and underlying structural members. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance procedures to detect fatigue cracking. It was also determined that the aircraft, loaded with crew and fire-retardant material, was at or very close to is maximum gross takeoff weight. All 3 crewmembers aboard died. - forest fire, wildfire, forest fire disaster, wildfire disaster

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