C-17 Plane Crash: 4 Feared Dead
By Shaon, Gaea News NetworkThursday, July 29, 2010
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (GaeaTimes.com) — A C-17 military cargo plane crashed yesterday evening. Reportedly, there were four people on board when the incident took place.
Reportedly, the fatal plane was on a training mission. The C-17 was from Elmendorf’s 3rd Wing. The plane crashed while banking left while heading east of the runway.
Even though no casualty is confirmed, Lt Dana Atkins believes that it is highly improbable that anyone survived since the plane was no ejection aircraft. A team of military official are on the way to assess the situation. People who witnessed the incident reported a fireball that engulfed the Elmendorf airbase after the crash.
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