[Veloxherc]

Has anybody know any more about this?

I am hoping they are wrong. I remember a few times we would fly a low level trining flight at 300 - 500 feet, people would call in a plane crash. I hope this is one of those times.

[Veloxherc]

Has = Does

[sageb1]

I haven’t heard a thing. I’m watching FNC.

[Old Sarge]

USAF confirms the bird is down - KYANG C-130 near Woodbine:

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/7519892.html

Ping the Bluegrass?

[CommieCutter]

I bet this guy is happy.

http://www.myspace.com/hippy100

[xcct838]

C-130 low level (radar avoidance) flights are at-or-below 200’ AGL. Rode them many times and they are extremely turbulent. Bounced off the ceiling a few times while donning parachute and not strapped in. Hope report is incorrect.

[verum ago]

I am hoping they are wrong. I remember a few times we would fly a low level training flight at 300 - 500 feet, people would call in a plane crash. I hope this is one of those times.

me too- I once saw a C-130 out of Gowen Field (Boise, ID) flying very low and slow soon after takeoff and not gaining altitude; it also had puffs of smoke coming from at least one engine (I think it was two) and I remember noticing that at least one prop wasn't under power and was slowly windmilling. I was convinced it was going to crash. Turns out it was just a training mission to fly the plane without some engines on; the puffs of smoke were from the pilot trying to start the other engines.

[jdm]

Kinda screwy still...

Officials: Ky. National Guard plane didn't crash

May 15, 2007

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (WATE) -- Officials with the Kentucky National Guard say Tuesday they can't confirm a C-130 plane has crashed in Southeastern, Kentucky.

A sergeant with the National Guard spoke with 6 News by phone Tuesday evening. She said the Guard is not missing any of its Lockheed C-130 Hercules planes and all the soldiers are accounted for.

Officials say they believe the plane some people thought may have crashed actually landed safely.

Emergency crews in Knox County, Kentucky have called off their search for the plane.

Crews in Whitley County, Kentucky are continuing their search.

Early evening reports, confirmed by ABC News, said the plane had crashed along Hwy. 6 going toward Barbourville after taking off from the London - Corbin Airport.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft. The C-130 took its  maiden flight in 1954. The planes were officially introduced in 1959.

[tanknetter]

One eyewitness told LEX 18 that he saw a large, green military plane with four engines flying low, and that it seemed to be struggling to regain altitude. He also said there were puffs of smoke coming out of at least one of the engines.

Emphasis mine. USAF C-130s haven't been painted green for years, they're a medium-gray shade (AMC Gray - lighter than the Gunship Gray used on B-1s, B-2s, B-52s and F-15Es). I've seen C-130s in the AMC schemed at all sorts of distances, it's hard to see how someone would say the plane was "green".

Other nations' air forces fly C-130s that are green. I think the RAF still has a good number (although they are converting over to a grey scheme as well). So if a plane did crash it might have been an RAF bird on the way home from Nellis or something.

Also, Evergreen flys C-130s, although I think their schemes are predominantly white with green trim.

[Just Lori]

I hope you’re right. I’m just curious as to why this is posted....

[topher]

Let's hope this is SpecOps and that the AdminModerator for FreeRepublic is wrong...

Probably know more in the morning -- one way or another...

But it sounds like this one plane is okay...

Pentagon has better eyes and ears than the local agencies, and this plane has probably landed safely, but is being handled in a special way for some reason (they may be investigating why the flight was flying so low, for example).

Pentagon would have probably confirmed/denied the downing by this time. It sounds like it is denies that any C-130's have crashed at this point...