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US-contracted surveillance plane crashes in Philippines, killing four
CNN ^ | Oren Liebermann

Posted on 03/04/2025 1:58:09 PM PST by nickcarraway

A US-contracted surveillance plane crashed in the Philippines on Thursday morning, killing all four personnel on board, including one US military service member, according to US Indo-Pacific Command.

The crash occurred in Maguindanao del Sur in the southern Philippines. Images from the crash site, confirmed by a US defense official, show the wreckage of a Beechcraft King Air 350 in a rice field. The official said the service member killed in the crash was a US Marine. It is unclear if the three defense contractors were also US citizens.

The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was contracted by the Defense Department to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance at the request of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific Command said. The crash occurred during a “routine mission,” and the cause of the crash is under investigation. The aircraft is registered to Metrea Special Aerospace ISR, Inc., according to publicly available data. Metrea’s website shows a Beechcraft King Air 350 – the type of aircraft that crashed – and advertises “integrated, turnkey Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (AISR) solutions to our defense partners.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: philippines; planecrash; surveillanceplane

1 posted on 03/04/2025 1:58:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: doc maverick

Ping


2 posted on 03/04/2025 1:58:42 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Beechcraft King Air 350, also known as the “Doctor Killer”. Apparently, it has “personality” and isn’t very forgiving if you make a mistake.


3 posted on 03/04/2025 2:41:43 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck )
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To: nickcarraway

Beechcraft King Air 350, also known as the “Doctor Killer”. Apparently, it has “personality” and isn’t very forgiving if you make a mistake.


4 posted on 03/04/2025 2:43:56 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck )
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To: SaxxonWoods

Not really. It’s a very safe plane with no vices. The interesting part is that a PI fighter jet AND a US contractor ISR plane went down over there in the same day.

That should raise eyebrows.


5 posted on 03/04/2025 2:50:46 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: nickcarraway

AAA.


6 posted on 03/04/2025 2:53:58 PM PST by exPBRrat
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To: SaxxonWoods

The Beechcraft Bonanza with the “v” tail came to be known as the doctor killer


7 posted on 03/04/2025 3:01:19 PM PST by Smellin Salt (AT A POLITICAL )
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To: SaxxonWoods

Isn’t that the “V-Tail Bonanza”?


8 posted on 03/04/2025 3:15:52 PM PST by FrankRizzo890
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To: SaxxonWoods
"Beechcraft King Air 350, also known as the “Doctor Killer”. Apparently, it has “personality” and isn’t very forgiving if you make a mistake."

You can go back to sleep now.

9 posted on 03/04/2025 3:19:40 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

Didn’t one of those go down a few weeks ago?


10 posted on 03/04/2025 3:33:41 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: fella

This is like the 2nd one with contractors in the past month


11 posted on 03/04/2025 3:47:17 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: fella
PI crash Feb 4th 2025
12 posted on 03/04/2025 3:49:20 PM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

These kind of contracts should be canceled.


13 posted on 03/04/2025 3:52:57 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: nickcarraway

Thanks for ping, Nick!


14 posted on 03/04/2025 5:34:21 PM PST by doc maverick ( )
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To: nickcarraway

A twin engine plane ‘goes down’ killing all onboard? IMO enemy action. And an ISR flight would be the highest priority for insurgents.


15 posted on 03/04/2025 5:46:46 PM PST by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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To: DesertRhino

Someone getting spicy with our airplanes?


16 posted on 03/04/2025 9:41:12 PM PST by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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To: doc maverick

YW.


17 posted on 03/04/2025 9:56:20 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: RitchieAprile

Good question. I don’t know, but two PI planes engaged in military action down on the same day sure seems suspicious.


18 posted on 03/05/2025 9:38:01 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: FrankRizzo890

It was the V-tail. And today’s version of the Dentist Killer is the Cirrus 22. Great plane, parachute recovery, and still a very high death rate. It’s a lot of unforgiving performance that is financially achievable.


19 posted on 03/05/2025 9:41:33 AM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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